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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tuesday, February 15

*I checked last night's homework (Pearl Harbor reading and questions) today in class, so if you were absent make sure to show me your completed homework ASAP. We discussed and watched about 20 minutes of quality documentary footage on the lead up and attack at Pearl Harbor.

B Period met for long block and got another reading and questions, this is not homework for C, E and G tonight!

Homework:

Reading, Winning the Second World War (title is link)

Take notes on the following terms and address the following questions:

  1. Outline examples given of the reading's point that, "The Second World War marked a turning point in the lives of millions of Americans."
  2. The reading states that, "wartime relations among the U.S., Great Britain and the Soviet Union ran hot and cold." Explain why that was and give examples, including the Second Front Controversy.
  3. The Tehran Conference
  4. D-Day
  5. The Battle of Midway
  6. The Battle of Guadalcanal
  7. The Battle of Iwo Jima
  8. The Battle of Okinawa
  9. The Manhattan Project
  10. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  11. What factors went into the U.S. decision to use the Atomic Bomb?

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