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WWII Webquest
Answer each question on a separate sheet. You may type or handwrite. Answer all questions in
complete sentences, and in paragraphs where indicated.
A. Operation PaperclipRead the article and answer the questions.
http://nypost.com/2014/02/01/behind-the-secret-plan-to-smuggle-nazi-scientists-to-america/
1. What was operation paper clip?
The secret Intelligence program to bring Nazi Scientists to America.

2.Write a 1 paragraph reflection on whether you feel the program was a good idea, or if the
Nazis should have been put on trial instead.
Even though Im against the Nazi party but trying to get the U.S. as one of their allies was
smart. The U.S. is way more advanced and armed than other countries and having them
would really help the Nazis. But the U.S. was scared of the Nazi party and didnt trust them.
They didnt have a lot of ammo after the great depression so they wasnt all the way
protected. The Nazi party was smart they took every chance they had to better their power.

B. dolf EichmannRead the story about Nazis and justice.

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007412
3. Who was Eichmann? What did he do and where did he go after WWII? What happened to
him after he was tried?
Eichmann was one of the most important and memorable person in the Deportation of
European Jewry during the Holocaust. He grew up in Austria and was raised into an
Austrian family. He served in the military. He was captured by the U.S. and then pleaded
guilty against the Jewish people. He was the first to be proven of being involved in the Nazi
party and crimes.

C. Rape of Nanking- Links do not Work on HISD computers

D. Nuremberg Trials
It was the trials that brings people who were in the Nazi group into trial to bring them to
justice. Hitler committed suicide and was never brought to justice.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials
4. What was the purpose of the trials?

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To finally bring the Nazi party to justice especially Hitler for all the crimes they committed, but he kill himself so it
was unsuccessful.

5. In the Major War Criminals Trial, what were the verdicts of the defendants?
Mainly death row and extensive prison terms.
6. What is the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials? Why are they historically significant?
They were historically significant because they were a very big milestone in the establishment of a permanent
international court.

E. Interactive Map: Before/After of WWII

http://www.worldology.com/Europe/world_war_2_imap.htm
Scroll over the items on the map for more information.
7. Click on 1939, then 1945. What are the major differences between Europe in 1939 and
Europe in 1945?
The major difference in Europe between 1939 and 1945 were the wars and invasions going
on between parties and countries.
8. Click on WWII Casualties by Country. Who suffered the most killed after WWII? How
many people from that country died?
The Soviet Union suffered the most deaths during WWII over 23,100,000 people died.