World War II: the facts
World War II involved many countries around the globe fighting against each other, including the UK. It lasted six years, from 1939-1945. The War became a global conflict after the German military, led by Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland in 1939 because he wanted to take some of their land for Germany. France and the UK declared war on Germany because they didn’t think what Germany was doing was right, then Italy joined with Germany, and gradually other countries in Europe and around the world became involved with either the Allies or the Axis powers.

Adolf Hitler
Recruitment Posters
Look at the recruitment posters... consider this...
What is the message? Who is the intended audience? What devices are being used to get the audience interested?
World War II in Pictures
Look at the photographs in the slideshow... do any of them stand out for you? If so, why?
Canadian Production of War Materials
Women at War
Artifacts from WWII
"Wait for me, Daddy"
Looking at the photograph below, what do you think this picture shows? How does it make you feel? Explain your answer.

“Wait for Me, Daddy” is an iconic photo taken by Claude P. Dettloff on October 1, 1940, of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles) marching down Eighth Street at the Columbia Street intersection, New Westminster, Canada.
While Dettloff was taking the photo, Warren “Whitey” Bernard ran away from his mother to his father, Private Jack Bernard. The picture received extensive exposure and was used in war-bond drives and most recently in the Pittance of Time video by Terry Kelly.
Wait for Me, Daddy captures the image of the boy, five-year-old Warren “Whitey” Bernard, running out of his mother’s grasp to his father. The picture Dettloff captured was picked up all over the world, getting exposure in Life; it hung in every school in British Columbia during the war.
When Jack Bernard returned home Dettloff was on hand to photograph the family’s reunion. Jack and Bernice Bernard eventually divorced.