Week 26

World War II

c. 1750 to 1900

Unit 7

Global Conflict
7.6: The Causes of World War II7.6.F. I can explain the causes and consequences of World War II.
7.7: How World War II was Conducted7.7.G. I can explain similarities and differences in how governments used a variety of methods to conduct war.
7.9 Causation in Global Conflict7.9.I. I can explain the relative significance of the causes of global conflict in the period 1900 to the present.

Pictured: Guernica by Pablo Picasso, 1937 | Painted in Paris | [7.7] World War II was a total war.

AP26 [ Study Books ] Unit 7: Global Conflict

Homework

Read: None This Week
Work On: Unit 7 Study Book (the Open Notes Quiz will be in Week 33)

AP26 - [Notes] Ch. 20.2 World War 2 and Aftermath - 1931 to 1970s

AP26 Notes | World War II

Monday: The Road to World War II

Learning Goal(s) 7.6, 7.7, and 7.9

Opener: Writing Practice | Global Balance of Power (2017)

- Describe and explain a significant continuity and a significant change in the global balance of political power in the period 1900 C.E. to the present.

Lesson: The Road to World War II

- I. Notes: The Road to World War II

Closing: Great Race | World War in Film

- Which war is addressed in each of the movie posters?

Resources | The Road to World War II (7.6-7.9)

Jack Kirby, Captain America Comics #1 (Published March 1, 1941)

Tuesday: Axis and Allies

Learning Goal(s) 7.6, 7.7, and 7.9

Opener: SAQ Practice | Democracy and Violence (2018)

“The more power a government has, the more it can act arbitrarily according to the whims and desires of the elite, and the more it will make war on others and murder its foreign and domestic subjects. The more constrained the power of governments, the more power is diffused, checked, and balanced, the less it will aggress on others and commit mass violence. At the extremes of power, totalitarian governments slaughter their people by the tens of millions. In contrast, many democracies can barely bring themselves to execute even serial murderers.” Rudolph Rummel, United States political scientist, Death by Government, 1994

- a) Identify ONE historical example of mass violence that was committed by a totalitarian state in the twentieth century that would support Rummel’s argument in the passage.
- b) Explain ONE historical example of a democratic state committing mass violence that would challenge Rummel’s argument regarding democracies and mass violence.
- c) Explain ONE development in the late twentieth century that likely shaped Rummel’s view of the relationship between democracy and mass violence.

Lesson: Axis and Allies

- I. Notes: Axis and Allies
Closing: Primary Source Analysis | Captain America Comics #1
- Contextualization: Why is it relevant that Captain America #1 was published in March 1941?
  - Consider when the United States entered the war.
- Comparison: Based on the fact that the first thing Captain America ever did was punch Hitler in the face, why is this 2016 panel (see notes) the worst panel in the history of comic books?
  - Yes, they did a nod to this in Endgame (2019)

Resources | COnducting World War II (7.6-7.9)

Rudolph Rummel, United States political scientist, Death by Government, 1994

Dr. Seuss at War

The Politics of Dr. Seuss - BBC Culture

One Fish, Two Fish

Red, White, and Blue Fish.

"We Workers Have Awakened. We're Voting National Socialist." (1932)

Workers voting Socialist? Looks like someone missed the Marx.

Wednesday: WW2 Propaganda

Learning Goal(s) 7.7

Opener: Primary Source Analysis | Dr. Seuss Goes to War

- What does Dr. Seuss appear to be criticizing in the "Wolf chewed up the children..." cartoon?

Lesson: Do the Readiness Check for the SAT

I. Classwork: Complete the "How did the Nazis Use Propaganda to Mobilize Populations for War?" worksheet based on the provided posters from the Holocaust museum.

Closing: Then and Now | Propaganda Today

Which propaganda techniques do you think are most prevalent today?
Consider the list below or this list from Professor Leonard [ Link ]
- Name Calling | Links a person, or idea, to a negative symbol so audience will reject them/it on the basis of the symbol rather than looking at available evidence
- Glittering Generality | Emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information
- Transfer | Projects positive or negative qualities of a person, entity, object, or value to another in order to make the second more acceptable or discredit it
- Testimony | There is a figurehead/celebrity that claims an idea is good or bad
- Plain Folks | A statement or action that seemingly makes the speaker closer to certain people; the speaker portrays themself as an average Joe
- Card Stacking | A fact or fact-like that shows something or someone as better than the other, either visual or verbal; often leaving out important facts or exaggerating positive benefits
- Bandwagon | Invitation to join with many people due to the psychological phenomenon whereby people are influenced by larger proportions of participants

IV. AP26 [ Thematic Chart ] Ch. 20 World War I and World War II

AP26 Thematic Chart

Short Answer 2024.1 Q.2

See question below

Thursday: Thematic Chart

All Learning Goals for the Associated Week(s)

Opener: Prepare | Vocabulary Quiz | The World at War

- Take the vocabulary quiz in Schoology. You will have five minutes once you begin the quiz.

Lesson: Week 26 | Ch. 20 World War I and World War II

- 25 selected response questions worth two points each
- In Schoology with questions more equivalent to the AP exam format

Closing: Foreshadowing | Global Communism

- Next week we will discuss global communism.
- This website is quite red. Do you think it would have passed a HUAC investigation? Or is it too communist?

Raising the Flag by Joe Rosenthal (1945)

This flag is really heavy.

Friday: What Did you Learn?

All Learning Goals for the Associated Week(s)

Opener: Prepare | Study for 10 minutes

- Review your notes, practice writing questions, document analysis, and relevant worksheets

Lesson: Week 26 | Ch. 20 The World at War

- 20 selected response questions worth two points each
- 1 written response worth ten points

Closing: Foreshadowing | Communism

Next week we will study communism. We should probably do a lot of group work.

Free-Response Questions

2017 Short Answer 4
a) Identify ONE technology that has contributed to globalization since the end of the Second World War and explain how it contributed to globalization.
b) Identify a SECOND technology that has contributed to globalization since the end of the Second World War and explain how it contributed to globalization.
c) Identify a THIRD technology that has contributed to globalization since the end of the Second World War and explain how it contributed to globalization.
2017 LE.2: Describe and explain a significant continuity and a significant change in the global balance of political power in the period 1900 C.E. to the present. (Historical thinking skill: Continuity and Change )
2018 Short Answer 1

“The more power a government has, the more it can act arbitrarily according to the whims and desires of the elite, and the more it will make war on others and murder its foreign and domestic subjects. The more constrained the power of governments, the more power is diffused, checked, and balanced, the less it will aggress on others and commit mass violence. At the extremes of power, totalitarian governments slaughter their people by the tens of millions. In contrast, many democracies can barely bring themselves to execute even serial murderers.”
Rudolph Rummel, United States political scientist, Death by Government, 1994

a) Identify ONE historical example of mass violence that was committed by a totalitarian state in the twentieth century that would support Rummel’s argument in the passage.
b) Explain ONE historical example of a democratic state committing mass violence that would challenge Rummel’s argument regarding democracies and mass violence.
c) Explain ONE development in the late twentieth century that likely shaped Rummel’s view of the relationship between democracy and mass violence.
2024.1 Short Answer 2

The German text in the poster reads, "Men! Women! Millions of men without work; millions of children without futures. Save the Germany family --- vote for Adolf Hitler."
(Picture is above)

a. Identify ONE likely political purpose of the image.
b. Explain ONE way the image illustrates the economic situation of the period after the First World War.
c. Explain ONE way the rise of the German National Socialist Party led to the Second World War.