Imperial War Museum Exhibit

The Imperial War Museum would like you to create an exhibit poster for their 60th anniversary commemoration of the end of World War II.  You have been chosen for your expertise on the subject and your creative and graphic abilities.  Your poster may be on one of the following areas:

1. The War in the Pacific-great battles in the Pacific
2. The War in Africa-Operation Torch
3. The War in Asia or TheWar in China
4. The War in Europe-great battles in Europe
5. The Flying Tigers
6. Spies and Codes-Ultra, Magic, OSS
7. Resistance Fighters
8. Women in the War-Women in the military, WASPs, WAACs
9. Women help the War Effort-Rosie the Riveter, Women's land army, etc.
10. Japanese-American Relocation
11. The Great Arsenal of Democracy-American factories gear for war.
12. Great Leaders of World War II
13. Children and the War
14. Prisoners of War
15. World War II Propaganda-Examples and uses
16. Weapons of World War II-Focus on one aspect like planes, ships, etc. and the innovations developed.
17. Atomic Bomb-Development and use in the war
18. Homefront-How the war affected the lives of civilians in the U.S., Great Britain, France, U.S.S.R., etc.
19. Another topic of your choosing pre-approved by the teacher

• Appropriate and interesting title
• Introduction to the subject-Your poster is to educate and instruct.  Assume that the reader is a novice on the subject and you are an expert.  Your introduction should give a general background on the subject with a thesis statement that is underlined.
• 5 exhibits with captions of at least one well-written paragraph and a picture, artifact, map, or other graphic.
• One conclusion paragraph.
• Turn in two pages of notes with citations.