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Essential Question:
What are the causes and effects of World War II?
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Learning Goals WWII Unit
LG 1 WWII- Students was able to explain and analyze how the following factors led to the
start of WWII.
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Japan’s aggressive search for resources
political ideologies of Fascism and Nazism in Europe (rise of totalitarianism after WWI)
resentment over the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles
Appeasement of Hitler at Munich/ Invasion of Poland
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Emperor Hirohito, General Tojo
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In addition to level 3,
student was able to
make
current/historical
connections when
explaining and
analyzing how the
following factors led to
the start of WWII.
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Students was able to
explain and analyze
how the following
factors led to the start of
WWII.
Students was able to
identify the following
factors that led to the
start of WWII.
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Students was unable to
identify at least half of
the following factors
that led to the start of
WWII
.
LG 2 WWII- Student was able to explain and analyze the American home front during
WWII, and the end of the Great Depression.
● war bond drives
● war industry
● women and minorities in the workforce- “Rosie the Riveter”
● rationing
● internment of Japanese (Executive Order 9066)
● Korematsu v. US
● President Franklin Roosevelt
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3
In addition to level 3,
student was able to make
current/historical
connections when
explaining and analyzing
the American home front
during WWII, and the end
of the Great Depression.
Student was able to
explain and analyze the
American home front
during WWII and the
end of the Great
Depression
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Student was able to
identify
the American home
front during WWII and
the end of the Great
Depression
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Student was unable to
identify the American
home front during
WWII and the end of the
Great Depression
LG 3 WWII- Student was able to explain and analyze the major battles and events that
enabled the Allies to defeat the Axis powers during WWII.
● Turning Point Battles- Battle of Britain, El Alamein, Stalingrad
● D-Day Invasion, Battle of the Bulge
● battles of the Pacific Midway, Iwo Jima and Okinawa,
● Development and use of the atomic bomb atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
● V-E Day / V-J Day.
● Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Navajo Code Talkers, Ira Hayes,
Harry Truman
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In addition to level 3,
student was able to
make
current/historical
connections when
explaining and
analyzing
the major battles and
events that enabled the
Allies to defeat the Axis
powers during WWII.
Student was able to
explain and analyze
the major battles and
events that enabled the
Allies to defeat the Axis
powers during WWII.
2
Student was able to
identify the major
battles and events that
enabled the Allies to
defeat the Axis powers
during WWII.
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Student was unable to
identify analyze the
major battles and events
that enabled the Allies to
defeat the Axis powers
during WWII.
LG 4 WWII- Student was able to explain and analyze the effects WWII had on the United
States and the world.
● Rebuilding of Germany and Japan,
● Redrawing of political boundaries in Europe,
● Tensions leading to Cold War
● Beginning of atomic age,
● Nuremburg Trial,
● Marshall Plan,
● Creation of NATO / Warsaw Pact, United Nations,
● Holocaust and the creation of Israel.
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In addition to level 3,
student was able to make
current/historical
connections when
explaining and analyzing
the effects WWII had on
the United States and the
world.
3
2
1
Student was able to
explain and analyze
the effects WWII had on
the United States and the
world.
Student was able to
identify the effects
WWII had on the United
States and the world.
Student was unable to
identify analyze the
effects WWII had on the
United States and the
world.
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Practice #1- WWII Time Line- Text Pages 804-805
1. Which events indicate that major trouble lies ahead for the world?
2. Which event caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
3. Which event causes the United States to declare war on Japan?
4. What was the effect of the United States dropping the atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Practice #2- Connect Geography to History Text Pages 805
1. Name the three countries that made up the Axis Alliance.
2. Generally describe the areas of the world under the control of Japan.
3. Generally describe the areas of the world under the control of Germany.
Practice #3- Connect Geography to History Text Pages 809
1. Movement- In which direction did the Germans attack in 1940? in 1941?
2. Place- Which European nations were neutral in WWII?
Practice #4- Connect Geography to History Text Pages 821
1. Place- Identify the places where the Allies had to make an invasion from the sea?
2. Place- List the major Allied victories shown on the map. Name the country they
took place.
Practice #5- Connect Geography to History Text Pages 829
1. Location- Identify Japanese and American victories.
2. Analyze- Which battles took place closest to the Japanese mainland?
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Practice #6- Korematsu v. U.S.- Read the article given to you
in class.
1. Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision in Korematsu v U.S.? Explain your
answer.
2. Why do you think the Supreme Court ruled the way it did in the case?
Practice #7- Holocaust and the American press- Read the
article given to you in class.
1. Do you agree with the author’s opinion about the how the American press
covered the Holocaust.
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LG 1: Causes of WWII
Read pages 807-811 in the textbook.
Create a flow map summarizing the sequence of events that led to the start of WWII in
Asia and Europe.
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LG 1: Pearl Harbor- U.S. enters the war
Read the play (class set) about the attack on Pearl Harbor, and then create a multi-flow
map showing the causes and effects of attack.
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LG 2: Home Front During WWII
Read pages 813-817 in the textbook.
Create a circle map for each of the following:
Woman and
Minorities in
the work force
How
Americans
supported
the war
effort.
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LG 2: Home Front During WWII
Internment
Camps
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LG 3: Battles and Events of WWII Europe and Africa
Read 819-825 in the textbook
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Battle of Britain: p 810
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El Alamein:
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Stalingrad:
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D-Day Invasion:
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Battle of the Bulge:
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Victory in Europe Day (VE Day):
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LG 3: Battles and Events of WWII Pacific
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Battle of Midway:
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Iwo Jima:
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Okinawa:
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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
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Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day)
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LG 4: Effects of WWII- Holocaust
Create a multi-flow map summarizing the causes and effects of the Holocaust.
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LG 4: Effects of WWII
Read pages 833-837 in the textbook
Summarize the following events:
-Occupation and Rebuilding of Germany and Japan:
-Marshall Plan:
-Boundary changes in Europe:
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LG 4: Effects of WWII
-Start of the Cold War- NATO/ Warsaw Pact Military Alliances:
-Creation of the United Nations:
Start of the atomic age:
Nuremburg Trial:
Creation of Israel:
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Additional Notes
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