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This week we will begin to learn about the factors which contributed to the rise of Japanese aggression in East Asia at the turn of the 20th century.

This week we will continue to analyze how rising militarism and nationalism influenced Japanese expansion. The international community and China are struggling to find a solution to limiting Japanese aggression in Asia.

This week we will analyze how the international community struggles to restrict Japanese aggression.

This week we will continue to develop the skills needed to successfully complete IB History Paper 1

This week we will look at a new country--Italy. Just like Japan, we will analyze the reasons for Italian expansion during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This week we continue to observe how fascism and Mussolini's authoritarianism pushed Italian to aggressive foreign policy

This week we analyze the extent to which the international community responded to restrict or punish Italian aggression.

This week we analyze the extent to Nazism impacted German society from 1918-1933

This week we analyze the ways in which Hitler challenge postwar settlements

This week we take IBR #2 and read about international responses to German Expansion

This week we discuss and analyze the effectiveness of the international response to German aggression

This week we begin a new book: "Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars"

This week we begin a new book: "Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars"

This week we focus on the strategy and important operations during WWII

This week we complete our 6.4 newscasts and read 6.5.

See the finals rubric below

Hope you had a relaxing break! Glad to restart the second semester with you!

This week we will begin the process of writing your History IA

This week we will continue the process of writing your History IA

This week discuss our first war of "decolonization" in Indochina (Vietnam)

This week investigate and debate the central question: Was political ideology or decolonization the most significant cause of the First Indochina War?

This week analyze the different strategies and tactics of the Viet Minh and French forces during the First Indochina War.

This week analyze the role of Dien Bien Phu in concluding the war and identify the long-term effects of the war.

This week we will check-in on IA progress and complete a quiz to wrap up the First Indochina War

This week we will be introduced to the second war of decolonization--the Algerian War.

This week we will participate in two historical investigations about the causes of the Algerian War.

This week we will watch your compare and contrast videos, as well as participate in a class debate.

This week we will conclude our analysis of the Algerian War