Friday, March 4

In-Class:
We used the following documents, Japanese Internment and Military Segregation During WWII to respond to and discuss these questions:

1. Who are the authors of these documents? Who is the authors’ audience(s)?
2. What is the authors’ purpose in the documents? What are the documents’ main ideas
3. What do you think the reasoning was behind the government actions or policies described in these documents? Were these actions or policies justified? What is the proper balance between respect for rights and freedoms and concern for national security during wartime?

Homework: Begin outlining for the IN-CLASS ESSAY test next TUESDAY, March 8

In-Class Essay Prompt and Info Hand-out

As promised, here are links to several major speeches tha may help you define what is meant by "fighting for democracy":

FDR's Arsenal of Democracy Speech

FDR's Four Freedoms Speech

Eisenhower's D-Day Message to the Troops