COURSE NAME: World War II: "The Second World War" 1939-1945

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Cairo-Durham

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Chamberlain

HALF YEAR

MAXIMUM TOTAL CLASS ENROLLMENT - ALL SITES: 24

COURSE PREREQUISITES: Students for this course will need a notebook and must sign the "Two way
Interactive Television Classes Student Agreement Form".

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: This course will be the second part of two half-year sessions, with
World War I as the first part of the course. The World War II course will cover the underlying causes,
conflicts, short term, and long term events will be studied thoroughly. The causes, action, and results of this
greater and more deadly war will be covered in further detail. Within thirty years after the First World War,
another global conflict will emerge eventually killing over sixty million people.

The failure of Germany's first experiment with democracy and the rise of fascism in Europe will be identified
as both a result of the First World War and a cause of the Second World War. The study of Japanese
imperialism and rapid industrialization will be an essential aspect in covering the war in Asia and the Pacific.

Grades will be determined based using the following percentages each quarter:

H.W./ Participation- 20% (one assignment per unit and student will need access to the internet/ to be determined by the instructor)

Quizzes- 30% (one quiz per unit)

Tests- 50% (one test covers Unit 1 and Unit 2, Unit 3 and 4, Unit 5 and Unit 6) 100%

OTHER NOTES / MISCELLANEOUS: The instructor will provide various readings and presentations (video
clips/movies and websites) during the course.

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