Today, we started class by completing our timeline by adding how the US got involved with the war. We added that the USA didn't enter the League of Nations even though it created it in 1920. In 1937 Roosevelt dismisses neutrality and invades Japan and also in 1937, Cash 'n Carry policy- along with other neutrality acts- was passed, in 1940 the USA limits its oil to Japan and FDR enacts draft bill, and in 1941 we pass the Lend-Lease act and ultimately joine the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
After finally finishing our timeline, we gathered quotes, facts, and other information from our timelines and other worksheets to put on the "History Content Analysis and Final Argument Tool" sheet to use for our CER's... that was the only worksheet we were allowed to have when we worked on our CER's. After silently spending time on gathering information for about what felt like 20 minutes, we (surprisingly) completed our CER's. The essential question was, "Discuss both domestic and foreign policies and events that led up to WWII". My claim for this question was, "The domestic and foreign policies and events that led to WWII were Hitlers Nazi party coming into power due to the Treaty of Versailles, Japans attacks/ invasion, the rise of fascist dictator Mussolini, and USA's evasiveness towards neutrality". For Hitler, I talked about how he rose to power because the German public viewed him as a hero from saving them from the mess the Treaty of Versailles put Germany in. After rising to power, Hitler becomes a threat to many other nations. For Japan, I talked about the invasion of Manchuria, Shanghai, and the Rape of Nanking. For Mussolini, I talked about how Italy took over Rome which seemed impossible because Italy was so young compared to an ancient Rome. And last but not least, I talked about how the USA passed the draft bill, cash 'n carry, and limiting its oil to Japan. If we were not planning on getting involved with the war, we wouldn't have done these things.
After finally finishing our timeline, we gathered quotes, facts, and other information from our timelines and other worksheets to put on the "History Content Analysis and Final Argument Tool" sheet to use for our CER's... that was the only worksheet we were allowed to have when we worked on our CER's. After silently spending time on gathering information for about what felt like 20 minutes, we (surprisingly) completed our CER's. The essential question was, "Discuss both domestic and foreign policies and events that led up to WWII". My claim for this question was, "The domestic and foreign policies and events that led to WWII were Hitlers Nazi party coming into power due to the Treaty of Versailles, Japans attacks/ invasion, the rise of fascist dictator Mussolini, and USA's evasiveness towards neutrality". For Hitler, I talked about how he rose to power because the German public viewed him as a hero from saving them from the mess the Treaty of Versailles put Germany in. After rising to power, Hitler becomes a threat to many other nations. For Japan, I talked about the invasion of Manchuria, Shanghai, and the Rape of Nanking. For Mussolini, I talked about how Italy took over Rome which seemed impossible because Italy was so young compared to an ancient Rome. And last but not least, I talked about how the USA passed the draft bill, cash 'n carry, and limiting its oil to Japan. If we were not planning on getting involved with the war, we wouldn't have done these things.