Friday, April 20, 2012

Friday, April 20: Allied Victory

Student Objective: Analyze major military events of WWII, including the Battle of Midway, the US military advancement through the Pacific Islands, the Bataan Death March, the invasion of Normandy, fighting the war on multiple fronts . . .


1. Finish yesterday's vocabulary and submit it here.
2. Add these major Allied victory battles to your map, "Hitler's Aggressions" ; mark them with a star.  Use p. 468 to note their location.

  • Normandy
  • Battle of the Bulge
  • Battle of Stalingrad
*** One of these 3 battles caused Germany to surrender  Read "The War in Europe Ends with Germany's Surrender" on p. 471 to find out which one!.   Note it by using a different colored star than the other 2 battles.  These battles need to be added to your key.  When finished, submit your map here.


3. Watch this video about America's justification for dropping a second A-Bomb.  (The first was dropped on Hiroshima; this video explains the bombing of Nagasaki.)  Answer the questions in the form below and then submit!







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