Film Lesson: "Schindler's List"

The movie Schindler's List shows the brutal time during the Holocaust. As a viewer the most powerful scene I saw was when all the Jews were packed into a train to go to Auschwitz, the worst death camp. The people were suffocated and hungry. Another part of the movie I thought was powerful was the children. The children were searching places to hide from the Nazis. A boy was looking all over to hide and then he had to hid in the toilet. The worse thing is that the children were separated from their parents. An image that will stay with me from the film is when the guy goes in the sewer just to escape. Then the Nazis were in the sewer killing people.

Film Lesson: "Night and Fog"

The documentary "Night and Fog" was sad and disturbing. I thought it was horrible the way the Nazis treated the Jews. When the Jews died, they just dumped them into a hole. It is different from the movie because the documentary shows little clips from the Holocaust and the movie shows a lot of details. I think the film illustrates the Holocaust more effectively from the movie because they show what happened from the very beginning. I didn't find it that powerful because they only showed the people dying.

US Atomic Bombing of Japan in 1945

I think that the US Atomic Bombing of Japan in 1945 is the number one news story of the century. The atomic bombing took the lives of everyone in Japan and in America. Little boy was dropped in Nagasaki while Fat boy was dropped in Hiroshima. Many people died from radiation. I think that this shouldn't be the number one news story of the century because there were bigger stories. Martin Luther King Jr being assassinated was a big story because he let people come together. I also think that earthquake in San Francisco should be last because earthquakes happens all over the world. This is what I would change.

Germany at War - WW II

A propganda is a poster that influenced people in a time of war. Some of the posters will tell the people to help join the war or help people in need. The poster is saying that Germany destroyed Britain. The fist represent that Germany wants to take over the east. I think that cross is showing that Churchill's grave because of the cross. This is what the poster is about.

The Treaty of Versailles (ended WWI)

Explain how the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany at the end of WW I. Some historians say that the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Fascism and Adolph Hitler. Why do you think historians say this?

The Treaty of Versailles went very badly with Germany. Germany lost a lot if land and was blamed for World War I. People were not getting enough money and was getting poor. Some people may think that the Treaty if Versailles led to the rise of Fascism and Adolph Hitler. I think that this was true because Germany was in need of a leader and that would be Hitler. Germany thought by getting a new leader they would have more power. This is how the Treaty of Versailles effected Germany and the end of WWI.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Explain how Mustafa Kemal (aka: Ataturk) modernized Turkey and made it more secular. What changes did he make? Also define secular.

Mustafa Kemal was the very first president of Turkey. He wanted to modernized Turkey by telling all the people not to wear this type of hat called the Fez. Also he wanted to make Turkey more secular. Secular means to reduce religious and spiritual beliefs. This became known as secularism. People had to dress in a certain way. This is how Mustafa Kemal modernized Turkey.

Film Lesson: "Gandhi"

The movie "Gandhi" shows the life and teachings of Mohandas Gandhi. Mohandas or also known as "Great Soul," was born October 2,1869 and was assassinated January 30,1948. Gandhi was best known for his non-violence and the Salt March. The British were paying taxes on their salt and the Indians thought this was unfair. Gandhi and his crew took action and decided to get their own salt.

Mohandas Gandhi was compared to Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X and many more. Another thing Gandhi did was to encourage all the Indians to make their own clothing by using a small machine. They burned all the clothes that the British made. Gandhi used two hours of his time to make his own clothing. He went to prison four times but that didn't stop him from gaining India's independance. He also believed in civil-disobedience which was refusal to obey laws.

India got their independance and on January 30,1948, he was assassinated by a hindu. I think India's independance was all about Gandhi because if it wasn't for him then India would still be under British rule. During this time World War II was occurring. This is the life of Mohandas Gandhi.

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." Gandhi