Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Japan remembers nuclear attacks -- 08/10/2015

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Q: This week marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II when Japan surrendered just days after two U.S. nuclear bombs destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Where is Japan?

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