TheTask
The last project in Two World Wars is a mock
trial. The United
States is going to be charged and tried by the United Nations
representing Japan
for the ruthless destruction of civilians and cities; and for creating a nuclear
arms race that could threaten the human race. All students will:
- Form and support an argument and point of view
- Become familiar with using primary sources
- Understand political decision making
- Interpret rules of warfare
- Establish a value judgment and express a set of ethics
- Research primary and secondary sources on the Internet
- Conclude whether or not the United States should have dropped
the bomb
