Introduction
Welcome! Today you are navigating through the end of World War II. World War II has ended in the European theater with the surrender of Nazi Germany. Now figure out what happens next.
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Task
You are going to research what happens after World War II ended in the European theater. The time period is May 1945-September 1945. Write answers on a blank sheet of paper. Turn in. Only use links in Process Tab.
1. Create a timeline of events using the Internet. Feb. 1945- end of 1945. Write only the event. Do not write all of it. Example: February 1945: Yalta Conference
2. Research Hiroshima. Provide a paragraph (4 sentences) explaining the event.
3. Research Nagasaki. Provide a paragraph (4 sentences) explaining the event.
4. Listen to Truman announcing Japanese surrender. Write one quote from that recording.
5. What happened to Jimmie Kayana's family in the video? Link provided.
6. Japanese-American Relocation Questions
1. When were they established?
2. Which President enforced it and what executive order did he use?
3. Why were Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps?
4. Who was John DeWitt?
5. Where were the relocation centers?
7. Play around with Nuke Map Atomic Bomb Simulator.
Process
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/world-war-ii-timeline/ Timeline
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima Hiroshima
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Hiroshima
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki Nagasaki
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/speeches/truman-announces-japans-surrender Truman Speech
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/videos Jimmy video
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation Japanese Internment Camps
Evaluation
Answer all questions correctly = 100
Conclusion
We are finished with World War II. Now for a test. :)