Causes of World War 2 Lesson (WW2, WWII) US History Social Studies Activities
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This Causes of World War 2 American History lesson includes a PowerPoint, slotted notes, reading passage, comprehension activities, & quiz. Some components in this World War II lesson are editable so you can tweak it to your students’ needs. Audios of the reading passage & quiz are included. This is perfect for students with read-aloud accommodations. Includes a print & digital version.
This no prep World War II Causes lesson includes:
✅ 13 slide PowerPoint presentation about the causes of WW2 that can be used to facilitate discussion or have students take notes (PowerPoint presentations include carefully curated videos & links that will enrich the lessons)
✅ slotted notes pages so students can focus on recording the important information from the PowerPoint presentation. Editable slotted notes included!
✅ informational reading passage about the causes of WWII that took place (There are TWO versions of the reading passage included. One is the "paper saver" version for when you have to limit your copies. The other is the "note-taking" version which has enough space for annotating and taking notes. This version also includes bolded headers for the different sections!)
✅ 4 reading comprehension activities: Includes key terms, dates & events, significant people, and a literacy connection. Three of the four activities have two levels: a basic recall and an application of knowledge.
✅ quiz
✅ answer keys for all components
✅ digital version of all components (Google & Easel)
✅ self-grading Google Forms version of quiz
✅ audio of reading passage & quiz (perfect for read-aloud accommodations)
⭐️ Includes these causes of WW2: Treaty of Versailles, economic depression in Germany, rise of fascism & the Nazi Party, Hitler coming to power, annexation of Austria & Czechoslovakia, appeasement, imperialism, & Germany’s alliances with the Soviet Union & Japan.
Additional ways you can use this World War 2 causes no prep lesson:
⭐️Limited on copies or paper? Every component of this lesson is ready-to-go on Google & Easel, so you can easily assign to your students. The quiz is also available on Google Forms, and I include explicit directions on how to assign and tweak (if desired) for your students. The quiz is also self-grading!
⭐️Short on time? Simply give students the reading passage, and they can complete the reading comprehension activities independently. All information needed for the activities is contained in the reading passage! These can also be used for homework.
⭐️Perfect for sub plans! These lessons require ZERO prep for substitute plans. Students can easily check their own answers with the included answer keys.
What teachers are saying about this causes of World War 2 activity:
❤️ “This resource is incredibly detailed and well put together. Anything you need to teach about the causes of WWII is in here. From the teacher point of view, all of the resources are amazing - including videos, engaging activities, well designed content, and explicit directions. I will be looking at this creator's store for more activities!”
❤️ ”I used this as a cross category lesson for my sixth graders. This was great for not only teaching my mini history lesson, but also teaching context clues and central idea. I love how there were multiple options for presenting to the kids too!”
❤️ “Used in the UK to support our WWII topic. Children really enjoyed this - lots of information which they were able to take on board really well due to how well this resource was presented. Explained the historical facts really well. Engaged and enthusiastic learners. Easy to use and print, children were able to produce fantastic fact filled double page spreads.”
❤️ “This was an amazing resource that ALL of my students loved! Many of my students have dyslexia, and the simplified notes helped tremendously! I do not have a lot of free time to make intriguing powerpoints/worksheets, so this helped my out a lot!”
❤️ “I am so excited to use this resource with my classes! I've been searching for a better activity that goes over the causes of WWII than just using our textbook (again!) and this is going to be a perfect replacement! Thank you for this great resource!”
❤️ “This was a brilliant resource to use digitally with my G8 class (social studies). You hit on the key points of causes for WWII in language that all of my students could understand. Those of my EAL students were able to work in breakout rooms (Zoom) to get peer-support for words or phrases they didn't understand. Sometimes I am completely frustrated with TPT resources because they are nothing like their descriptions, but that is not the case here. I was very happy with the value and strength of this resource. Thanks for your hard efforts!”
❤️”The readings and the organization were engaging for my students. This activity helped to break down the concepts and help students understand the cause and effects.”
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⭐️ Causes of World War 2 lesson
⭐️ Adolf Hitler & the Rise of the Nazi Party lesson
⭐️ Major Pacific World War 2 Battles lesson
⭐️ Major European World War 2 Battles Lesson
⭐️ The Manhattan Project lesson
⭐️ The Effects of World War II lesson
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