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Video Guide:

America’s Time: Civilians at War, 1941-1945

1. Describe “The Blitz” during the Battle of Britain.

2. a. How did the German Blitzkrieg redefine “total war?”

b. How was this similar yet different from General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” during the American Civil War?

3. Approximately how many people died during WWII? How many were civilians?

4. On what date and in what country did WWII begin? _________________________

5. Germany’s aggressive behavior stemmed from its desire for __________ __________ for its new Nazi Empire.

6. Germany sought to _________ Slavic people of Eastern Europe because they were __________ __________.

7. Who sat at the bottom of Hitler’s “Racial Scale?”

8. Describe “life” in the Concentration camps.

9. What occurred during the “Rape of Nanjing?”

10. Is the use of human weapons, such as the Japanese “kamikaze” and the Islamic-Fundamentalist suicide bomber, an acceptable military combat strategy? Why/why not?

11. What happened at Dresden, Germany? “The allies were not justified in conducting such air strikes on German cities.” Agree/disagree? Why/Why not?

12. What other options did the U.S. consider besides dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? Was this decision the best course of action for the desired outcome? Why/why not?

13. In what way(s) did the dropping of the atomic bomb affect the growing Cold War tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

14. “Leaders of belligerent nations should not be held responsible for “crimes against humanity” committed during war.” Agree or disagree? Why/why not?

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