World+War+II

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?

Quick Video on the Causes of WWII: Watch it and formulate some ideas on how the war began

**You Ask the Questions activity:**
What led to a civil war in Germany? Why didn't anyone try to stop Hitler? What reasons did Japan have for attacking Pearl Harbor?
 * Section 1**

Was the United States one of the first countries to enter the war? Was the war in North Africa and Italy separate from World War II? Were there many battles on the islands?
 * Section 2**

What made Hitler believe that everything was at fault of the Jews? How were these Jews saved? Did the Holocaust ever prove anything to Hitler?
 * Section 3**

How did the war end? Who ended it? Did the United States want to get back at Japan with Hiroshima? What happened post war?
 * Section 4**


 * [[file:Dialectical+journal+on+WWII+Interactive+site.docx]] ||




 * Based on your markup, write a summary for each year's event in your wiki.

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Headlines on WWII:

1939: Germany has excessive amounts of agression post-WWI which lead to issues in Europe. They are drawn into the war with the help of Russia.

1940: France surrenders and the Brittish continue fighting in order to be victorious.

1941: The attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor brings the start of the pacific war.

1942: The allied powers work together in order to fight in the Pacific war. Also, news surfaces of the mistreatment of Jews by the Nazis.

1943: Mussolini flees after being defeated and Russia begins operation overload. While Russia was becomming more powerful, Germany was falling.

1945: Concentration camps were being liberated and the European war was over. However, the pacific war then continued. In an attempt of payback, the US dropped two atomic bombs over Japan.