What do I write my WWII essay about?

Question

I am doing a World War II essay. It is a HUGE TOPIC. What could I write about though? Any Ideas? Like, German side?


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Answer 1

You could write about The Netherlands in WWII. It is very interesting because many Jewish people went there because the Germans left the Netherlands alone during WWI and the Dutch were quite sympathetic toward Jewish people. However, there came the capitulation when the Netherlands gave into Hitler, and became a major place from which Jewish people were sent to concentration camps.

This is what happened to the Frank family (Anne Frank). It is a very interesting facet to history but not overdone. Here's a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_in_World_War_II


Good luck!!!!!!

P.S. Remember:

1) Gripping introduction and a strong topic sentence in the 1st paragraph.

2) Strong transitions between paragraphs

3) Powerful conclusion that also restates your topic sentence

4) Sources using MLA or whatever format your school says.

Answer 2

You could write about how the war affected people at home. There were bond drives, knitting for the war effort, rationing, women going into the factories to replace the men, blackouts and blackout shades, plane spotting, and rationing.

There are all kinds of recipes from the war, reducing use of fats and sugar which were rationed. "War cake" were cake recipes without butter and very little sugar. I have quite a few of them which I've collected over the years. I still have a ration book, too.

Up into the sixties, I still had a plane spotters chart. It would probably sell well on Ebay if I still had it. LOL It showed the sillouettes of what the plane would look like in the sky and you were supposed to remember the shapes so that you'd know if it was an enemy plane.

I still had a couple of blackout shades, too. they were heavy black shades that were supposed to be up at night so that no light escaped from the house. The light would help the bombers find their target, so you were supposed to have the windows covered so tightly that there wouldn't be any cracks showing light. Air raid wardens went around and checked to see that everyone's house was light-tight. In the US, this wasn't done as seriously as in Britain where they were bombed.

Early in the war, people were encouraged to knit for the soldiers. There was a shortage of socks, scarves, etc. for soldiers. School kids knitted for soldiers. The Red Cross would give out the army green yarn along with a pattern. When you finished you'd take the finished garment back to the Red Cross. You can do a search with +knitting +WWII and you'll find knitting patterns from the war.

Good luck with your essay.

Answer 3

Well, I think it's fascinating that all these dictators rose to power around the same time. Take a look at each dictator, how they were able to take control and how they led their country. Don't forget to include Spain's Francisco Franco!

Also, pay special attention to Spain. Hitler used the Spanish Civil War, and especially Guernica, as a testing ground. Also, Spain's involvement in the war is very interesting. Finally, look at why the Allies made sure Hitler and Mussolini were out of power, but they let Franco reign until his death in the 1970s.

Answer 4

The Battle for Okinawa may be a god short essay for a high school paper. It was the last major battle of WW2 and the impact it had on the Marines and soldiers that fought it and the politicians that watched it unfold cannot be understated. It was a major factor in Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan rather than support a large scale invasion.

Try to find "The Typhoon of Steel and Bombs" by Masahide Ota.

Answer 5

How the First World War directly effected the Second World War

Answer 6

The many assassination attempts on the life of Adolf Hitler even before the onset of World War II and after the start of World War II

Answer 7

Russian link is good.

Also fascinating is the inside conspiracy to kill Hitler; how the war affected American lives at home (my mom told me stories about the stamps used to buy gas, sugar, etc. and my dad belonged to a civilian watch). There were German subs in the Gulf of Mexico that blew up ships right off the coast of Louisiana.

How Hilter miscalculated were D-Day troops would land.
There is lots of great info on the internet. Good luck!

Answer 8

You could write a lot about all these things that the others have told you.

However, i think it would be very interesting to write a little bit about the rumours about the Philadelphia experiment - you know, the rumour about the navy trying to make invisible ships, and them sinking, and the Bermuda Triangle rumour.

But please don't concentrate on this, because they were just rumours. You might present this under a Rumours section or a Did You Know section or something.

For all you know, the teachers might just get interested in the info, because its not the typical blah blah blah information.

Answer 9

Write about the failed German attempts to create an A-bomb.

Answer 10

How does the WWII effects the outcome of the technologies .....

need to narrow it more.... maybe on the ;
1) weapons
2) cars production.... etc