WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II; COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY

Wars have been common throughout history but the two best known examples in the 20^th century are most certainly the First World War and the Second World War. Familiarize yourself with the details and write an essay comparing and contrasting the two wars. It is suggested that you make this a project and spread the research out over a week.

Familiarize yourself with the issue:

·         “World War I versus World War II” (The main similarities and differences tabulated) http://www.diffen.com/difference/World_War_I_vs_World_War_II

·         The facts: “Compare and contrast WW 1 and WW2” http://prezi.com/7bklpv4elnwd/compare-and-contrast-world-1-and-world-war-2/

·         “WW 1 AND WW2; compare and contrast chart” http://prezi.com/11xm0mna7t8t/ww1-and-ww2-compare-and-contrast-chart/ 

Reading material to annotate

·         “Compare and contrast World War 1 and World War 2” http://jottedlines.com/politics/compare-and-contrast-world-war-1-world-war-2/ 

·         “World War 1 and 2: compare and contrast” https://classroom.peoriaud.k12.az.us/sites/kcalvano/Shared%20Documents/AIM%20Global%20Humanities%20Honors/World%20War%20II/WW's%20C+C/World%20Wars%20compare%20and%20contrast%20sample.pdf

·         “What are the differences between World War 1 and 2” http://nerdfighters.ning.com/profiles/blogs/what-are-the-differences-between-world-war-1-and-2

Listen and read:

·         “Causes and effects of World War 2”http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-world-war-2.html

·         “Causes of World War 1” http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-of-world-war1.html

·         “Causes of World War 2” http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-of-world-war-2.html

·         “World War 1: causes, trenches timeline” http://www.buzzle.com/articles/world-war-1-causes-trenches-and-timeline.html

Documentaries

·         “World War 1 in color” http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/world-war-1-in-color/

·         “World War 2 in color”  http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/world-war-2-in-colour/

·         “World War 2: behind closed doors” http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/world-war-2-behind-closed-doors/ (This a BBC documentary)

BBC documentaries with English subtitles: World War 1 and 2: select http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bbc+documentary+english+subtitles+hd+world+war+1+and+world+war+2