Thanks to everyone for their work on the various "fronts" of World
War II. I'm impressed with the wide variety of resources you accessed.
We can start out by taking any questions or comments related to those
presentations. We'll also make sure everyone is squared away on the
format for next week's Unit #7 Exam.
Unit #7 "Two-Minute Reviews" - These will take place on Friday.
The Impact of World War II
- The section you read for today did a pretty good job of summing up
many of the impacts of the war. In addition to taking any questions or
comments that you might have on those, I'm 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. 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.
- 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 us...
- 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.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Friday, February 19th
We'll do the Unit #7 "Two-Minute Reviews" tomorrow.
Remember that the Unit #7 Identifications Exam and DBQs will be on Monday. The possible IDs (and the essay choices) are posted on a separate entry.
Remember that the Unit #7 Identifications Exam and DBQs will be on Monday. The possible IDs (and the essay choices) are posted on a separate entry.
The multiple choice portion of the Unit #7 Objective Exam will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd. Your essay also needs to get to me by the end of Tuesday.
