Image Essential Question Revised: How will you

present?

Why did the dictators do what they did? Why do some countries develop totalitarian
governments while other countries become
democratic?

Why do dictatorships flourish during times

of depression?

What was Hitlers main motive to start the war? Does appeasement always (sometimes, or
never) make an an aggressor more
aggressive?

How important was it for both sides to win these Although Germany might seem to have the
battles of war?
upper hand in this battle, what makes
Britain the greater threat?

What do you think you would have done as a Jew Why is genocide even possible?
during this time ?

What effect did the attack on Pearl Harbor have on Would America mobilize for war with the
WWII? same intensity if not attacked?

Does the United States have the right to put a Is it ever appropriate for the U.S. to limit the
group of people in internment camps? liberty of its citizens in time of war?

What do you know about Zoot Suit Riots? Do you Do people have a responsibility to respond
agree with it? to injustice?

Is the use of nuclear weapons necessary? when and how is it appropriate to use
power?
 Are nuclear weapons acceptable tools of
warfare?
Is it ever justified to use a weapon of mass
destruction?

Is it womens role to take over when men go to What does it mean to be an American during
war? WWII?

What is necessary to defeat Japan by island How did the role of the U.S. in world affairs
hopping? change as a result of World War II?

Was D-Day necessary to win the war? What cost is worth the price of victory?
Image Essential Question Revised Y or N How will you present?

How did these dictators rise to the Y

level of power they achieved?

Why didnt anyone stop hitler from his Y (Does appeasement always
leadership? (sometimes or never) make an
aggressor more aggressive?

Did Hitler winning many battles affect Y

other countries and soldier thinking?

To what extend does something have Why is genocide even possible?

to be considered Genocide?

When is war worth it? No

To what degree can the govt violate No

civil liberties during wartime?

How does war affect the views that No

people have of each other's cultures?

Why did President Truman choose to Yes

have the American military invade
Japan?

Is the atomic bomb too powerful for No

one nation to have ?

Why did the world go against the Yes

triple alliance?