The history of World War II consists of a collection of some of the greatest stories of human perseverance. The global period from 1938-1945 is marked by war, genocide, and destruction. The stories in the face of each of these calamities are mixed. Some are heroic, others reprehensible. It is the purpose of this assignment to shed some light on the spectrum of human stories that exist from this period and to explore how we respond to periods of great crisis and upheaval. The image at the top demonstrates a student project on the U.S home front for planting victory gardens. The image below depicts two U.S soldiers opening a train car full of deceased concentration camp prisoners. These are two of the many extremes of World War II history that can be explored during this assignment. The resources in the pathfinder section can be used to guide students on pathfinder research. The library of Congress website and Docsteach (an extension of the National Archives) have extensive collections on World War Two. These are just beginning suggestions which students can use to build arguments for their research papers and draw on creatively for their reenactments in terms of appearance and context.