Hi. Remember that I'm at a meeting today. Be good for Ms. Shrum, or I will make the rest of your year miserable...
Unit #7 "Two-Minute Reviews" - These will be on Friday. We'll have you sign-up for that today. Be sure you get on the sheet and remember your section...
You have the hour to work on preparing for the exam and/or taking a look at the resources above for the potential debate topics. Remember that you do get a participation score for each unit, so make good use of your time.
Please note that the Unit #7 Identifications and Essay Exam Questions are posted on a separate entry.
We'll give you a couple tasks and some work time today. On Thursday, we'll wrap up the war (and any remaining presentations). Friday will be the Unit #7 Two-Minute Review.
MONDAY, MAY 4th - Unit #7 Identifications and DBQs
TUESDAY, MAY 5th - Unit #7 Objective Exam and Unit #7 Essay is due
We'll give you a couple tasks and some work time today. On Thursday, we'll wrap up the war (and any remaining presentations). Friday will be the Unit #7 Two-Minute Review.
MONDAY, MAY 4th - Unit #7 Identifications and DBQs
TUESDAY, MAY 5th - Unit #7 Objective Exam and Unit #7 Essay is due
Here are the remaining "fronts" from which we will be hearing tomorrow:
- War in Europe - DONE
- War in North Africa - DONE
- The Russian Front - DONE
- The Holocaust - DONE
- War in the Pacific
- The United States and the War
Unit #7 "Two-Minute Reviews" - These will be on Friday. We'll have you sign-up for that today. Be sure you get on the sheet and remember your section...
The Impact of World War II
- The section you read for yesterday did a pretty good job of summing up
many of the impacts of the war. Tomorrow, I'll be interested in your thoughts
on a couple of other lists.
- What are the most significant outcomes of World War II? (Why?)
- What are the biggest "unanswered questions" at the war's end?
- Which of the world wars most impacts history? Why?
Debating World War II
- We could do these sorts of topics for weeks, but we only have part of
a class period tomorrow. We'll start you out with the classic debate topic on
World War II.
Resolved: The United States was justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Here are some collections of resources for you to browse to get some ideas and support for claims you might want to make.
- The Great Atomic Bomb Debate - Perspectives (Ohio University)
- Debating the American Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb - Colorado University
- Debate on Dropping the Atomic Bomb
- The Debate Over the Atomic Bomb
- Debate Over the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia chimes in...
- The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II - The National Security Archive (This is some good stuff. Primary sources from the government's own files.)
In the unlikely event that you run out of things to say on that topic, here are some more for you to consider...
- Resolved: The Treaty of Versailles was the predominant cause of World War II.
- Resolved: The United States should have been directly involved in the European war before Pearl Harbor.
- Resolved: The United States erred in not opening a second front in northern Europe before D-Day in June of 1944.
- Resolved: The Allies should have bombed Auschwitz (and other concentration camps) once they were aware of their existence.
- Resolved: The Soviet Union was more vital to winning the war in Europe than the United States.
- Resolved: The bombings of cities such as London, Dresden and Tokyo should be considered war crimes.
You have the hour to work on preparing for the exam and/or taking a look at the resources above for the potential debate topics. Remember that you do get a participation score for each unit, so make good use of your time.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Thursday, April 30th
The remaining groups should be ready for your "World War II Timeline Reports" Thursday.
Remember that the Unit #7 Identifications Exam and DBQs will now be on Monday. The possible IDs (and the essay choices) are posted on another entry. On Tuesday, we'll do the Objective Exam's multiple choice questions. Your essays are due no later than the end of class on Tuesday. (I'll gladly take them earlier.)
Your "Unit #7 Two-Minute Review" is due on Friday. I'll set up a place for you to post them if you would like.
Remember that the Unit #7 Identifications Exam and DBQs will now be on Monday. The possible IDs (and the essay choices) are posted on another entry. On Tuesday, we'll do the Objective Exam's multiple choice questions. Your essays are due no later than the end of class on Tuesday. (I'll gladly take them earlier.)
Your "Unit #7 Two-Minute Review" is due on Friday. I'll set up a place for you to post them if you would like.
