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Illinois Social Science Standards
Illinois Social Science Standards
SS.H.1.6-8.LC: Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.
SS.H.1.6-8.MdC: Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
SS.H.1.6-8.MC: Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.
Important Vocabulary:
D-Day - June 6, 1944, the day when the Allied forces invaded continental Europe during World War II
Island Hopping - a military strategy used by the U.S. where the military captured key islands in the Pacific, rather than fighting in all locations in order to create a pathway to the Japanese home islands.
The Manhattan Project - code name for the construction of the Atomic Bomb in the U.S.
Hiroshima - the first targeted city in Japan with the Atomic Bomb
Nagasaki - the second targeted city in Japan with the Atomic Bomb
World War II in the Pacific
World War II in the Pacific
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