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Compare and contrast the experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele & Dr. Shiro Ishii as well as the atrocities committed by the Germans (Holocaust) & the Japanese (Rape of Nanking & others). Include why the Germans that were captured went to trial, while many of the Japanese were allowed to continue their lives after the war. Use these articles as references. You may use other articles or sources as well; please cite them in your blog post. 

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/nanking.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-439776/Doctors-Depravity.html

http://www.auschwitz.dk/mengele.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust

Research the agriculture industry in the Soviet Union & in the United States using the following links.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/coll.html

http://econc10.bu.edu/economic_systems/Economics/Command_Econ/Agriculture/soviet_agr.htm

http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.fastfacts

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/United-States-of-America-AGRICULTURE.html

Explain the differences between the agriculture industry in the Soviet Union & the U.S. Include how the differences relate to the general differences between capitalism & communism.

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Using what we went over in class and this article, explain how the policy of containment showed how the difference in ideologies between the U.S. & the Soviet Union caused the U.S.' involvement in the Korean War.

http://www.ht-la.org/htla/projects/oralhistory/perspectiveonkorea/containment-policy.html

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Using what we went over in class and this article, explain how differences in ideologies and the fear of communism allowed the Red Scare to occur.

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/red-scare

Here are the articles for your post-assessment.

http://news.yahoo.com/u-discussing-options-response-russian-involvement-ukraine-180344558.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/u-s-condemns-russias-invasion-ukraine/

& the questions.

Who is the president of Russia?
What are the two sides in the Ukraine situation?
Who do the separatists/rebels affiliate themselves with?
Explain the rationale behind the United States/ not intervening militarily in Ukraine.
How do differences in ideology influence how the United States acts in foreign policy?

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Here is the article for your pre-assessment.

https://consortiumnews.com/2013/09/26/syrian-rebels-embrace-al-qaeda/ 


Here are the questions if you'd rather type them up than write. Copy and paste them into Word and print it out when you're done.

Holocaust/Japanese Atrocities 

Compare and contrast the experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele & Dr. Shiro Ishii as well as the atrocities committed by the Germans and the Japanese. Include why the Germans that were captured went to trial, while many of the Japanese were allowed to continue their lives after the war.

Also, please add any additional thoughts you have about the Holocaust and the film we watched in class, Nanking.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-439776/Doctors-Depravity.html 

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