B#5 WWII

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.