The Structure of the Textbook

Chapter 24 in the textbook is not structured chronologically. This would be a fine organization if the structure of the chapter actually made sense. However, the textbook jumps from one date to another usually without any sort of explanation or concrete connection. I agree with how it starts introducing key leaders and how they rose to power, but throughout the chapter's discussion of the progression of war with Germany there are passages about the path to war in Asia, and this combination can at times distract from both sides. In general, I think that the progression of WWII is a time in history that is too heavy with specific dates to not structure it in chronological order. In my own version of this chapter, I would have a section for war in Asia, then the rise to power of the fascist leaders and the progression of the war Europe, and finally the Holocaust. Within these sections, everything would be chronological. The chapter would be titled "A Time of Turmoil Throughout the World".