Outside Reading Over Easter Break

If any student is interested in reading a good book over the Easter break, WRS teachers recommend Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, who died last week. The book is a quick read at only 215 pages, and is a great source of information on our upcoming study of colonial Africa during the 3rd Trimester. The story focuses on the struggles of the Ibo-nation of southeastern Nigeria, with British colonial administrators, and then with the military dictators from other Nigerian ethnic groups.

Timbuktu

The link below is to a two and a half minute video on the Islamic defeat in Timbuktu, Mali, from the CBS evening news. It also has an article attached. It is good to review as we begin our study on the region.

Situation in Timbuktu

Kamikaze

The following YouTube clip contains a brief history, and actual footage, of the Japanese kamikaze.

Dropping the Atomic Bombs

The following YouTube clip is about the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima:

The following YouTube clip is about the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki:

Japan 2 Handouts

Click on the links below to gain access to each handout:

HW Assignments - Japan 2
Japanese Constitution

Japanese War Atrocities

Justification of Japanese Expansionism