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=__**The Beginning Events of WW 2**__=

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=Group 1= =The Invasion of Poland=

__ [|**http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/operations/poland_e.shtml**] __
__ Quality of Source __ The Canadian War Museum is a trusted museum with many historians.

__Important Information__ A) Germany secured the friendship of Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union, Poland's eastern neighbor, with an agreement that neither of them would attack the other: the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of August 1939.   B) Germany invaded on September 1st, 1939. The Polish army was defeated in a number of weeks. They struck with over 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes. Warsaw surrenders on the 27th. C) Two days later, France and Britain, having guaranteed Poland's borders, declared war on Germany. On September 10, Canada went to war against Germany.

__Why I chose this Source__ This source is trusted by many people and many historians work on these exhibits.

__**Link:**__ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/invasion_poland_01.shtml
====1. **Quality of source-** the source is reliable, BBC is a history televison chanel with solid resources, they would not be alloud to give us faulty information. ====

2. **Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source**
====B) Hitler was confident that the invasion of Poland would result in a short, victorious war for two important reasons. First, he was convinced that the deployment of the world's first armoured corps would swiftly defeat the Polish armed forces in a //blitzkrieg// offensive. Secondly, he judged the British and French prime-ministers, Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier, to be weak, indecisive leaders who would opt for a peace settlement rather than war.====
 * A) The decision of Adolf Hitler to invade Poland was a gamble. The //Wehrmacht// (the German Army) was not yet at full strength and the German economy was still locked into peacetime production. As such, the invasion alarmed Hitler's generals and raised opposition to his command - and leaks of his war plans to Britain and France.**

3. Why I Chose this Source
A) good information that was easy to understand and comprehend. B) i enjoy watching history programs on BBC C) the site gives you information around the event, aswell as before and after informaion that helps understand why this event happened.

Spencer Rae = **The Invasion of Poland** = september 1 1939 Germany invades Poland [] quality made by other students for students and its a large company

important info a) the polish air force was defeated on the ground after the first day b)German werchmacht/army defeated the polish in only ten days c)the panzer divisions cut through the Polish forces at will and isolated for the later disarming

why i chose this source because i was tired of using wiki and the information was all there easy to find and its a legit company

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==== Beginning events of WW2- Invasion of Poland  ====

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1. ** Quality of source **
==== The Local is a popular internet source for Germans who speak English. It is committed to providing accurate and exciting information of a various amounts of topics on their page in English rather than German. ====

2. ** Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source **
==== a) Germany was invaded by Poland September 1st, 1939  ==== ==== b) They recruited some 6,800 German agents- they were allocated dozens of targets in Poland- such as the farms of ethnic Germans, or offices of German-language newspapers and community organizations, in order to crank up tension  ====

3. ** Why I Chose this Source **
==== a) To find out things about the Invasion of Poland that I never knew before. I also looked up this source to see interesting and new things about World War 2 as well as learning about Poland and Germany’s  ====

Melissa Cessford
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__Invasion of Poland__
__** [|Invasion of Poland Source Link] **__

__Quality of Source__ This source is of good quality because the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is an accurate, and reliable source for information on WW2.

__Important Information__ A) Germany creates a pact with the Soviets in order to not start a conflict with them when Hitler invades Poland. B) Germany invaded on September 1st, 1939. The Polish army was defeated in a number of weeks. They struck with over 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes. Warsaw surrender on the 27th. C) In October of that year, they annexed the former Polish territories, West Prussia, Poznan, Upper Silesia, and the former Free City of Danzig.

__Why I chose this Source__ The link appeared close to the top of my search page, which means that it is a popular site. This source is also a trusted site, and has many other accurate articles on WW2. 3. As a result, about half of the population of Poland was killed during the war, and WW2 was on. 3. As a result, about half of the population of Poland was killed during the war, and WW2 was on.

=Group 2= =The Evacuation of Dunkirk=

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Quality of Source: The website is a known news site that shows the deathtolls and the men who were in charge on both sides during the battle. It has the approximate number of men who fought on both sides.

Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source: a. The Germans were the ones on the offensive. They were attacking the low countries and France and Belgium came to their aid against the Germans. b. The Germans were in such great control of the fight that General Lord Gort ordered the evacuation of the area. c. The amount of men that were saved in the operation was 332,226. The number of allied soldiers that were either killed, wounded or captured was 68,111.

Why I chose this Source: I chose this source because it is a well known news website and had accurate stats on the deaths and men saved.

