gassenmeyertopictalk-worldwar2

List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. The war changed the course of history for the entire world.
 * Topic Talk**
 * Topic Choice: World War 2**

2. Brought together many nations of the world against the powers of evil; and created international bonds that still exist to this day.

3. Showed the horrors of what one man, one dictator, with seemingly insurmountable power can do to a whole race of people without a shred of remorse or regret.

4. Poured gas on the fire that was the relationship between Russia and the U.S., had factors that would lead to the start of the Cold War.

5. Showed how the world can put away their differences, come together as one, and defeat a common enemy.

World War 2 was one of the most horrific events in the history of the world. It brought the nations of the world together to defeat Hitler and his Nazi nation and to stop its inhumane atrocities. But it also led to arguments that would infect the world in later times (i.e. the Cold War). It cost over 50 million lives worldwide and left a wave of destruction throughout most of the world that took years to rebuild.
 * Answer these questions about this topic:**
 * 1) How did it/will it impact the world?

There is still interest in the war today because it was such a monumental and atrocious occurrence that hasn’t happened and will be prevented from happening ever again. There will continue to be interest in this topic because it was so historically crucial to the future of the world at that time. It led to so many events that can be directly connected to the war as fallout from the happenings in the world.
 * 1) Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it?

I am interested in this topic because of its historical meaning to the world. I am a history major and this war single handedly changed the way of the world in a few short years. It is events like this that make history so interesting and useful to the world.
 * 1) Why are you interested in researching this topic?

I personally connect with this topic because my grandfather was involved in the war, he was in the navy and served in the pacific campaign of the war. I am also in the military and the only way to learn about how to improve the ways you approach anything militarily is to learn from history.
 * 1) How do you personally connect with this topic?

What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? Some resources that could be useful to me in this project could be historical movies and documentaries. As well as history books and journals about the war could be useful. A battle/combat report of the events that occurred in the battle would give me a great firsthand account of what the men in combat during the war went through on a day to day basis.
 * Resources**

1. Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain. I believe that World War 2 will be the most informative topic. This is because there are so many sources (i.e. books, websites, journals, documentaries, etc.) that can be used to get information from that are also fairly easy to have accessibility to and be able to use.
 * Once you have completed worksheets for __TWO__ topics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class.**

2. Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain. Oh the two topics I believe that World War 2 will be the one that I like the best. This is because I can relate to it the most and will have the most information available for me to be able to create a good report on the subject.