Unit 8 - WWII

Monday 5/9/16
Homework:
Read from Keylor 185-190 - Starting at Allied Plans for Liberated Europe, ending at The Destruction of the European Jews
Read from Spielvogel 861-864 - Starting at Aftermath of the War, ending at Emergence of the Cold War​
You do not need to take notes. However, you do need to answer the following questions...

• What are the differences between Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam?
• What is the difference between the two author's opinions regarding the events?
• Which of the three conferences was had the most impact based on what you read?

Either print or have a way to read in class tomorrow - Nuremberg Overview
Due Tuesday  5/10/16
Prepare HW packets from Unit 8 - They are due at the beginning of the period on Tuesday 5/10 (not including the read that is due tomorrow)

Daily Activities:
Unit 8 Exam - Part 2

Journal Entry:
None

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Friday 5/6/16
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Unit 8 Exam - Part 1
Study Guide

Journal Entry: 
None

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Thursday 5/5/16
Homework:
Study for exam

Daily Activities:
Review Eastern Holocaust
WWII as total war 
Overall impact of the war

Reviewed for exam

Journal Entry:

1. World War II was more of a total war than WWI - Refute or support with evidence from your homework or prior knowledge. 
2. Overall, what impact did WWII have on Europe?

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Wednesday 5/4/16
Homework:
Read through the Eastern Holocaust PowerPoint, and figure out what the differences between the Western and Eastern Holocaust. 
Due Thursday 5/5/16

Daily Activities:

• Eastern Holocaust
• Jewish Resistance or cooperation
• Discussion regarding the US's actions at the liberation of Dachau

Journal Entry:
In what ways did Jews resist or cooperate with Nazi's during WWII?

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Tuesday 5/3/16
Homework:

Read and take notes from Spielvogel 855-859

• Start at The Home Front and end at The Bombing of Japan: The Atomic Bomb

Either print and bring or have a way to read US Massacre at Dachau
Battles project participation sheets
Due Wednesday 5/4/16​​

Daily Activities:

• Ardennes Offensive
• Firebombing of Dresden
• Fall of Berlin
• Band of Brothers

Journal Entry:
​None

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Monday 5/2/16
​Homework:
Pick and critically read either Jewish Resistance or Cooperation 
Due Tuesday 5/3/16

Daily Activities:
Gaelic Football Thing

Journal Entry:
None

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Friday 4/29/16
Homework:
Critically read the following documents

• Gaelic Sports History
• Anglo Irish Summary

Due Monday 5/2/16

Daily Activities:

• Italian campaign
• Operation Citadel & the Red Army’s advance West
• Operation Overlord - Opening scene to Saving Private Ryan
• Operation Market Garden

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Journal Entry:
None

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Thursday 4/28/16
Homework:
Read and take notes from Keylor 181-185
Finish Reading article handed out in class. If you weren't in class select one of the five articles from yesterdays homework and read it. 
Due Friday 4/29/16

Daily Activities:
All Social Studies

• French Resistance during WWII - Whole Class
• Battle of Britain & Operation Sea Lion
• Operation 25 & Operation Marita
• Operation Barbarossa, the Siege of Leningrad, and the Battle of Stalingrad​

• Eastern Holocaust - Whole Class
• Battle of the Baltic – Baltic Offensive (German) & Baltic Operation (USSR)
• Battle of El-Alamein & Operation Torch

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​​Journal Entry:​
​What happened to people who resisted the Nazis during WWII? Don't just say they went to jail or were killed. 

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Wednesday 4/27/16
Homework:
Read and take notes from Keylor pages 175 - 181
Critically read Einsatzgruppen Account
Either print or have a way to read your assigned article for class tomorrow - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
All due Thursday 4/28/16

​Daily Activities:
All Lit
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​Journal Entry:
None

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Tuesday 4/26/16
Homework:
Critically read French Resistance Account
Due Wednesday 4/27/16

​Daily Activities:

• Finish Case White
• Phony War & the Winter War
• Operation Weserübung
• Case Yellow & Case Red, Operation Dynamo, and the rest of the Battle of France
• Battle of the Atlantic

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Journal Entry:
​None

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Monday 4/25/16
Homework:
Read and take notes from Keylor pages 170-175 

• End at Mediterranean Diversions
• Due Tuesday 4/26/16

​Daily Activities:
Checked battles projects and had time to practice

Journal Entry: 
None

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Friday 4/22/16
Homework:
Work on Battles Project

Daily Activity:
Finished causes of WWII & Briefly went over who's who of WWII

​Journal Entry:

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Thursday 4/21/16
Homework:
Work on Battles Project

Daily Activity:
Battles Project workday - Laptop carts in class, bring your own device if you want.
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Journal Entry:
​None

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Wednesday 4/20/16
Homework:
Battles Project & Who's who of WWII
Daily Activities:
Battles Project workday - Laptop carts in class, bring your own device if you want.

Journal Entry:
None

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Tuesday 4/19/16
Homework:
Battles Project & Who's who of WWII

Daily Activities:

• Lead up to WWII
  • Lebensraum 
  • Spanish Civil War
  • Molotov - Ribbnetrop Pact
• Official causes of WWII
• Introduce WWII Battles Project
  • Battles Project
  • Battles Project Rubric
  • Group Score Sheet 

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Journal Entry:
Why did Germany and Italy get involved in Spain’s Civil War?

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Monday 4/18/16
Homework:
Complete the following

• WWII films permission slip - Due Tuesday 4/19/16
• Read and take notes from Spielvogel 819 - 822 (Start at Dictatorship in the Iberian Peninsula and end at The Expansion of Mass Culture and Mass Leisure)
• Start Who's Who of WWII - Due Friday 4/22/16
  
  • Axis
    
  • Allies
    
  • Read and research each of the people included on this list, make sure you fill in the blanks. If you don't want to write your answers on the sheets you can write them on your own paper, just make sure you give each person a heading. We will briefly cover them in class on Friday.

Daily Activities:
Post assessment

Journal Entry:
None