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How did the United States become involved in the war, mobilize the nation for war and defeat the Japanese and the Germans?
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Student Learning Map
- Topic:World War II & the Holocaust
- Subject(s):Social Studies
- Days:20
- Grade(s):11
Key Learning:
The United States became the arsenal of democracy and played a major role in defeating the dictators of the Axis powers in World War II.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):Why did the United States cling to isolationism in response to the rise of dictatorships in the 1930s?
How did nationalism fuel the rise of totalitarianism?
How did the Soviet Union's non-aggression pact with Germany contribute to the start of hostilities?
.How did the policy of appeasement contribute to the outbreak of war in Europe?
What aggressive acts did Japan commit and how did this alarm Americans?
Lesson Essential Question(s):What strategies did the Alies employ to win the war in Europe and liberate the continent?
How did the United States support our allies before actually declaring war?
What strategies did the United States use to turn the tide in the Pacific and defeat Japan?
Why was Blitzkrieg effective?
How would you evaluate the cost of World War II?
Vocabulary:Totalitarianism, fascism, Nazism, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, Sudetenland, Neville Chamberlain, Anschluss, appeasement, nonaggression pact, Adolph Hitler.
Vocabulary:Battle of Britain, RAF, Battle of the Atlantic, Eastern Front, El Alamein, Dwight D Eisenhower, Bloody Anzio, D-Day, Omar Bradley, George Patton, Battle of the Bulge, Harry S Truman, V-E Day, General Douglas Mac Artur, James Doolittle, Battle of the Coral Sea and Midway, Admiral Nimitz, kamikaze, Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, Manhattan Project, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, unconditional surrender
Lesson Essential Question(s):How did the federal government's action influence civilian life during the war?
How did the economy change during WWII?
How did World War II affect population movement in the U.S., the growth of cities, and racial tensions, with both African Americans and Japanese Americans?
Lesson Essential Question(s):Lesson Essential Question(s):Vocabulary:internment, GI Bill, Korematsu v. United States, selective service, Philip Randolph, OPA, NWLB, War Production Board, War Bonds, rationing, WAAC, WAVES, WASP, Rosie the Riveter., gross national product, migration, zoot suit riots, racism, Fair Employment PRactices Committee
Vocabulary:Vocabulary:
Additional Info:
History Alive, United streaming.com, Word wall, additional audio-visual materials, Skillbuilders: maps, charts, graphs, reading study guides, workbook exersices, Chapters 15 and 16 in American Odyssey, DBQ Project Mini-Q "Why Did the Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor?"
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