Students are taken through all the significant events of World War II, including the rise of imperial Japan and the Battle of Britain. Embark on a study of the most significant period in the last two hundred years.
World War II is perhaps the most significant event in world history in the last two hundred or more years. It was a battle of ideas and way of life for all the people of the world. Its battlefields covered most of the world, leading to the deaths of as many as one hundred million people. This course will cover all the major aspects of WWII. Topics range from the aftermath of WWI and Versailles, the rise of Imperial Japan, the Battle of Britain, the war in the Pacific, and the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This course will give students a solid understanding of one of the most important historical events of all time, as well as provide them with context on how WWII has influenced our lives today.
Course Content
12 LESSONS
12 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
The Causes of World War II
60 minutes
Lesson 2
The Rise of Nazi Germany up to 1939
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Hitler Conquers Europe: 1940
60 minutes
Lesson 4
The Battle of Britain
60 minutes
Lesson 5
War Against the Soviet Union: June 1941
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Pearl Harbour: December 7th 1941
60 minutes
Lesson 7
War in the Pacific and China
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Air War Over Germany and Japan
60 minutes
Lesson 9
D Day: 1944 Till Germany's Surrender
60 minutes
Lesson 10
The Holocaust
60 minutes
Lesson 11
Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the End of the War
60 minutes
Lesson 12
WWII: What is your Impression?
60 minutes
Key Skills
Reasoning
Source Evaluation
Essay Writing
Debating
Educator
Geoffrey S
English, History and Business Educator
Currently studying for his PhD in history, Geoffrey has been teaching for the past 8 years and brings his experience and passion for learning to every lesson.
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