Saturday, January 11, 2014

World War II


World War II in Europe played out in map form.
The Pacific played out in map form.


Handouts: World War II Cartoon/Battles, Witnessing the Holocaust, World War II Essay and Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Life is Beautiful Study Guide, Holocaust and beyond, World War II Essay, Deep thoughts, ...

PowerPoints: World War II,...

Essential Questions:
1. How effective was the method of appeasement?
2. How can nationalism lead to war?
3. How did the allies of World War II become enemies afterward?
4. How did someone like Adolph Hitler gain such a strong following?
5. What pitted the United States again both Germany and Japan?
6. What conditions allowed for the Holocaust to take place? Can a similar event happen again? How can it be prevented?
7. Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan?

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Totalitariansim

Mr. Milo and Mr. Lenin. Mr. Milo is the one smiling.





PowerPoints: Events Leading to World War II, Totalitarianism, ...

Handouts, Projects: Desperation 1920, Dictators 101, Totalitarian Horror Project, ...




Museums dedicated to totalitarian regimes in Budapest and Prague.