1/26 Warm Up:

What does this propaganda poster of Rosie the Riveter indicate?

A. United Kingdom is stronger than the Soviet Union!

B. USA has the manpower and spirit to defeat the Axis.

C. America’s policy of isolationism is the best plan.

D. Women will someday gain the right to vote!

1/27 Warm Up:

Which event caused the emperor to announce that he was “only human after all?”

A. when Japan signed an unconditional surrender to American general Douglas MacArthurB. the League of Nations forced the German government to sign the Versailles TreatyC. the conquest of China by barbaric methods of the Japanese during WWIID. the overthrow of China’s monarchy by communist forces under Mao Zedong

Warm Up 1/28

Read the chart of WWII Casualties to answer the 4 questions:

1) Why are Japanese military casualties so high?2) Which country suffered the most casualties, and why?3) What is the main difference between WWI and WWII casualties?4) What would have happened to Allied casualties if the war had continued into 1946?

“From as early as I can remember, the Emperor was an important presence even in our remote home. He was a descendant of the gods from thousands of years before, never to be looked at or listened to by mere mortals, a presence to be revered and protected and obeyed…Finally…, my family and neighbors gathered around the radio and listened in stunned silence to the voice that had never before been heard, saying he was only human after all. Everyone was crying. I was sad and confused…”

Warm Up 1/29Analyze these photographs and use it to answer these two questions:

1. Describe what is occurring in these two pictures.2. What is the connection between these two photographs?

Warm Up 1/30 Predict what you think happens to the red lands in the next 30 years.

A. Britain gained a stronger sense of Nationalism by the 1950s.B. The countries in red followed a policy of Isolationism.C. Colonies broke away from British imperialist control.D. Fascism spread throughout Europe and Africa successfully.