Y6: 2-5. 1944 – 1945

World War Two

Today we are going to continue looking at the main events of the war in more detail. We will now look at the last two years.

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Previously we looked at Italy’s surrender to the Allies…

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The timeline below shows you a very significant event that can be considered as one of the final campaigns of WW2.

Examine the diagram below for further details about the Invasion of Normandy:

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Look again at the information above and fill in the missing information on the worksheet on the Invasion of Normandy:

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You can learn more about the Invasion of Normandy by looking at the following film clips…

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Invasion of Normandy (D-Day). (2:16 minutes long)

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D-Day (1944). (3:13 minutes long)

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The timeline below shows that the Germans also came up with an offensive that they hoped would finally defeat the Allies…!

Examine the diagram below for further details about the Battle of the Bulge:

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Look again at the information above and fill in the missing information on the worksheet on the Battle of the Bulge:

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You can learn more about the Battle of the Bulge by looking at the following film clips…

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Battle of the Bulge. (3:01 minutes long)

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The Battle of the Bulge (1944-1945). (4:16 minutes long)

(Animation!)

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Battle of the Bulge during Christmas of 1944. (3:45 minutes long)

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So what happened next? Germany surrendered!

And 4 months later Japan also surrendered. WW2 was over!

Let’s find out how this happened… Examine the information below for more details about how Germany and Japan surrendered.

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Look again at the information above and fill in the missing information on the worksheet on how Germany & Japan surrendered:

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You can learn more about the Battle on Okinawa by looking at the following film clip…

WWII: How did it end? (2:40 minutes long)

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You can learn more about the End of the war by looking at this film clip…

WWII: How did it end? (2:59 minutes long)

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World War II Summary. (3:56 minutes long)

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See if you can guess which WW2 battle this video is about…

(Show this to the class but take care not to reveal the name of the video.)

The Battle of the Bulge. (2:22 minutes long)

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Fill in the missing information to test your general knowledge of WW2…

SOLUTION

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—WORKBOOK—

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—ADDITIONAL MATERIAL—

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