World History Homework Twelve

World History Homework Twelve
Instructor: Andy Schlafly

Read the lecture.

You can substitute in a question from honors into your regular assignment, if you are not in honors. You can also substitute in a question raised from class or the lecture.

1. World War II: when, where, who and why? Explain.

2. Compare and contrast communism and fascism, with at least two examples of how they are similar and two examples of how they differ.

3. Why do you think Hitler and his supporters killed so many people? Explain.

4. Discuss the effect of communism spreading to China.

5. Describe any aspect of the Cold War or the Korean War.

6. How did technological advances or insights help the Allied forces? Be specific.

7. Should the United States have entered World War II? Discuss.

Honors Questions (answer any 3 in addition to the above questions)

H1. Why did genocide tragically kill so many more people in the 20th century than in the rest of world history combined?

H2. The "Enigma". Explain and comment.

H3. Was it right for Churchill not to warn a town about a German bombing if he knew the town would be bombed?

H4. History does "repeat itself." Give an example based on the lecture.

H5. Your view of the United Nations, please?

H6. Was General MacArthur right or wrong in the Korean War?

H7. Explain how the Enigma was broken (decoded), and how the Allied forces used that information successfully.

H8. Write about any aspect of the lecture.