An incident at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 triggered a full-scale massacre between Japan and China.

Japan joined Germany and Italy in establishing the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo….

Throughout our time studying the Second World War, many topics have been covered. Write a paragraph on what topic (or topics) stood out to you. Why did this topic(s) grab your attention?

What Act banned the sale of weapons to warring nations?

Discuss Treblinka in Poland. What was this place? What occurred there? Thinking deeply, reflect by sharing your thoughts on what happened on Treblinka’s grounds. 

What horror did American soldiers discover upon reaching the interior of Germany in April of 1945?

Who stated this quote? What is the meaning behind the words? What is your opinion on the text?  “When we come together to talk, or otherwise to act in common, can each one of us be aware of the subtle fear and pleasure sensations that “block” his ability to listen freely? Without this awareness, the injunction to listen to the whole of what is said will have little meaning. But if each one of us can give full attention to what is actually “blocking” communication while he is also attending properly to the content of what is communicated, then we may be able to create something new between us, something of very special significance for bringing to an end the at present insoluble problems of the individual and society.”

What are your thoughts concerning America’s use of the atomic bomb on Japan? (List the names of the bombs and approximate casualties).  

In what way did the Chinese civil war prove significant for the cold war?

After the Spanish-American war, the United States granted the Philippines independence.