World+War+II




 * World War II Unit Objectives: **

Students will be able to:


 * Discuss why wars are started
 * Describe the conditions in Europe after World War I
 * Explain how dictators like Hitler and Mussolini came to power
 * Explain how Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and how other European leaders reacted to Hitler's actions
 * Explain how the actions of Hitler led to the outbreak of World War II
 * Define isolationism and analyze whether isolationism is the best policy for the US at this point in the war
 * Explain how the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the US into World War II
 * Explain how Americans reacted to Pearl Harbor and how they prepared for war
 * Explain how the battles of Stalingrad and D-Day changed the course of the war in Europe
 * Define anti-Semitism using the Frayer model
 * Explain how Hitler was able to turn opinion against Jews in Germany
 * Identify why the United States did not get involved in the Holocaust
 * Identify the chronology of battles in the Pacific
 * Explain the impact of the Pacific theater on the outcome of World War II
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Explain how Americans contributed to the war effort at home
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Explain the role of the Office of War Information and identify its mission in influencing public opinion
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identify why Japanese-Americans were imprisoned during the war
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe internment and the internment camp experience
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">List the reasons for dropping atomic bombs on Japan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Describe the initial effects of the bomb on the people of Japan and its long term effects.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Technology: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Students will be able to use crocodoc to mark up documents to help highlight main ideas and important details

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1) Why should a nation decide to go to war? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2) Does the security of a nation depend on the survival of its allies? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3) How can war affect civilians? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4) Is it ever appropriate to use atomic weapons?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Essential Unit Questions: **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**USII.14** Explain the strength of American isolationism after WWI and analyze its impact on US foreign policy. (H)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">MA Learning Standards: **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**USII.15** Analyze how German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of WWII and summarize the major battles and events of the war. On a map, locate the Allied Powers (Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States) and Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan). (H,G) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A) Fascism in Germany and Italy <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">B) German rearmament and militarization of the Rhineland <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">C) Germany's seizure of Austria and Czechoslovakia and Germany's invasion of Poland <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">D) Japan's invasion of China and the Rape of Nanking <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">E) Pearl Harbor, Midway, D-Day, Okinawa, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**USII.16** Explain the reasons for the dropping of atom bombs on Japan and their short and long-term effects. (H)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**USII.17** Explain important domestic events that took place during the war. (H, E) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A) how war-inspired economic growth ended the Great Depression <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">B) A. Philip Randolph and the efforts to eliminate employment discrimination <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">C) the entry of large numbers of women into the workforce <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">D) the internment of West Coast Japanese-Americans in the U.S. and Canada

Lesson 1 - Beginning WWII Lesson 2 - Dictators in Europe Lesson 3 - Hitler Takes Action Lesson 4 - Europe Erupts in War Lesson 5 - Balancing Isolationism and Interventionism Lesson 6 - Attack on Pearl Harbor Lesson 7 - Mobilizing for War Lesson 8 - Battles in Europe Lesson 9 - The Holocaust Lesson 10 - Battles in the Pacific Lesson 11 - Home Front Lesson 12 - Japanese Internment Lesson 13 - Winning the War in Europe Lesson 14 - The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Lesson 15 - Ending WWII

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