WW2 Letters

Choose one of the following:

1. You are a soldier at (choose one of the following specific battles): Midway, Normandy, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Battle of the Bulge.

2. You are a soldier in (choose one of the following groups): Tuskeggee Airmen, 442 Regimental Combat Team, Navajo Code Talkers.

3. A woman at work in America.

4. An imigrant in America, such as those from Japan, Germany, Italy or of the Jewish religion.

Write a letter to a friend or family member. Think of what might be in a letter like this: it would be on a specific date & from a specific city. this letter might describe your hopes, feelings, expectations, fears, etc. It might reference current events (or, then-current events), technology, or politicians. It might describe people, places, settings, technology and more. It might include the other person's life, perspective or questions. In fact, the person the letter is written to might be one of the people on that list!

Helpful links:
http://www.teacheroz.com/WWII_Oral_History.htm
http://www.war-letters.com/

Post the basic info for your letter to your blog on Tuesday, 4/27 before 11:59:59 pm. This basic info includes:
1. who you are & how you decided
2. research! including specific links and the major topics, people, & info in your letter.
3. an overview of the tone & ideas of your letter.
4. more???



1. I am Thomas Henderson, 22 years of age and a Sergeant of E Company, of the 101st Airborne Division; Stationed at the intersection of Bastogne outside of Antwerp. I decided on this because I am interested in this battle because it must have been a huge decay of morale for the US Troops.

2.World War II: A Visual Encyclopedia

3. Cold
Missing whoever I am writing to
Losing hope but still valiant
Lost many friends and fellow company members
Seen friends get blown apart and shot to bits
December 23rd, 1944
A week of fighting so far

Semester DOS, Blog #14

Welcome back from One World Week, Spring Break, and Ampersand craziness. Now it's time for some good old history.

Answer each of the following, and cite statistics or sources wherever appropriate:

1. What are the most interesting aspects of World Wars 1 and 2?

2. What do you hope to learn about these wars?

3. How/Why are these wars important today? How do they impact and/or inform our world today? hint: think about alliances, democracies around the world, cultures, international institutions, nuclear (and other) technologies, etc.

This blog is due at 11:59:59pm on Tuesday 4/20.


1. To me the most interesting aspects of World Wars 1 and 2 are the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and the entire Nazi Germany Campaign.

2. I already know quite a bit, I hope to revisit everything I have previously learned and maybe learn some new information or insight.

3.The technological and medical advances that came from Nazi Germany during World War 2 are astonishing. The ways we found these out are quite surprising and disturbing at times but they are indeed amazing. We would not have such medical advances without it.