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Course Description
Course Description
This elective course examines the causes, effects, strategies, ideologies, major battles and technology of World War II. Special focus is on the war-time perspectives of various nations and ethnic groups, such as the Germans, Jews, Russians, Chinese, Japanese and Americans. The course also incorporates current events that have been shaped by WWII or run parallel to WWII history. This course fulfills HIST 215 at Cayuga Community College and all other SUNY schools. It also qualifies as a SUNY General Education Requirement elective option.
Quarter 1
BLITZKRIEG
I can trace and analyze the long-term causes of WWII in Europe (social Darwinism, expansionism, WWI revenge, the Great Depression).
I can trace and analyze the short-term causes of WWII in Europe (militarism, Anschluss, Czechoslovakian Sudetenland, Polish Corridor).
I can explain the tactics, weapons and technology of the German military (Wehrmact, Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe).
I can analyze the 1939 map of Europe and how it changed after the battles for Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France, Yugoslavia and Greece.
I can analyze the treatment of the peoples in nazi-occupied Europe, including the Jewish Holocaust and forced labor.
I can summarize the Battle of Britain and explain why the British were victorious.
I can compare and contrast the major world leaders at the onset of the war, such as Ribbentrop, Molotov, Hitler, Chamberlain, Churchill, and the leading generals.
THE EASTERN FRONT
I can trace and analyze the short and long-term causes of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
I can explain the tactics, weapons and technology of the Soviet military.
I can describe, summarize and compare important battles such as Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, Operation Bagration, and Berlin.
I can compare and contrast the major leaderas on the Eastern Front, such as Stalin, Zhukov, Hitler, Manstein, and other leading generals.
I can explain why the Soviet Union was victorious over Germany.
Quarter 2
THE WESTERN FRONT
I can trace and analyze the short and long-term reasons why the United States entered the European War.
I can explain the tactics, weapons and technology of the US Army and Air Force.
I can describe, summarize and compare important battles such as Operation Overlord, D-Day, Operation Cobra, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, the Rhineland and the fall of Germany.
I can trace the history of the 101st Airborne throughout the war and summarize the stories and writings of several prominent members.
I can analyze the work and contribution towards the war effort by American women and minority groups.
I can explain why the United States was victorious over Germany and the Axis Powers.
THE PACIFIC
I can trace and analyze the short-term and long-term causes of World War II in the Pacific and the Japanese conquest of China.
I can explain the tactics and technology of the Japanese military, including the Kido Batai strike force.
I can evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam, Wake, French Indochina, the Dutch East Indies, Malaya, and the Philippines.
I can compare and contrast the brutality of the European and Pacific theaters of war, the treatment of POWs, and analyze post-traumatic stress disorder among the US Marines.
I can explain island hopping and the tactics, weapons and technology of the US Marines and US Navy.
I can trace the history of several prominent US Marines and their first-hand accounts of battle and life during the Pacific War.
I can analyze the map of the Pacific and describe, summarize and compare important battles such as Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte Gulf, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I can explain why the United States was victorious over Japan.
READING, WRITING, SPEAKING & LISTENING STANDARDS (Integrated Throughout)
I can cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
I can determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships between the key details and ideas.
I can evaluate authors' differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors' claims, reasoning, and evidence.
I can integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, and in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
I can write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
I can write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
I can conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem.
I can gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively.
I can initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on historical topics, texts, and issues building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
I can present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, and alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed.
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