World War II: Think-Tac-Toe Project

You will choose 3 (make sure you choose three in a row to have TIC TAC TOE) of the tasks
below, you will be able to complete these tasks in 3 class periods. You may need to work on it
with your teacher or assigned buddy. This project is worth 100 points. Use the text from your
book and ISN. Make sure that all of your products are creatively and neatly done, create
something to be proud of!
1. Historian

2. Venn Diagram

3. Insurance Adjuster

Create an illustrated timeline

of 3 events that led up to or
that were during the
Holocaust.

Use a Venn Diagram to

compare and contrast WWI
and WWII. You should include
information about causes,
events during the wars,
leaders, the fighting and
results of the wars.

Assess that aftermath of WWII.

Hand out blame and penalties
and estimation of damages to
all involved. Provide evidence
for your reasoning. A couple of
sentences should be written
about each of the countries
involved.

5. Pretend that the United

States did not join the war.
Write 1-2 paragraphs that
explain what might have
happened.

6. Statistician

Include the location and the

numbers of people affected.

4. Create an original
propaganda poster
Your poster can be from the
perspective of any country that
participated in World War II. It
can be in color or black and
white.
Write a paragraph explaining
how propaganda helped fuel
the war.

7. Write and illustrate a

childrens ABC book.
Sketch an image that
represents each letter of the
alphabet relating to WWII.
Include A-Z & print the name of the
item sketched in the bottom right
corner.

When would the war have

ended? Who would have won?
How would the results have
been different? This may be
typed or handwritten.

Create a map of Europe that

shows (through color) the
estimated number of casualties
for each country during WWII
and the Holocaust. Each
country should be labeled and
a map key should be included
with countries label according
to death rate.

8. Write a diary

9. Find a political cartoon

Write an entry from the perspective of

a major leader during the World War II
era. Your choices include:

With help from a teacher, find a

political cartoon from WWII.

Mussolini (Italy)
Hitler (Germany)
Stalin (Russia)
Churchill (Great Britain)
Roosevelt (USA)
DeGaulle (France)
Hirohito (Japan)

Write a short analysis of the

cartoon.
-What is the cartoon showing?
Name 3 important details
-Does the cartoon have any
symbols? What are they and
what do they stand for?
-Is there a caption? What does
it mean?
-What is the message of the
cartoon?

Your journal should be 2-3 paragraphs

long and focus on this persons view
of a major event.

I choose activities #_____, #_____, #_____.