Battles of World War II

Unit 10: Group Project

Instructions and Example

 The Project
Each group will;
• Research a battle from WWII.
• Create a Power Point or Prezi detailing the
battle.
• Make a presentation to the class on the
battle.
Individually;
• Each member of the group will write a
paper on the battle.
 Research
Group should be sure to research;
• Who fought in the battle (nations)?
• Who were the commanders/leaders for each side?
• What was the strength of each side’s forces?
• What were the casualties (people) and losses
(equipment, etc)?
• Where and when was the battle fought?
• Why was it called the “Battle of….”?
• What happened during the battle?
• Who won?
• Why was the winning side victorious over the
other?
• The long term effects of the battle on World War II?
 Power Point or Prezi – Part 1
Each group should include the following;
1. Title slide – the name of the battle and 1
picture.
2. Sides slide – the nations that fought
(include flags) and which side they were
on.
3. Commanders slide – the names and
pictures (where possible) of the
commanding officers.
 Power Point or Prezi – Part 2
4. Strength slide – the number of soldiers
and equipment (tanks, artillery, ships,
planes, etc). Include at least one related
picture. This can be either one or two
slides depending on how much
information you find during research or
the photos that you wish to include.
 Power Point or Prezi – Part 3
5. Where and when slide – Where the battle was
fought and the starting and ending dates.
Should also include a map and/or other
pictures of the location of the battle. This can
be two slides, depending on the size of
maps/photos.
6. Casualties and losses slide – the number of
casualties and losses for each side in terms of
soldiers and equipment. Include at least 1
photo or image.
 Power Point or Prezi – Part 4
7. Who won and why slide – this slide should
inform us which side was victorious.
Additionally it must provide analysis of why
that side won the battle. Include at least 1
photo.
• Long term effects slide – this slide should tell
us what the effect the battle had on WWII
overall. The major battles were all important
events that affected the long term course of the
war. Include at least one photo.
 Power Point or Prezi – Part 5
9. Final slide – this slide should list the
group members, with their full names. It
should act like an ending credits where
each group member highlights their
contribution to the Power Point or Prezi.
 Class Presentation – Part 1
• With the Power Point or Prezi completed,
each group will have to present it to the
entire class. This presentation must
include all group members.
• As a suggestion, it would be best that
group members present the sections that
they were responsible for.
• Each group presentation should take
between five and ten minutes.
 Individual Paper – Part 1
• Each group member will have to complete
a paper on the assigned battle.
• The paper should be no less than two
pages, no more than three pages,
double spaced, size eleven font.
• Students must complete this on their
own, while similarities between papers
among group members is to be expected,
plagiarism will not be tolerated.
 Individual Paper – Part 2
• Your paper should include the following;
– A recap of the battle (half a page min.)
• Who fought?
• Where it was fought and when?
• Who were the commanders?
• Who won?
– Analysis of the battle (3/4 page min.)
• Why did one side defeat the other?
– Analysis of the long term effects (3/4 page min.)
• How did the battle change the course of WWII?
 Example Power Point

• The following is an example of what your

Power Point or Prezi should look like, it
does not need to be exactly the same, and
you are strong encouraged to be creative
with this.
The Battle of Gazala
 The Belligerents
Allies Axis
United Nazi
Kingdom Germany

– India

– South
Africa Italy

Free France

Poland
 The Commanders
Allies Axis
United Kingdom Nazi Germany
• General Claude • Field Marshall
Auchinleck Erwin Rommel
• Lieutenant General
Neil Ritchie
 Military Strength
Allies Axis
175,000 soldiers 80,000
soldiers

560
843 tanks tanks
 Where and When?
• Fought around the port of Tobruk, Libya.
• Fought between 26 May – 21 June 1942.
Recap of the Battle of Gazala