V-E Day: How World War II Ended in Europe

by 3andB

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Social Studies 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, Adult

Available in: EN SP

This lesson, V-E Day: How World War II Ended in Europe, teaches students how World War II ended in Europe and why Victory in Europe Day became such an important historical turning point. Students learn about the collapse of Nazi Germany, Hitler’s death, Germany’s unconditional surrender, and the celebrations that followed on May 8, 1945. The lesson also explains how the liberation of concentration camps revealed the full horror of the Holocaust, how the Nuremberg Trials addressed war crimes, and how the Yalta and Potsdam conferences helped shape postwar Europe and the beginning of the Cold War.

What’s Included:

Student article
Lesson objective
Primary source analysis / DBQ
Timeline construction activity
Close reading passage
Reflection questions
Compare and contrast activity
Application questions
Multiple choice questions
True / false questions
Vocabulary practice
Exit ticket
Crossword puzzle
Word search

Standards:

NCSS.II.1 — Analyze Historical Events
C3.D2.His.13.9-12 — Analyze Historical Events
TEKS §113.41(c)(7)(F) — Analyze major issues of World War II

What you get

Full student lesson ENSP
Teacher answer key ENSP
Editable PowerPoint slide deck
DOCX answer sheet for Google Classroom or any LMS

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