Operation Blog is ACTIVE

OK students...this is the platform upon which students will share their knowledge and understanding of the great marker event of 20th century world history: World War 2. The rules are simple:

1. All students must make at least one post to this blog. Posts are in the form of reflections, opinions, links to articles, video, music, images, etc. Students must relate the nature of their posts to a theme of the conflict and make commentary.

2. All students must make at least one comment on another students post. Comments must be thoughtful, argumentative if inclined, insightful, or you my pose some question leads to another post by you or another classmate.

3. You must tag your post with the applicable theme(s).

4. Grades will be based on an holistic scoring scale which heavily weights the frequency and substance of posts and comments. Minimum participation equates to minimum scores for this class exercise.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

1942 - Why is this year considered the critical period of the war?

Students: please post your group responses below. Significant events and decision during this year will impact the longterm successes and failures of those principle nations involved in the war.
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  1. ~Avika~ :)February 2, 2010 at 5:58 AM

    War In Africa~ Sandra, Maegan, Avika, Ashu

    1942 began badly for the british in Africa, after some victorious battles against Rommel's army, they still suffered a great lost once the German army showed up.

    1.) Axis forces led by General Rommel drove British Army out of Libya, but fortunately Rommel's army ran out of supplies giving the British time to regroup. General Montgomery took command.

    2.) Montgomery rearmed his army and beat Rommel's army, taking over Libya. Four days later they began the Operation Torch where they would occupy french colonies from behind.

    3.) Germany acted at lighting speed, they sent troops down to Africa to stop the British army from attacking. Operation Torch fizzed out as quickly as it had started. Now the occupation of Africa for the British was at a standstill.

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  2. Aparna :)February 2, 2010 at 6:27 AM

    War in the Soviet Union - Aparna, Manika, Christina, and Junior

    THESIS: In 1942, the Soviet Union began the war by trying to recapture cities they had lost, which failed and encouraged the Germans to capture Stalingrad, a major city and commercial center that spread out along River Volga, resulting in a bitter battle between Hitler and Stalin.


    THREE EXAMPLES:
    1) Although the Germans and the Soviet Union planned major attacks on each other, it was the Soviet Union that made the first move by trying to recapture their lost cities.
    2) Hitler made a fatal decision by commanding his army to capture Stalingrad, which was a city that could be a possible threat to the German's advance. Due to this city's length along the River Volga, the only way to capture it was through direct attack because it couldn't be surrounded or sieged.
    3) The next three months was a desperate battle between Hitler and Stalin for Stalingrad. During its course, many lives were lost in both sides.

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