Bell Ringers
| Clip Of Q&A with Arthur Herman

Bell Ringer: General Douglas MacArthur and World War II

Description

Author Arthur Herman talked about the role of General Douglas MacArthur during World War II, including the campaigns in the Philippines and the end of the war in the Pacific.

5 minutes

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • Explain the major accomplishment of General Douglas MacArthur during World War II according to Arthur Herman.
  • Describe the importance of General MacArthur's campaigns in the Southwest Pacific during World War II.
  • What was General MacArthur's role going to be at the end of World War II? Why didn't this take place?
  • Explain General MacArthur's views on the atomic bomb at the end of World War II and going forward.

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • B-17 Bomber
    • Operation Downfall
    • Pearl Harbor
    • Philippines