Topic 1: SS5H4 Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
a. Describe German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia
Vocabulary
reparations, destruction, hardship, negotiate, appease, neutral, isolationism, militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, appeasement, aggression, natural resources, industrialization, invaded, occupied
Topic 2: SS5H4 Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
d. Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler.
Vocabulary
Communist Party, Nazi Party, Allies, Axis Powers, prime minister, maneuver, public opinion, ground troops, bombardment, sacrifice, surrender, premier, emperor, Fascism, dictator, political upheaval, restrictions, genocide
Topic 3: SS5H4 Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.
Vocabulary
theaters, combat, island hopping, isolationist, strategic, advantage, staging area, Holocaust, devastation, surrender, atomic bombs, persecution, systematic, minorities, undesirable, curtailed, genocide, religion, ethnicity, political beliefs, behaviors
Topic 4: SS5H4 Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
e. Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African Americans or Blacks; include “Rosie the Riveter” and the Tuskegee Airmen.
SS5E1 Use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, productivity, and price incentives to illustrate historical events.
a. Describe opportunity costs and their relationship to decision-making across time (e.g., decisions by individuals in response to rationing during WWII).
Vocabulary
homefront, workforce, rationing, ration cards, overseas, industry, production, propaganda, recruited, servicemen
Topic 5,6,7,8,9,10: SS5H4 Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
b. Describe major events in both Europe and the Pacific include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VJ Day, VE Day, the Holocaust.
c. Discuss President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Vocabulary
theaters of war, combat, strategic, advantage, staging area, devastation, surrender, behaviors, political beliefs, island hopping, atomic bombs, invasion, casualties, Holocaust, discrimination, devastation, persecution, systematic, minorities, undesirable, curtailed, genocide, religion, ethnicity, political beliefs, behaviors, casualties, Nazi Party, restrictions
Topic 11: SS5H4 Explain America’s involvement in World War II.
f. Explain the role of Eleanor Roosevelt and the U.S. in the formation of the United Nations.
Vocabulary
Formation, dialogue, diplomacy, international, conflict, victory garden, United Nations, declaration, human rights, universally