D-Day Letter

Hey everyone. Today we talked about leadership and courage of the soldier during World War II. We discussed the Allied Powers' strategy in Europe in three phases: the invasion in North Africa (1942), the invasion of Italy (1943), and the invasion of France (1944). After the invasion of Normandy, the Allies began to push their way to Germany.

We watched a documentary on the invasion of Normandy. Many American soldiers died in the attack. Your homework is to take the role of the government and write a letter to a family member of a soldier who had died during the invasion. What words of consolation would the letter say? How would you describe the soldier aid the family to cope?

Have a great weekend everyone!

~Mr. Mazur

WWII on the Home Front

Hey everyone. Today we learned about how fear can cause people to react in a certain way. We mainly focused on Pearl Harbor, and how Americans distrusted Japanese Americans after the attacks. We discussed the Japanese internment camps after the war (why they were used, the conditions within the camps, the effects of these camps).
Now I want to focus on other aspects in the United States during WWII. For homework, please read pp.768-774 in your textbooks. These pages will discuss women working in the factories, the transition of factories from consumer goods to weapons, and the decline of the Great Depression. Please outline as you are reading. We will discuss in the beginning of next class. We will begin talking about WWII battles next class.
Have a great day!

~Mr. Mazur

Pearl Harbor Research

Hey everyone! Today we talked about American neutrality before World War II and the idea of isolationism. We discussed that the United States and Germany were involved with an undeclared naval war with each other before we actually entered World War II. The ironic part is that the attack that got us involved did not come from Germany, it came from Japan.

For homework, you are to write three formal paragraphs on the attack of Pearl Harbor. This is what I want you to include for each paragraph:

I. Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor? Why did they feel like this was a good idea?
II. What happened at Pearl Harbor? Describe the actual attack for me.
III. What were the effects of the attack? How many people died? How many ships were destroyed? What was the outcome?

USE OTHER SOURCES OTHER THAN THE TEXTBOOK. I want you to research this.

This is going to be worth 15 points.

Have a great Spring Break!

~Mr. Mazur

Holocaust Test

Hey everyone. Our test for the unit is going to be on Tuesday (B Day) and Wednesday (A Day) of next week. Please complete the study guide for that day. Have a great week!

~Mr. Mazur