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Preview Activity:
 You are the head coach of a
high school basketball
team. Your team is about to
play the top-ranked team,
which has last year’s most
valuable player (MVP) on its
roster. One person picks up
the text material and the
Notebook Guide.
 You just found out that half
of your team is caught in
traffic and will not make it
in time for the start of the
game. What strategy will
you pursue?
Preview Activity:
 Choose one of these strategies. In
your notebook, write a paragraph
explaining your choice.
 Play defense, stall, and try to
keep the score close in hopes
that your other players will arrive
soon.
 Play defense, stall, and try to
keep the score close in hopes
that your other players will arrive
soon.
 Attack the weakest player, even
if that allows the MVP to stay
rested and remain on offense.
 Be prepared to share your
response with the class.
Preview Activity:
 When the United States
entered World War II, the
Axis forces were superior
in both number and
strength, much like the
stronger team in the
Preview.
 Military analysts for the
United States and its
allies had to determine
which strategies to
pursue to defeat the
dominating Axis powers.
Notebook:
Essential Question: Key Content Terms:
 Allies
 What military strategies
did the United States and
its allies pursue to defeat
the Axis powers in World
War II?
 Axis powers
 Battle of Stalingrad
 D-Day
 Holocaust
 Battle of Midway
 Battle of Okinawa
 Manhattan Project
Preview Activity:
 Read Section 1, Introduction
 Discuss these questions as a class:
 How was the U.S. unprepared
for the Battle of the Atlantic?
 Upon entering the war, how was
the United States like the
weaker team in the Preview?
 If you were the “coach” of the
U.S. military, which of the three
strategies presented in the
Preview would you pursue to
safely transport your troops
across the Atlantic?
 Play defense and stall.
 Attack the opponent’s MVP.
 Attack the weakest player.