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=**INTRODUCTION TO WORLD WAR II**= As students of the global community, it is imperative that we understand how and why the world is the way it is in the 21st century. To do this, an understanding and comprehension of world events is paramount, and what is more, those events that have most dramatically and drastically changed the course of history. With this in mind, in particular, we will be studying the events of World War II, with a key focus on the following: Pearl Harbor, D-Day, and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki We will front load pertinent information about Europe prior to and during World War II including the economic, cultural, and political factors involved. For all given purposes, the entire continent was struggling with a massive economic depression. In particular, Germany was hit the worst with unemployment close to 40% in some places. Per the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was assigned almost exclusively the fault and burden of World War I. As a result, anger and resentment was high against Germany. In Germany, an up and coming and highly controversial politician by the name of Adolf Hitler was leading uprisings to attempt to establish Germany as a major European and global contender. During this time, Italy was experimenting with Fascism, and Russia with Communism. Students will be utilizing educational videos from You Tube, class website, various RSS feeds and more...
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