Week 3 Discussion and Responses

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

Dis 1:

Discuss all of the following questions using examples from the text and providing your own original analysis.

• What were the causes of World War II?
• How did it differ from the First World War?
• What role did race and ethnicity play in the conflict?
• What role did women play in the war effort?
• How did the World War II end?
• What effect did the War have on European society and culture?

Dis 2

Discuss all of the following questions using examples from the text and providing your own original analysis.

• What was life like for Jews in both the ghettos and concentration camps?
• What would cause German soldiers and citizens to participate in the systematic killing of an entire ethnic population?
• What was it like for ordinary citizens in the occupied areas?
  • What choices were they forced to make?
  • Did they collaborate or resist occupation?
  • Why do you think they made those choices?