ATOMIC BOMB CONTROVERSY

Due April 25/April 26

Read "July 1945:  The Moment of Decision" and highlight and annotate the following:

1. The initial US strategy for ending the war in the Pacific.
2.  The members of the advisory panel.
3.  Key aspects of each of the 6 "critical" factors the panel was using to decide whether or to use the atomic bomb.
4.  Important sentences in the Potsdam Declaration that help you understand other possible reasons to use the atomic bomb.

NEW DUE DATE FOR FINISHED EXHIBIT

The new date for your group's exhibit is Wednesday, April 20/Thursday April 21.

You will 1/2 the period on April 18/April 19

Below is the instruction sheet for the exhibit:

docs.google.com/document/d/1UiraLvHbo_LHWqrvNgrn4GFVsO-opcBpmm58KkZiRaM/edit
s://docs.google.com/document/d/1UiraLvHbo_LHWqrvNgrn4GFVsO-opcBpmm58KkZiRaM/edit
docs.google.com/document/d/1frwEEy1MdmCP8saOQJnHaBPwDRny2Aj9FEqhPCmJRL8/edit

s://docs.google.com/document/d/1UiraLvHbo_LHWqrvNgrn4GFVsO-opcBpmm58KkZiRaM/edit

FINISH QUESTIONS ON EXCERPTS 5,6,7,8, AND 9

Due April 12, April 13

Answer the questions in the Source Packet for excerpts 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

KOREMATSU VS. US

Due Thursday, April 7/Monday April 11

Find an article that provides additional information about Fred Koermatsu's law suit against the United States government.  This information could pertain to the reasons for his arrest, his objections to his arrest on Constitutional grounds, the views of the Supreme Court justices in 1944 and the views of the Supreme Court justices in the 1980's.  Be prepared to share the article.

EXCERPTS FROM SOURCE PACKET

Due Thursday, April 7/Monday April 11

Read Sources 1, 2, 3, and 4.  The source packet is linked below:

docs.google.com/document/d/1tsA5M4hJzt5I_mHVKMkX03go7O4DkLVsM-tjfTkV8SY/edit

Answer questions for Sources 1, 2, 3, and 4.  Questions are linked below:

docs.google.com/document/d/1lAo0Lz_up6TMsUDqiJ-aZD-ZVW5T5inYFbPgmeFI4_c/edit

TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS LEADING TO WAR AND US INVOLVEMENT

Timeline should have been turned in along with homework on actions taken leading to war on April 4th.

REASONS FOR US ENTRY IN WWII

Due March 30/March 31

Fill out the following worksheet on the reasons for US Entry in WWII. Click on link below.

/docs.google.com/document/d/1oegLDryS1VdxANMjNhs4PcX1W1u981UN-zK3spsntb4/edit



Use chapter 34 from the History Alive Textbook.  Use your online subscription to work on this assignment at home.

There was a slide show presentation on key terms.  Please come to Flex on Wednesday to get the definitions.  If you like you can define/describe them yourself.

* Isolationism
* Totalitarianism
* Fascism
* Nazism
* Militarism
*Appeasement
* New Order in East Asia