4.Standards

7.2.1 Causes of WWII – Analyze the factors contributing to World War II in Europe and in the Pacific region, and America’s entry into war including:

• • the political and economic disputes over territory (e.g., failure of Versailles Treaty, League of Nations, Munich Agreement) the differences in the civic and political values of the United States and those of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan

  • United States neutrality

  •  the bombing of Pearl Harbor 

7.2.2 U.S. and the Course of WWII – Evaluate the role of the U.S. in fighting the war militarily, diplomatically and technologically across the world (e.g., Germany First strategy, Big Three Alliance, and the development of atomic weapons).

7.2.3 Impact of WWII on American Life – Analyze the changes in American life brought about by U.S. participation in World War II including:

• • mobilization of economic, military, and social resources

  • role of women and minorities in the war effort

  • role of the home front in supporting the war effort (e.g., rationing, work hours, taxes)

  • internment of Japanese-Americans 

7.2.4 Responses to Genocide – Investigate development and enactment of Hitler’s “final solution” policy, and the responses to genocide by the Allies, the U.S. government, international organizations, and individuals (e.g., liberation of concentration camps, Nuremberg war crimes tribunals, establishment of state of Israel).