- What perspective is the author giving?Holocaust survivors. historians
- Is the author a reliable source?yes, because survivors discussed their personal experience during this time. they are primary sources.
- Did the author use evidence to support their claims/arguments about the topic?yes, because they gave us statistics about people who died; events, visuals, pictures and videos of the event.
- Was the information given in the text logical/reasonable? yes, because it discusses important historical events during WW1
- Why do you think the author wrote the way they did? Gave info about the atrocities of the Holocaust. Learning slowly about how to prevent past mistakes.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Causes of World War
- treaty of Versailles, unfair to Germany
-Great depression caused the world wide suffering especially in Europe
-failure of appeasement bullies take advantage of weak democracies
-government controls all aspect of society:
public and private two main types:
right wing dictator ship that emphasizes the nation over the individual; allows private property and capitalism
Nazism:facism with extreme racism added
communism
muleft wing dictatorship with no private property; everything is owned by the collectivetotaliration leaders during ww2
mussolini,italyHilter, germany
tojo, japan
communist:stalin, USSR
Notes
-wanted all jewish people gone
- thought war was good for jewish people
Goals for japan:
-gain access to natural causes resources
-gain access to cheap labor
-remove western powers
Thursday, January 14, 2016
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Questions for FDR’s ‘Quarantine the Aggressors’ speech
Look at the title of the speech: Which countries/people is FDR speaking about when he refers to the aggressors? (Think about what you learned in World History and what we’ve discussed previously.)
- he refers to the people who are the attackers or the aggressors.
Look at paragraphs three and four: How does FDR describe the current state of the world? Pull at least three phrases out of his speech he uses to support his views.
-invasion of alien territory on violation of treaties
-nations claiming freedom for themselves deny it to others.
Look at paragraph six: According to FDR, how should nations best use their resources? What is happening in the 1930’s worldwide that makes rebuilding necessary?
- instead of focusing on the war people should focus on rebuilding the economy
Look at paragraphs seven and eight: Explain how FDR uses a medical analogy to describe the spread of violence during the 1930’s.
- FDR is saying war should be stopped.
Look over the entire speech: Summarize FDR’s purpose for giving this speech. Include at least two quotes from the speech that supports your opinion of the purpose.
- to avoid involvement in war
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