Tag: WW2

  • D-Day 80 Years Later

    Remembering D-Day: Its Impact on World War II and the Politics of the Allied Powers June 6, 1944, is a date etched in history as D-Day, the day when Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion ever seen. Over 156,000 troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations stormed the…

  • Teaching WW2: War Crimes, Genocide , and Crimes Against Humanity

    Today in 1945, the War trials began in Nuremberg, Germany. These events would shed light on the atrocities designed and perpetrated by Nazi Leadership. However, the actions of other nations must also be addressed and discussed.

  • Remembering World War 2: Normandy Beach

    I remember in the eighth grade having to pick a book about a moment in history and creating a diaroma of the main idea. I worked for weeks reading The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan. Then with my mom, 2 cans of  spray paint, a packet of 50 little army men and some sand, we…

  • USH Unit 06 Review Notes

    Here are the screen shots from class today.

  • US History Ut 06: World War 2 and Cold War

    This unit will concentrate on the events leading up to WW2 and during the 195o’s. This is how the US respond to external forces of Totalitarianism and Communism. WW2 Note Outline  Google Doc WW2 Note Slides   Google Slides Cold War Notes   Google Doc Cold War Slides   Google Slides Follow the jump to…

  • Book Review: Hiroshima

    Hiroshima by John Hersey My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I first read Hiroshima, as a junior in high school, my thoughts traveled to images of war torn towns. The violence of Saving Private Ryan had not yet been unleashed, but we knew violence as a concept not a whole. I am a child…