April 24th, 2012 by Patterson
Question: Under what circumstances is war justified?
Hitler’s Lightening War
Japan’s Pacific Campaign: Research why, if Japan attacked Pearl Habor, why didn’t we attack Japan right away and instead attack Germany at Normandy, France? Want to interact with history about Pearl Harbor? Check out http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
Interactive map on the Pacific Campaign
History Channel Videos on WWII
The Holocaust: The Holocaust 2012, The Last Days of Auschwitz article with related articles, Stay together always by elie wiesel, Mass grave uncovers Nazi victims Does this issue exist today? Listen to the following news story from NPR- Greek Unease Fuels Rise of Far Right ‘Golden Dawn’
The European Advancement: View the following clips from the history channel in the following order and Summarize the allied campaign and the events that led to surrender. D-Day Deception; D-Day Invasion of Normandy; Allied Advance Stalls on Normandy; Hitler’s Military Blunders; Battle of the Bulge; Concentration Camp Liberation; Manhattan Project; Coroners Report Atomic Bomb.
The attack on Japan: PBS Victory in the Pacific
Listen to the groups’ projects and take notes of the details to support that the bombing was justified or not justified. Although the project thesis may be ‘against’ or that ‘the bombing was justified,’ the group may provide evidence to argue the opposite position.
Molly’s Group- Against the Bomb
Aidan’s Group- Against the Bombing
Luke’s Group- The Bombing was Justified
Maleek’s Group- The Bomb was Justified
Ilan’s Group- The Bombing was Unjustified
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March 12th, 2012 by Patterson
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November 15th, 2011 by Patterson
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October 17th, 2011 by Patterson
Toussaint L’Ouveture-PBS Egalite 42 seconds and Vimeo’s Film on Toussaint 15 minute
Otto von Bismark- Teachertube video 3 minute
Simon Bolivar- Video from Conard Library shown in class (30 minutes)
Guisseppe Garibaldi- CBS News Report 1:30 minutes
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October 6th, 2011 by Patterson
You project assignment is HERE. Using the databases while you are at school will be key to covering the assignment in depth. Outside school, feel free to use all other sources. The more you collect and digest, the more you will know. The following databases are accessible from outside school with a library card.
Biography in Context- Multiple biographical articles from books & periodicals for each individual.
World History in Context- Books, journals, periodicals, primary documents, maps, multi-media & more.
Britannica Online- Basic information on all academic topics, written by experts. Results displayed at different reading levels
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October 3rd, 2011 by Patterson
Check out this cool song and artwork about the French Revolution from musician/artist- Jeffrey Lewis. It is a great review.
Also this link to a little cartoon of Napoleon might be of help.
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