Unit 8 - World War II
World War II
Unit 8
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STANDARDS:
SSUSH19 Examine the origins, major developments, and the domestic impact of World War II, including the growth of the federal government.
a. Investigate the origins of U.S. involvement in the war including Lend-lease and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
b. Examine the Pacific Theater including the difficulties the U.S. faced in delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops, the Battle of Midway, Manhattan Project and the dropping of the atomic bombs.
c. Examine the European Theater including difficulties the U.S. faced in delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops, D-Day, and the Fall of Berlin.
d. Investigate the domestic impact of the war including war mobilization, as indicated by rationing, wartime conversion, and the role of women and African Americans or Blacks.
e. Examine Roosevelt’s use of executive powers including the integration of defense industries and the internment of Japanese-Americans.
ESSAY DATE:
Choice Board - Due February 13th
TEST DATE:
February 14, 2019
ONLINE TEXTBOOK:
Chapter 25 - The United States in World War II
Chapter 26 - Cold War Conflicts
GUIDED READINGS:
Chapter 25 - The United States in World War II
Chapter 26 - Cold War Conflicts
ONLINE RESOURCES:
US History - Road to Pearl Harbor
US History - America in the Second World War
US History - Postwar Challenges
OTHER RESOURCES:
GAMES:
Daily Agenda
Notes
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