World History: The End Justify the Means?

Directions: To determine the righteousness of using the Atomic Bomb, you will be looking at competing sources on this issue. Below are two articles on the topic.  You will read the "Yes" article on Friday and finish it up as Homework over the weekend. The "No" article will be read in class on Monday.

Yes, the End Justified the Means - Read and Answer the Qs in your notebooks

No, the End Did Not Justify the Means

US History: From Hot War to Cold War

Directions: Using the website, fill in your table with information about the contributions, reactions, and responses by each side (US & USSR) to each early Cold War event.

Website: Early Cold War Events

World History: Night Fishbowl Activity

US History: The A Bomb Debate - Justified or Morally Wrong?

Directions: Here you will find information about our debate taking place on Tuesday. Below are a number of links to help you out including the project information sheet handed out in class, the questions I will ask of each group, and a big research fact file that will assist you in your research full of Primary and Secondary source material.

Project Information Document

Questions I Will Ask

Research Fact File

Psychology: Cultural Perception & You

Directions: Choose any 4 Cultural Groups we've focused on in class on Monday (the activity we worked on) and conduct research in the following areas:

• The History Behind the Cultural Group
• The Perceptions people outside of this group hold about people within this Cultural Group

For each one, you will also identify personal assessments about you and how each Cultural Group has effected you in the following ways:

• How each Cultural Group has effected your perception of the world around you
• How you would like to be perceived by others (outside of this cultural group) 

Generation Me Article

For Example: 
Generation Me/Millennials
History: Seek out information that will give you historical information the makeup of the generation; how Generation Me contributes to society; the general behavioral patterns of the Generation; information on: political affiliations; favored career paths; impact social media has had
The Perceptions Outsiders Hold: Look for information on what other generations think about Generation Me. What do Baby Boomers (Born 1943-1964) and Generation Xers (Born 1965-1979) think of Generation Me?
Effect on You: This will depend of course on what you find and who you are...but the idea here is to look and see how connected you are to your Generation and identify how much of an impact it has had on your perceptions 
How You Want To Be Perceived: This too will depend on what you uncover and how you want to be perceived by others in relation to your Generation. But ask yourself how you would want the older generations to perceive you and your Generation

This process will take time, but you need to start today and not waste your time.  I suggest you all choose Generation Me/Millennials as one of your Cultural Groups and use my guide to assist you in finding out information.  This way you can share sources and interpret information together.  

US History: Japanese Internment & Executive Order 9066

Directions: Use the website below to learn more about Japanese Internment. Go through each module, looking at the primary and secondary sources. In a Google Drive document, answer the below writing prompts. Use evidence from the exhibit to shape your answers.

Smithsonian Online Exhibit

Writing Prompts: USE EVIDENCE FROM THE EXHIBIT!
1. Describe the process of interning the Japanese complete with the reasons and justifications by the Federal government.
2. Describe the experience of those in the camp system.  What was life like? Besides the environmental changes, how did this system alter the lives of those interned? How did life remain the same?
3. How did the Japanese demonstrate their loyalty to America? Describe their service in the military when they were allowed to join.