The Causes, Conduct, And Consequences Of World War II

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This module guides you through the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War II. It is important to understand the dynamics of the war and how it changed the United States and its position in the world. The war and its aftermath will also define the origins of the Cold War, the East-West conflict over ideas and spheres of influence that will last for half a century. It is important to pay particular attention to how the war was ended, both militarily and politically. The security of the United States, its defense policy and spending, and its domestic character will all be greatly affected and will serve as a backdrop for our discussion of the conformity of the 1950s, the rebellion of the 1960s, and the conservative resurgence that will take place in the late 1970s.
Here are some reminders that will help you achieve success this week.
The module lectures and Author Insight videos are a good place to start:
Chapter 26, Author Insight Video
The Efforts of President Roosevelt and the Allies to Shape the Postwar World | View Transcript
Chapter 27, Author Insight Video
Containing Communism | View Transcript
PowerPoints for Chapters 26 & 27
Chapter 26 PowerPoint
Chapter 27 PowerPoint
For your Critical Thinking essay this week, you will choose to write about why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb or about the 1959 Kitchen Debate.
You will also submit your Portfolio bibliography, which is a major milestone for your Portfolio Project.
Required
Chapter 26 and 27 in America: A Narrative History.
African American Odyssey. (2008). The depression, new deal and World War II. Library of Congress. Retrieved from http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart8.html.
Gruver, E. (2005). FDR at Yalta. American History, 40(1), 44-50.
National World War II Museum. (n.d.) Take a closer look: America goes to war. Retrieved from http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/america-goes-to-war.html.
Richmond, Y. (2009). The 1959 kitchen debate. Russian Life, 52(4), 42.
Recommended
CNN. (1998). Cold War: From Yalta to Malta. Retrieved from http://web.archive.org/web/20081217154418/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war
Nichols, T. (2015, August 6). No other choice: Why Truman dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. The National Interest. Retrieved from http://nationalinterest.org/feature/no-other-choice-why-truman-dropped-the-atomic-bomb-japan-13504