"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Congressional Speech
December 8, 1941
Congressional Speech
December 8, 1941
...and with those words, America entered one of its bloodiest, longest wars in its history, World War II. This week we move beyond the attack on Pearl Harbor and discuss not only our involvement in the conflict, but the controversial ending - dropping the Atomic Bomb...
Expect a QUIZ this week!
TEST NEXT WEEK!!!
***THIS TIME KNOW THE FIRST 18 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS!***
Yes, their first and last name as well as the dates of their administration...
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DUE next Monday (March 24th):
DEADLINE: due next MONDAY! (March 24th)
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With recent events in Crimea we will be writing a COMPARISON/CONTRAST essay for our CURRENTS assignment this week - considering Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939, how does it compare with Putin's "invasion" of regions in the Ukraine this month?
The essay will be due NEXT THURSDAY. Click here for the assignment sheet and rubric for this assignment. _________________________________________
DON'T FORGET YOUR
The assignment we discussed last week is available here, in case you need the RUBRIC or INSTRUCTIONS (if you lost your copy and need to make another one). BE CREATIVE - provide at least TWO MAJOR EVENTS from each President's Administration time period - and HAVE FUN!!!
DUE: Thursday, May 15
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