World_War_Two

Essential Questions:
 * Do Hard times create strong leaders?
 * How can war effect people in different ways?
 * Is Appeasement an effective strategy?
 * Did the end of the war bring peace or more conflict?

3/26/12
 * You Ask the Questions activity:**
 * **Scan through the four sections of the Chapter**
 * **Ask three or four questions that you would like answered for each of the sections.**
 * **Please label you questions by section**

Section 1: Axis Aggression Did Hitler start his European attacks to the East because of the fact that each were smaller powers than the nations in the West? Would the Blitzkreig be effective in today's warfare using even faster planes and tanks or are modern counter measures superior to the strategy? Could isolationism be a solution to preventing another World War from escalading?

Section 2: The Allied Response How effective would Allied resistance have been against Germany, Italy, and Japan if the US had only continued supplying and not actually fought in the war? Did the US join the war because it realized that if it continued to supply the Allies for more than a few years, it would not be able to make up for the economic loss? Could the American navy have won the Battle of Midway without cracking the Japanese code (not factoring length or casualties)?

Section 4: The End of the War If Germany had waited another couple of years to build its army and tanks, could it have easily taken over Europe before US intervention, rather than lose? Why would Japan have so many missions and battle strategies that resulted in the death of its own people, as if they had little actual value? If the negotiations at Yalta had gone the way the US and England had wanted, would the UN even be considered?

3/27/12
 * Here is a link to an interactive website on WWI:[|WWII: A Global Perspective] **
 * The website is an interactive map that include three topic areas: **
 * 1. North America**
 * 2 Europe and Africa **
 * 3. Asia **
 * **Click on one area of the map at a time.**
 * **This will open a number of thumbnail images that provide different material**
 * **Comment on what you see and read and hear in the dialectical journal which is divided by designated map areas[[file:Dialectical+journal+on+WWII+Interactive+site.doc]]**

3/28/12 //**Reflective Writing piece**// : Now that you have completed your work with the interactive map and your dialectical journal on what you read, viewed, and heard; it is time to reflect on all that information
 * Complete the work in a word document.
 * Print a copy and upload your work to your wiki



5/21/12

5/22/12 Copy the following into your wiki :

Headlines on WWII:

1939: German actions create slow war. Decisive actions create Germany's structure for war. While Germany begins to violate the agreements set in the Treaty of Verdun, other European nations just ignore it, until it really goes too far. But even then, they decide not to take action yet, so nothing really happens. Britain and France declare war because of attacks on Poland, US supplies Britain and France. Germany and Russia created the Ribbontrop Pact.

1940: German Blitzkriegs take over Western Europe German Blitzkriegs defined WWII warfare. Both the Wehrmacht and the Luftwaffe are famous for swiftly taking over much of Europe including France and attacks in UK. pushes over 300,000 troops back out of France

1941: Russia and US join Allies to defend themselves Germany decided to fight against Russia, which forces them to attack back. In addition, Japan felt that trade embargoes are not worthy, which led to their attack on Pearl Harbor. This knocks the US out of neutrality.

1942: The tides of war point to the Allies With American troops entering, it allows for Europe to counterattack and successfully fend off Germany's actions. In addition, Japan's actions become limited by the US navy, which allows the Allies to take hold in the Pacific. Blitz still continue

1943: Attacks on multiple fronts weaken Germany After 27 merchant ships are destroyed by Germany, the Battle of the Atlantic ends swiftly. Africa pushes back on Italy, leaving Germany stuck without Southern support. Russia manages to push from the East as well, capturing several cities. And then D-Day happened, allowing Allies into France, which quickly allows passage into Germany.

1945: Germany surrenders but Japan fights until bombing Hitler surrenders on April 30 and Germany surrenders on the 7th. This doesn't stop the fact that several bombs were still planned to attack Britain. Meanwhile, Japan did not have a reason to surrender yet. This of course prompted the American use of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan then surrenders within the week on August 14.