I.Setting
A.Casablanca, Morocco
B.1940s during World War II
II.Introduction
A.Rick Blaine
1.Owner of "Rick's Cafe Americain"
B.Ilsa Lund
1.Had an affair with Rick back in Paris
2.Married to Victor Laszlo
C.Ugarte
1.He has the letters of transit and gives them to Rick
2.Gets caught by the police and later dies
D.Victor Laszlo
1.Tried to meet and get to know Ugarte to obtain the letters of transit
2.Escaped from a Nazi Concentration Camp
III.Rising Action
A. Ilsa and her husband arrive at Rick's Cafe.
1.Ilsa recognizes and says hi to Sam and later asks him to play "As Time Goes By"
2.German police watch over them
B.Rick learns that Ilsa is married to Laszlo
1.Rick refuses to give them the letters of transit
IV.Climax
A.Rick encourages everyone at the Cafe to sing the French National Anthem in response to Germans singing theirs.
B.German officers force Rick to close down the cafe.
1.This was in response to them singing the French Anthem.
C.Ilsa attempts to get the letters of transit with a gun
D.Ilsa tells Rick he is in love with him still and explains why she left him.
V.Falling Action
A.Rick agrees on helping Ilsa but he says that he will only help her after Laszlo leaves
1.Laszlo later on comes to talk to Rick at the cafe
B.Laszlo tells Rick he knows about him and Ilsa and tries to persuade him for the letters to keep her safe.
1.Police arrest Laszlo
VI.Conclusion
A.Rick tells the police to wait until Laszlo has the letters of transit
1.Rick makes Ilsa and Laszlo go away telling her that it was the best.
B.Major Strasser arrives with German officers
1.Rick kills the leader
2.When more officers come, nobody tells on on Rick.
C.Police officer and Rick become friends.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Topic 9 Study Guide WW II
The role of women in WWII
-when men went to the war, women started working in factories
-took jobs like nurses for the war.
Cause and Effect of Atomic Bomb
-when the United States called for a surrender, Japan refused. The first bomb was dropped in Hiroshima but Japanese still did not surrender.
-the second bomb was dropped in Nagasaki when they finally surrendered.
-it killed a massive amount of people and polluted the air.
US foreign policy before and after the war
-the US began to show concern in 1935 but we attempted to stay neutral.
-Roosevelt disagreed with his advisors in sending help to our Europe allies.
-we enter war in 1941.
-German U-boat sank 500 merchant ships in Europe in only one month.
-US supplied weapons and resources for allies.
Effects of WWII in Europe
-The borders of Europe changed.
-Many countries and cities were devastated.
-Reparations had to be paid.
-No money in Europe
-The Marshall Plan
Effects of Pearl Harbor Attack
-Spark the US needed to finally join the war.
-Japanese prison camps were established.
-4 ships were destroyed, over 2000 men were killed.
Japanese Internment
-Any american that looked, or had ancestors that were Japanese was sent to a prison camp for 3 years during the war.
-Japanese had to sell all their properties.
-Any Japanese could be a spy therefore they presented "clear and present danger to the US".
-20,000 dollars were paid 40 years later to the people that were still alive.
Neutrality Acts
-embargo of arms sales
-US battleships could not be armed
-Americans could not travel on ships of countries that were at war.
Purpose of Propaganda
-promoted patriotism
-got us into war
-encourage people to help the war
Rationing
-Countries tried to save as much as possible for the war effort.
-People starved to death and in some cases had to eat family members
-Ukrainian Famine was an example of Stalins attempt of rationing for the war.
Results of WWII
-NATO was formed with 12 nations in 1949.
-US economy grew
-European cities were destroyed.
-when men went to the war, women started working in factories
-took jobs like nurses for the war.
Cause and Effect of Atomic Bomb
-when the United States called for a surrender, Japan refused. The first bomb was dropped in Hiroshima but Japanese still did not surrender.
-the second bomb was dropped in Nagasaki when they finally surrendered.
-it killed a massive amount of people and polluted the air.
US foreign policy before and after the war
-the US began to show concern in 1935 but we attempted to stay neutral.
-Roosevelt disagreed with his advisors in sending help to our Europe allies.
-we enter war in 1941.
-German U-boat sank 500 merchant ships in Europe in only one month.
-US supplied weapons and resources for allies.
Effects of WWII in Europe
-The borders of Europe changed.
-Many countries and cities were devastated.
-Reparations had to be paid.
-No money in Europe
-The Marshall Plan
Effects of Pearl Harbor Attack
-Spark the US needed to finally join the war.
-Japanese prison camps were established.
-4 ships were destroyed, over 2000 men were killed.
Japanese Internment
-Any american that looked, or had ancestors that were Japanese was sent to a prison camp for 3 years during the war.
-Japanese had to sell all their properties.
-Any Japanese could be a spy therefore they presented "clear and present danger to the US".
-20,000 dollars were paid 40 years later to the people that were still alive.
Neutrality Acts
-embargo of arms sales
-US battleships could not be armed
-Americans could not travel on ships of countries that were at war.
Purpose of Propaganda
-promoted patriotism
-got us into war
-encourage people to help the war
Rationing
-Countries tried to save as much as possible for the war effort.
-People starved to death and in some cases had to eat family members
-Ukrainian Famine was an example of Stalins attempt of rationing for the war.
Results of WWII
-NATO was formed with 12 nations in 1949.
-US economy grew
-European cities were destroyed.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Testimony Reaction
When I saw the testimony of George Gottlieb, I wanted to kill Hitler even though he's already dead. I honestly don't even know what to say. Because to hear someone tell the story is something but to hear someone who was in the story and suffered during the story tell us about it, is completely another thing. I think that that testimony even made me look at life in a different way because we are so fortunate to not be them. It very well could have been me who was taken to a concentration camp if I wasn't born the year I was born in because even though I am not Jewish, they did take many non-Jewish people to concentration and extermination camps. I imagine what life is like for these survivors and how George Gottlieb, for example, can live everyday replaying the last time he saw his mom in his head and just going through all that emotional pain. I really don't understand how Germans did nothing to stop this. How they didn't take their places for a second and think about how horrible things were and not feel any sympathy towards them. Not all of them but some. This testimony really made WWII a very emotional but interesting topic.
Interview Questions: Dorianne Kurz
1)Did you ever get to see your parents and siblings again? Where did you go after the concentration camp?
3)Do you have any hard feelings against German people? Do you know any German Nazi people?
What do you think you would say to Hitler if he was alive? Would you forgive him?
4)Did you ever think about escaping the concentration camp? What was the first thing you did when they freed you?
5)Did you make any friends at the concentration camp that survived? Do you still talk to them?
WWII Jewish Ghetto Jacket
This is a World War II jacket that was worn in a ghetto in Hungary by a Jewish man. It has the star of David. It also has a blue armband which meant the person was an immigrant, the prisoner's number and a red square on the back which meant he was in a political group.
This is a very important artifact because it shows that life in the ghetto really did exist and that it really happened. You can see that they even lost their identity because they had a "number" to use as identification. It is also important because it shows how Hitler and gemans would classify people as political, mentally disabled, immigrant, etc. Looking at this jacket makes me think who used to own it and how he was killed. It makes me wander what story is behind it and that's why it is a important artifact from WWII.
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