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Unit 8: World War 11

"World War II made war reputable because it was a just war. I wouldn't have missed it for anything. You know how many other just wars there have been? Not many. And the guys I served with became my brothers."
KURT VONNEGUT, JR., Rolling Stone, Aug. 24, 2001

“Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war: neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or fascist dictatorship, or a parliament or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peace makers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
- Hermann Goering; German politician, military leader, founder of the Gestapo,
​Head of the Luftwaffe, and leading member of the Nazi party

Unit 8 Essential Questions:

1.  How are freedom and democracy threatened during times of peace/war?
2. What do people look for in a leader?
3. What factors make fanatic political parties successful?
4. Does "appeasement" make an aggressor more aggresive?
5. How influential was the US to determining the outcome of the war?
6. What responsibility does America have to countries in conflict?
7.  Is it ever justified to use a weapon of mass destruction?
8.  
Did World War II make World War III impossible, impractical or inevitable?
9. How is propaganda used to influence attitudes and opinions during World War II?
10.  How did the outcome of World War II set the stage for geopolitical interactions throughout the 20th and 21st centuries?


Unit 8 Resources:

Unit 6 - Google Drive - World War II
KAHOOT! Review Link #1
KAHOOT! Review Link #2

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