Wednesday, February 16

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?