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American Involvement in World War Two
Unit VII
Enduring Understanding:
Nationalism can drive both sacrifice and conflict.
Essential Question:
Was World War II really the
United States’ “good war”?
Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941
Explore: What evidence of
sacrifice can you find in these
documents? What evidence of
conflict do you see?
Connect: What makes a war
worth fighting? Given the
sacrifices required, do you think
that the United States’
involvement in this war was
good for the country?
Learn: To learn more about
World War Two, visit the
American Treasures at the
Library of Congress Memory
Gallery on World War Two.
Grade 7: Unit VII- American Involvement in World War Two
Library of Congress Resources Used:
New York Times. (1944). New York Times. Library of Congress: Exhibitions,
American Treasures of the Library of Congress.
McCrady, J. (1941-1943). He gives 100%, you can lend 10% : Buy war stamps &
bonds / John McCrady. Library of Congress: American Memory, By the
People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943.
Official U.S. Navy photograph. (1941. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A small boat rescues
a seaman from the 31,800 ton USS West Virginia burning in the
foreground. Smoke rolling out amidships shows where the most extensive
damage occurred. Note the two men in the superstructure. The USS
Tennessee is inboard. Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs
Online Catalog.
Office of Price Administration. (1945). War Ration Book Four, issued to Rosalind
Sandler. Library of Congress: American Treasures of the Library of
Congress, From the Home Front and the Front Lines.
Lee, R. ( 1942). Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of the JapaneseAmericans from West Coast areas under U.S. Army war emergency order.
Waiting with their luggage at the old Santa Fe station for a train which will
take them to Owens Valley. Library of Congress: American Memory,
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black and White
Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945.
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