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Week 1

Apr10-Apr14

Week 2

Apr17-21

Week 3

Apr24-28

Week 4

May1-5

Week 5

May8-12

Monday - 

German U-Boats:  After repeated attacks by German U-boats on US ships in the fall of 1941, FDR announced that he had ordered the US navy to attack German and Italian war ships in the "waters which we deem necessary for our defense",  War was

Monday- 

World Explorers Presentations

Ferdinand Magellan

• Background
  • Born in 480 in Porto or Sabrosa, Portugal
  • Passed away April 27, 1521 in Mactan, Philippines
  • Son of Rui de Magalhases
  • Father was a member of Portuguese nobility
  • He studied map making and nav

April 10 (Monday)- Continued presentations

April 11 (Tuesday)-  Continued presentations 

April 12 (Wednesday)-  Continued presentations 

April 13 (Thursday)- No school

April 14 (Friday)- No school 

Ferdinand Magallen 

Background 

• 1480 in Portugal 
• Passed awa

Monday- presentations

Magellan

• Cartography, astronomy and celestial navigation
• Sailed for Portugal and Spain
• Faster routes to the Spice Islands across the Atlantic Ocean around South America
• He found
  • GO through Magellan's Straight you can reach Spice Islan

background 

born in 1480 in porto or ssabrosa portugal 

died april 27 1521 in mactan philipenes 

son of rui de magalhaes 

father was a member of Portuguese royalty 

studied astronomy celestial navigation and cartography 

sailed for portugal from 1505 to 15

Monday- We continued presenting

Tuesday- Continued Presenting

Wednesday- Continued presenting

Thursday- No School, Professional Development

Friday- No School, Easter Break

Week of April 3-8

Monday-

9-11 and the US War on Terror

• 1.3 million lives have been lost as of March 2015 as a result of the US War on Terror

• Al qaeda was based in afghanistan- that is why we invaded them

Republicans- Afghanistan

• Most everyone supported th

Monday - 

German U-Boats

- After repeated attacks by German U-boats on US ships in the fall of 1941, FDR announced that he had ordered the US navy to attack German and Italian war ships in the "waters which we deem necessary for our defense"

- War was i

Monday-Operation Varsity(invasion of western Germany past the Rhine River), German U-boats-US navy ships had the right to attack German ships if they felt like they needed to defend themselves. How did the US/Allies fight back against U-boat warfare?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14N2WHRQOz_DTSi0TwzT86Tz8XXehMdQ5e0A2Mf9ZsnE/edit

Monday-Notes.Notes page

Tuesday-Notes and part of saving private ryan near the end of class

Wednesday-Notes. (link to notes is above)

Monday - 

Hunter-Killer Convoy Groups - They would form around escort aircraft carriers that would provide air assistance to the convoy. They would try to sink the U-Boats. Corvettes, Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, and Cutters. 

Depth Charges

Monday-

1. Hunter-Killer Convoy Groups
   1. Hunter-killer groups would typically be formed around an escort aircraft carrier that would provide aerial reconnaissance and air cover for the convoy group.
      1. Corvettes
      2. Destroyers
      3. Destroyer escorts
      4. Fighters
      5. US Coast Guard

Monday- continue PowerPoint

VJ day kiss video

Battle for the Atlantic

Hunter-Killer Convoy Groups

• Would typically be formed around an escort aircraft carrier that would provide aerial reconnaissance and air cover for the convoy group
• Hunter-Killer groups

Monday: notes

How did the US/Allies fight back against U-boat warfare?

1. Hunter-Killers Groups
   1. Escort Aircraft Carriers
   2. Corvettes
   3. Destroyers
   4. Destroyer Escorts 
   5. Frigates
   6. United States Coast Guard Cutters
      1. Depth Charges
      2. Hedgehogs

Allied Intelligence

1. Churchill and Roo

Notes for this week here.

Blog posts

Treaty of Versailles:

Territorial
Germany lost land to France, Belgium, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Poland
Also lost overseas colonies
Military
Germany's army reduced to 100,000 men- kept reserves- trained 100,000 men, then released them, then trained 10

Italy's WWII Story- Benito Mussolini

Italy after WWI

• Italy was displeased with the Treaty of Versailles
  • Wanted to get more land than they got
• Italy joined the League of Nations and was a member from 1919 until they withdrew in 1937

5 Power Pact

• Signed by G