The World at War

April 8

• Binder Check #3

• WWII 1939-1945 PPT

• Totalitarianism, Fascism, and Dictatorship

  • The Rise of Totalitarianism

  • The Rise of Dictators

• Bring Earbuds to Class tomorrow!!

April 9

• Binder Check #3

• Rape of Nanking READ! 

• The Outbreak of World War II

April 10

• Quick Write:  Describe the state of the World

• The American Reaction to the state of the World

  • Readings and activity

  • The American Reaction to the outbreak of WWII Slidedeck

• MAP:  Major Battles of WWII Part 1

April 11

• WWII 1939-1945 PPT

• Pearl Harbor

• December 7, 1941 VS. September 11, 2001

April 12

• 1939 Europe Map Game 

• Discuss and Analyze:  The Home Front Slide Presentation 

• The Century-The Home Front 

• Read: Textbook 361-366

• Focused Notes:  Home Front Document  

April 15

• The U.S Home Front

  • Rosie the Riveter isn't who you think she is!

• Discuss and Analyze:  The Home Front Slide Presentation 

• The Century-The Home Front 

• Read: Textbook 361-366

• Focused Notes:  Home Front Document  

• WWII Pacific Map Game

April 16

• Europe First

  • D-Day Invasion (Band of Brothers)

  • Maps Part II, III

April 17

•  Fighting WWII in Europe(PPT)  and Activity

• View:  Why We Fight

April 18

• Maps Part II, III

• Fighting WWII in the Pacific(PPT) and Activity

April 22

• Battle of Midway:  Bonus Point Option Breaking the Code

• View:  Why We Fight

April 23

• Civilians at War

• Good Read:  Excerpt from of the Rising Sun 

• Fighting WWII in the Pacific(PPT) and Activity

•  Should the United States use the Atomic Bomb on Japan to bring WWII to an end? 

  • Activity Doc

April 24

• Bringing order to WWII

• Bringing WWII to an End:  The Decision to drop the bomb.

  • Oppenheimer Reignites Debate

  • Assignment:  One Pager  

April 25

• Bringing WWII to an End:  The Decision to drop the bomb.

  • Assignment:  One Pager  

  • Documents for The Decision to drop the bomb

• • Assignment:  One Pager  

WWII Test