Respond to each assigned learning objective posted below after reviewing the assigned content.
Learning Objective I:
Discuss America’s attitude toward foreign affairs
Learning Objective II:
Discuss FDR’s political pragmatism as he shifts from isolationism to intervention
Also, listen to the following story, in addition to the lecture, to respond to the Learning Objective
Angry Days' Shows An America Torn Over Entering World War II
Learning Objective III:
Discuss the results of World War II and show how
(1) conflicts in ideologies,
(2) war time politics
(3) and America’s new economic and military position led to the Cold War and the Atomic Age.
Learning Objective IV: Explain the circumstances that led to the dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Identify the arguments presented by Robert Maddox on why it was a correct decision to use atomic weapons. Identify the arguments from the film on why it was not ethical to use the atomic weapons.
Robert Maddox Article: The Biggest Decision: Why We Had to Drop the Bomb.