U.S. History –-- 2015
Franklin Roosevelt as President: World War II
We have studied the Roosevelt Administration’s response to the Great Depression with domestic programs of relief, recovery and reform. While the American public was consumed with their own economic problems, Europe, also experiencing economic strains, was moving toward military confrontation. In your world history course last year you studied the rise of totalitarian leaders such as Hitler and Stalin as well as the geopolitical shifts that led to the outbreak of war in 1939. In this unit we will look at the American role in World War II. We will explore how and why the U.S. emerged from the isolationism to assume military and diplomatic supremacy by the end of FDR’s presidency. Finally, we will investigate how this crucial period impacted the lives of average Americans from all walks of life, forever changing the public view and expectations of the federal government.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How did the expandedrole of the federal government change the lives of average Americans from many segments of society during the 1930s and 1940s?
How and why did the role of the U.S. evolve as a result of World War II?
Reading DUE Monday 1/12 - Read Chapter 16 --pp. 526-557
1) Briefly describe the different reactions of the US, England & USSR to the aggression of Nazi Germany in Europe in the late 1930’s.
2) As Jewish refugees tried to flee Nazi persecution, what was FDR’s reaction?
3) Describe actions & policies relating tothe war in Europe in 1940/41 that illustrate how the US was not really “neutral”.
4) What factors motivated the Japanese attack on the American navy at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941?
Fascism, Third Reich, Japanese Militarism, Neutrality Acts, Sudetenland, Appeasement, Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, Blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain, U.S. and the Holocaust, “Cash & Carry”, Selective Service Act, Lend-Lease Act, Atlantic Charter, USS Greer, US Embargo of Japan, Hideki Tojo, Pearl Harbor
Reading DUETuesday1/20 - Read Chapter 17 -- 562-595
1) How did the federal government intervene in the domestic economy?
2) How were many Americans’lives affected even if they weren’t fighting in the war?
3) What were some similarities and differences betweenthe experiences of US soldiers Europe & the Pacificduring WWII?
4) How did U.S. participation in meetings at Yalta & Nuremberg show a change in foreign policy after WWII?
5) Give two examples that demonstrate the persistence of racism & prejudice during WWII? Why was this ironic?
OPA, Rationing, Battle of the Atlantic, North Africa Campaign, Tuskegee Airmen, 442nd Combat Team, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, V-E Day, Island Hopping, Navajo “Code Talkers”, Kamikazes, Iwo Jima, Manhattan Project, Yalta Conference, Nuremberg Trials, “Rosie the Riveter”, Domestic Population Shifts, GI Bill, “Zoot Suit” Riots, Internment
Assessments:
Computer Sheet
Primary Source Analysis
Test on WWII: 2/2