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B) On the evening of May 23, 1940, Gort ordered his commanders to retreat to the near-by port of Dunkirk - an action that would save the British Army to fight another day.  C) At the time, however, the success of the mission seemed highly unlikely. The British Army, joined by some French and Belgian forces would have to fight their way to the small port of Dunkirk, defend the town from German attack and hope that they could hold on long enough for ships from England to come to pull them off the beach. D) On May 24, Hitler, for reasons that are still unclear, ordered his tanks to halt their pursuit of the retreating Allied forces.
 * 1) The source was written by a Eye witness of this event\
 * 2)  A) The French Army was in disarray while his own forces were fighting desperately. The French called upon Gort to move his troops south to join them in a defensive stand. The British commander realized the action was futile and could lead to the annihilation of his command.

3. Arthur D. Divine Was the man who wrote this he was manned the boats that made rescue.

__** Link: **__ **__[] __** **__ 1. Quality of Source. __** ** This account appears in: Commager, Henry Steele, the Story of the Second World War (1945); Devine A.D. Dunkirk (1948); Wernick, Robert Blitzkrieg (1976). ** **__ 2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source. __** A) The operation, code-named Dynamo, continued until June At its beginning, the British thought they would be lucky to rescue 50,000. In the end, approximately 340,000 British, French and Belgians were snatched from the shore. 40,000 were left behind and killed or captured.  B) The British Army, joined by some French and Belgian forces would have to fight their way to the small port of Dunkirk, defend the town from German attack and hope that they could hold on long enough for ships from England to come to pull them off the beach. **__ 3. Why I Chose this Source __** It’s a reliable source with statement from witnesses of that time, that gives different perspectives and tells of what when on. **__ Carlene Downer. __**

Joshua Croft

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 * 1.** Information in this website i found was very informing with little writting


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 * 2** **A.** How rookies seamen had been called to rescue 198,000 british and 140,000 French and Belgium soldiers. nearly all ships had been destroyed out of 41 participating 6 were sunk and 19 others damaged, during this retreat 40,000 men had been either killed or captured
 * B.** The evacutation of dunkirk started on May 3rd, 1940 when Gort ordered his army to retreat to dunkirk allowing the soldiers to fight another day.


 * Why I chose this Source**
 * 3.** I chose this source becuase i wanted to find a very simple but informational link and i thought this was a good choice

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==== 2. **Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source** ==== ==== a. Bad weather was preventing the invasion of France for the allies. Rommel, the German general was preparing to meet the Allies head on along the coast and had set off to see Hitler to request more Panzer (tank) divisions. ==== ==== b. That night, the Allies sprung upon the German forces with 1000 British bombers while simultaneously heading for the Normandy Beaches. ==== ==== c. The Allies used the tactic of dropping dumbies into strategic German locations to make them think that the invasion was already happening and scramble the German forces. ====

3. **Why I Chose this Source**
==== a. To show you an example of how to dig for really cool and interesting information that is updated in real time on the Web and analyze where it comes from and if it is credible. ==== ==== (But I am also open to you representing your source emotionally, such as you know that your great uncle was involved on this day and survived the upcoming epic battle!) ==== By marcus

Leah. Nicholson

__ Headline __ The Evacuation of Dunkirk

__ Link __ __ @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/dunkirk.htm __

1. Quality of the source The site provides sources that ensure it isn’t fake. A life experience story ensures the quality of the information.

2. Most important informational aspects of this source a. On the evening of May 26, 1940, Commander of the British expeditionary force ordered his commanders to retreat to the near-by port of Dunkirk - an action that would save the British Army to fight another day. b. On May 26 an unbelievable armada set sail. Motorboats, sloops, fishing boats, yachts, ferries, barges and every other variety of boat imaginable poured out of the Thames River and the ports that lined the English Channel to make their way across the Channel to rescue the beleaguered troops. c. French and Belgian forces would have to fight their way to the small port of Dunkirk, defend the town from German attack and hope that they could hold on long enough for ships from England to come to pull them off the beach.

3. Why I choose this source a. I choose this source to show examples of information that is updated on a regular basis. The length of the information also appealed to me; so that there are lots to choose from. As well as the language that the information has been written in is understandable and clear.

=Group 3= =The Battle of Britain=

= **The Battle of Britain** = Keenan Brock = **The Battle of Britain** = [] a)The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940. Their ultimate failure was one of the turning points of World War Two and prevented Germany from invading Britain.

B) The RAF claimed to have shot down 185 German planes; in fact, it was 61, but these were the highest losses the Luftwaffe had suffered for over a month. The RAF lost 31 planes.

C) On 15 September - now known as "Battle of Britain Day" - the Luftwaffe launched two huge bombing raids on London. Believing that the RAF was close to breaking point, the attacks were a repeat of their monumental and devastating attack eight days before. Smaller formations of German planes were also planned to attack Portland and Southampton.

Quality of source: BBC is a Canadian news website and has accurate information about current and past events. It gets it’s information from first hand, reliable sources only.

