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Standard 7 Review
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Standard USHC-7: The student will
demonstrate an understanding of the impact of
World War II on the United States and the
nation’s subsequent role in the world.
Standard 7
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Analyze the decision of the United States to
enter World War II, including the nation’s
movement from a policy of isolationism to
international involvement and the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Standard 7.1
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Totalitarian regimes took control in German and Italy during
the 1930’s due to the results of World War I, the impact of the
Treaty of Treaty of Versailles, and the world wide Depression.
These events lead to the development of Facism, which was a
radical authoritarian nationalist ideology that was adopted by
Mussolini in Italy.
Standard 7.1
American Neutrality (1933-1941)
Hitler Militarizes Germany and Expands Germany’s Borders
European Response
U.S. Response
Appeasement
“Giving in to avoid war”
Neutrality Acts
“Isolationist policies”
driven by the fear of war
and the memories of WWI
American Neutrality (1933-1941)
Roosevelt (FDR) Cash and Carry and Lend Lease as ways
to circumvent the U.S. Neutrality Acts of the 1930’s.
Roosevelt’s commitment to halting German and Japanese
aggression is evident by his signing of the Atlantic Charter.
American Neutrality (1933-1941)
The U.S officially
entered WWII when
the Japanese navy
launched its
surprise attack on
Pearl Harbor on
December 7th, 1941.
WWII Alliances
THE ALLIES
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United States
Leader: F.D Roosevelt
Great Britain
Leader: Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
Leader: Joseph Stalin
France
Leader: Charles De Gaulle
THE AXIS
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Germany
Leader: Adolf Hitler
Italy
Leader: Benito Mussolini
Japan
Leader: Hideki Tojo
Evaluate the impact of war mobilization on the home front,
including consumer sacrifices, the role of women and
minorities in the workforce, and limits on individual rights
that resulted in the internment of Japanese Americans.
Standard 7.2
The Home Front
War bonds
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government
raised money
with people
making “safe”
investments
The Home Front
Rationing
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limiting
consumption to
conserve for the
war effort
The Home Front
Victory Gardens
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Planting your
own gardens to
conserve food
Also made
people feel
involved
The Home Front
Women
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Took jobs on the
assembly lines
(Rosie the
Riveter) and in
the military
The Home Front
African
Americans
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Still faced
discrimination in
the workplace
and armed forces
The Home Front
Japanese
Americans
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Discrimination
shown by
Japanese
Internment
Camps
Explain how controversies among the Big Three Allied leaders
over war strategies led to post-war conflict between the United
States and the USSR, including delays in the opening of the
second front in Europe, the participation of the Soviet Union in
the war in the Pacific, and the dropping of atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Standard 7.3
Aftermath of WWII
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Conflicts developed as Roosevelt and Churchill developed war goals that
differed from Stalin. These conflicts lead to postwar tension between the
U.S. and the Soviet Union
The conflict originated over the delay in opening a second front in Europe.
The Allies opened a second front in June of 1944 when they launched the
D-Day invasion (invasion of France).
Aftermath of WWII
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These conflicts lead to the development of the Cold War between
the U.S. and Soviet Union. ( See Standard 7.5)
Seeking to end the war the United States decided that a mainland
invasion of Japan would cost too many American lives
August, 1945 – After demanding an unconditional surrender
from Japan and making it clear that continued resistance would
bring about massive destruction, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs
on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Summarize the economic, humanitarian, and diplomatic effects of
World War II, including the end of the Great Depression, the
Holocaust, the war crimes trials, and the creation of Israel.
Standard 7.4
The Holocaust
In the 1930s, the National Socialist German Workers’
(Nazi) Party became the ruling party in Germany. The
Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler, were anti-Semitic and passed
several laws limiting the rights of Jews.
On Kristallnacht, meaning “The Night of Broken Glass,”
the Nazi regime orchestrated mob violence against
Jewish businesses and synagogues (places of worship).
The Holocaust
The elimination of the Jews (Holocaust), otherwise known
as the “Final Solution,” was the German plan to
eliminate the Jews.
 After the war 24 Nazi war criminals were prosecuted at
the Nuremburg Trials.
 The nation of Israel was created due to the Holocaust and
supported by The United Nations.
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Analyze the impact of the Cold War on national security and individual
freedom, including the containment policy and the role of military
alliances, the effects of the “Red Scare” and McCarthyism, the conflicts
in Korea and the Middle East, the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall, the
Cuban missile crisis, and the nuclear arms race.
Standard 7.5
Cold War Foreign Policy
The Cold War is a period of tension between the free
world and communist world. The U.S attempted to
CONTAIN the spread of communism by developing the
Marshal Plan, The Berlin Airlift, The Truman Doctrine,
and forming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cold War Foreign Policy
Cold war tension
impacted the homefront
during the 1950’s when
Senator Joseph McCarthy
launched a witch hunt to
rid the U.S. of suspected
communist during the
Red Scare
GERMANY
Winston Churchill
coined the phrase
Iron Curtain to
describe the
political division of
mainland Europe.
East
West
United States
 Responded by Berlin Airlift
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Supported by: Soviet Union
 Tried to blockade Berlin
 Built the Berlin Wall
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MIDDLE EAST
Eisenhower Doctrine gave money/support to any
nation in Middle East that resisted Communism.
KOREA
North
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Supported by:
China/Soviet Union
Attacked First
China jumped in on
the north side
South
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United States (United
Nations)
General Douglas
MacArthur
CUBA
New Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who was supported
by the Soviet Union
 USA planned the Bay of Pigs invasion under President
Kennedy.
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USSR was caught by spy plane photographs putting nuclear
bombs in Cuba.
 USA blockaded Cuba which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Analyze the causes and consequences of social and cultural changes
in postwar America, including educational programs, the consumer
culture and expanding suburbanization, the advances in medical and
agricultural technology that led to changes in the standard of living
and demographic patterns, and the roles of women in American
society.
Standard 7.6
Social and Political Changes in post War America
G.I. Bill passed to help servicemen
adjust to post war world
Social and Political Changes in post War America
Baby Boom explosion of
birthrate after WWII
Social and Political Changes in post War America
People moved out of the cities to the suburbas. This
was accelerated by Eisenhower’s National Defense Act
which constructed the Interstate Highway system.
Social and Political Changes in post War America
Demand for goods caused
an increase in production
that helped recreate a
consumer society where
people purchased goods to
satisfy their “wants”.
 The Women’s Rights
movement was aided by the
publication of Feminine
Mystique by Betty Freidan.
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Social and Political Changes in post War America
Producing technology created more jobs, and caused the
American standard of living to increase.
 The postwar period also saw improvements in medicine
which enabled Americans to be vaccinated against
diseases and caused the mortality rate to decrease.
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Social and Political Changes in post War America
The prosperity of the
postwar period also
caused
improvements in
agricultural
technology with the
development of
pesticides and
chemical fertilizers
which increased food
production.