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=**World War II**=



Essential Questions:
 * Do Hard times create strong leaders?
 * Hard times seems like a opportunity to the people who had strong leadership.
 * How can war effect people in different ways?
 * War bring death to people and destroy people's home. War is disaster, even worst.
 * Is Appeasement an effective strategy?
 * Appeasement might be an strategy, but it would not work long and take a effective.
 * Did the end of the war bring peace or more conflict?
 * The end of War could bring both of peace and conflict, it just led to a half and half situation. The winner of war would ask for treaty or deal, in which probably lead to other conflict.

1 Axis Aggression What reasons inspire the aggression? What was the Axie power? What was the secret deal Germany had with Italy?

2 The Allied Response Who was in charge the American force during WW2? What is the turning point in the Soviet Union? What form the Allies force?

3 The Holocaust What was the Final Solution? What was a ghetto? How did the Nazi treated Jews?

4 The end of the War What is the D-Day? What is the V-E Day? What is the V-J Day? and what come out as a result? Who suggest the idea of the United Nations?

**Overview of the War** : 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**

A copy of the dialectical journal can be found here..... [|Dialectical journal on WWII Interactive site.doc]
 * 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







Headlines on WWII:

1939: The Invasion of German started

During the 1939, the German leader Hitler started his plan of invasion on other countries, later led to the Battle of the Atlantic, and Ribbentrop Pact had sign between the Soviet Union and Germany to help each other on their plan of invasion.

1940: Germany invaded multiple countries

Germany's combination of fast armored tank on land, and superiority in the air, made a unified attacking force that was both innovative and effective. The invasion had continues and expands.

1941: The Attack on Pearl Harbor

The continental Europe was under control by Nazi in 1941. Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, on 7 December. USA joined the WWII as the result.

1942: USA stronger than Japan

US sea-aircraft destroyed the Japan carriers and a cruiser, make a turning point of the Pacific War.

1943: Operation Overlord force German to defense

The Germany troops could not defeat the air superiority.

1945: The War almost end The death of German leader Hitler led to the German Surrendered. The USA dropped the atomic onto Hiroshima and Nagasaki which led to the Japan surrendered.