= **The Battle of Britain** =

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 * 1) Quality of the sources:** These sources are very high quality because they give specific dates names and times of when the events took place.
 * 2) Most important aspects of these sources:**
 * A)** On the 18th of June 1940 Churchill anounced that the batlle of France was over, and the battle of Britian was about to begin. Four days later, France surrendered to Germany and Hitler turned his attention to Britain. Hitler instructed Hermann Goering, the head of the Luftwaffe to beat down the RAF to such extent that it will not have enough power to atack the enemy invation, which would let Germany had air superiority in southern England which was essential to Hitlers thoughts on invation.
 * B)** The battle begun mid-July the Luftwaffe concentrated on attacking shipping in the English Channel and attacking coastal towns and defences. From 12 August, Goering shifted his focus to the destruction of the RAF, attacking airfields and radar bases. On September 4th Hitler changed his orders to attack all major cities such as London. This plan didnt work. On September 15th the RAF savaged the huge incoming Luftwaffe formations.
 * C)** The plan to gain air superiority had failed, on September 17th Hitler decided to postpone his plans of invation of Britain and moved his focus on invading the Soviet Union, although the Luftwaffe continued to bomb Britain until the end of the war.
 * 3) Why I chose these sources:** I chose these sources because they were very discriptive, and they are very clear in the way that they present information.
 * __Battle of Britian__**

1. **Quality of source**
==== Highlights the major points in the Battle of Britian. It is also a government site. ==== ==== 2. **Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source** ==== ==== a. Covered Churchill motivational speechs. ==== ==== b. Went over the Canadians roll in the Battle of Britian. ==== ==== c. covered in detail some major air battles and the number of plans destroyed and how many casultes casualties. ====

3. **Why I Chose this Source**
==== a. I chose this site because it is a governmant site so you know it is legit. It has lots of the good information and good detail. ====

=Group 4= =The Eastern Front (Germany + USSR)=

Tyrell Beal

__**Headline:**__
The Soviet Union and the Eastern Front

__**1. Quality of Site:**__
The official website of The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. Information on this site is valid because they get their information from historical artifacts.

__**2. Most important aspects of this source:**__
a. Tells about the betrayal of the Soviet Union. Hitler surprised the USSR with an attack that they were not ready for. b. Germans would eventually lose this part of the war due to the unexpected (by the Germans at least) cold russian winter. c. Demoralizing for the Germans. This was a big part of their failure to beat the Soviets.

**__3.Why I chose this source:__**
This website has plenty of information on many different topics that have to do with WWII and it is all valid information. Aviation during World War Two; The Eastern Front. __**Link:**__ __** [] **__ __**1. Quality of site:**__ It is a website in which the main theme is the aviation of the World War Two. It is also a sposored website, a thing that already makes it most likely to be a correct and trustfull web page.
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__**2. Most important aspects of this source:**__ a. This source talks about the most dramatic and costly battlefront of World War II, in which the human cost was huge. b. It also talks about Hitler planning out this operation with the largest military force ever seen, the "Operation Barbarossa" (a six-week capaign to defeat Russia. c. This source also contain information about when the Germasn were gradually pushed back to Berlin by a unprepared country for war and as well weakened by terror, even like that, they were able to claim victory.

__**3. Why I choose this source:**__ a. Because it is a website with lots of information on it, inclunding also lots of images and an interesting summary. And it is also probably very trustfull assuming from the fact that it is sponsored.

Christian Rocha

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1 __. Quality of source __
==== Holocaust Encyclopedia, from the United States Holocaust Museum, proves and refines history on the Eastern front. ====

2 __. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source __
==== A) German-Soviet Pact was two parts: An economic agreement, signed Aug. 19, 1939- Germany would exchange manufactured goods for soviet raw materials. Both, also, signed ten-year nonaggression pact on Aug. 23, 1939- each promised not to attack the other. ==== ====  B) The German-Soviet Pact enabled Germany to attack Poland on September 1, 1939, without fear of Soviet intervention. On September 3, 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany. This launched WW2. ====

C)After the Germans defeated France in June 1940, German diplomats worked to secure Germany's ties in southeastern Europe. Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia all joined the Axis alliance in November 1940. During the spring of 1941, Hitler initiated his eastern European allies into plans to invade the Soviet Union.

3. __ Why I Chose this Source __ ==== a. I chose this source for it is a reliable, accurate and professional source of information. ====

**__Headline:__** The Aviation in WWII

**__Link:__** **__ [] __** **__1. Quality of site:__** **It’s a good quality site because the layout is very professional and it has lots of different links to other sites.** **__2. Most important aspects of this source:__** **a. This source talks about the devastating front of WWII, the eastern front.** **b. It also talks about the Russians invading** Finland **and Hitler’s plot to take out Stalin.** **c. It also talks about the Germans being pushed back into** Berlin **because they had attacked a county without being ready for winter.** **__3. Why I choose this source:__** **a. it was a decent quality site with good illustrations and lots of in depth information.**

**Charles Andrew Brown**