9-12 Benchmark 1-B.
United States: analyze and evaluate the impact of major eras, events and individuals in United States history since the civil war and reconstruction:
#5 Standards and Specifications:
Analyze the role of the United States in World War II, to include:
a. reasons the United States moved from a policy of isolationism to involvement after the bombing of Pearl Harbor;
b. events on the home front to support the war effort (e.g., war bond drives, mobilization of the war industry, women and minorities in the work force);
c. major turning points in the war (e.g., the battle of Midway significance, D-Day invasion success, and the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan).
Specifications:
● Questions related to atomic bombs will be administered on the New Mexico History EOC.
● Understand the reasoning for rationing
Sample Question: History.I.1-B.5c
Why was the success of the D-Day invasion pivotal in the destruction of Germany’s war machine?
A. It gave the allies a foothold in Europe that they used to invade Germany.*
B. It interrupted German-Italian plans to invade France.
C. Germany could no longer coordinate its military activities with Italy and Japan.
D. The Nazi government immediately sought an end to the conflict.
The Century: America's Time - 1936-1941: Over The Edge
The Century: America's Time - 1941-1945: Civilians At War
The Century: America's Time - 1941-1945: Homefront
World War II Part 1
World War II Part 2- The Homefront
Pearl Harbor Veterans on the Price of Freedom | History
The best part of the movie "Pearl Harbor"
Pearl harbour 2001 Attack Scene
War bonds and Rations
Rationing in the US during WWII
American Women during WWII
Honoring female pilots of the WWII
Tuskegee Airmen
The battle of Midway
D-Day Invasion
D-Day drop zone scene
Saving Private Ryan D-day Scene
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Controversy over the drop to drop atomic bombs on Japan
Survivor recalls horrors
Why the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan?
World War II: Shining a light on the legacy