Step 1: Why? Where? When? Who? What?- My topic is the Normandy Invasion or also known as the D-Day invasion. It happened June 6, 1944 on the beaches of Normandy, France.
What do you mean by ( topic ) D-Day?- D-Day means the beginning of a military operation. In this case it was the military operation OVERLORD. And OVERLORD was the storming of the Normandy beaches.
How do most people see this? How do you see it differently?- Most scholars and historians see D-Day has a lucky battle that was not necessarily a battle that should have been fought. I think it was a decisive battle because helped push back the Germans and helped to prevent the movement of Communism.
Are you kidding? I didn't know that. What else did you find out?- I think D-Day helped stop the spread of Communism because the Russians were moving from the East with rapid speed. The Russians would have taken over all of Europe therefore spreading Communism.
Can you give me and example?- Take the Berlin Wall. Russia happened to make it halfway through Germany and taking control of the Eastern side of Germany, while the other Allies took control of the Western half of Germany. The Eastern side was Communist, while the Western side was Democratic.
Did that surprise you?- No because I already knew it.
What other questions does this raise?- Is it worth sacrificing thousands of lives for millions of lives?
What does this affect, mostly?- The question of morality; saving your military resources
What should we do about this?- We can't because it is a historical event
I'm not sure I believe this. Why do you?- Because I believe there was more than just a reason than just wanting to push the Germans back. The Russians would have won the war either way.
Step 2: Okay, this is all very interesting. But based on everything you've learned so far, what's your point?- My point is that D-Day was a very influential battle that was necessary and wasn't based upon luck.
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