World War II Week-2
World War Again Video Instructions.mp4World War Again
1. List problems left by World War I
2. List the four dictators and which nations they control?
3. Explain totalitarian
4. Explain Fascism
5. What was Hitler’s act of aggression?
6. What was Mussolini act of aggression?
7. What did Japan act of aggression?
1.What is the message?
2.What are the hopes, fears, and grievances present in society at this time? Think about the political, social, and economic climate
3. Who is the target audience? What about this message would be appealing to this group? What reactions might different audiences have had?
4.What effects could this message have on society?
4.What is the message?
5.What are the hopes, fears, and grievances present in society at this time? Think about the political, social, and economic climate
6. Who is the target audience? What about this message would be appealing to this group? What reactions might different audiences have had?
7.What effects could this message have on society?
8. What is propaganda? Explain the impact of propaganda.
Copy of How Did the United States Feel About Another World War.mp4How Did the United States Feel About Another World War?
1. Americans had entered World War I with great reluctance. What does this mean?
2. The country returned to the policy of isolationism, what does term isolationism mean?
3. What factors lead to America becoming isolated?
4. Europe and Asia had new, forceful leaders rising, what are the three Nations?
5. How Did the United States Feel About Another World War?
Copy of What Circumstances Led to World War II.mp4What Circumstances Led to World War II?
1. Instead of resolving all of Europe's problems, the end of World War I created new ones. Explain this statement.
2. What was the Treaty of Versailles?
3. What was the issue with the Treaty of Versailles?
4. What is a dictator?
5. What issues lead to Germany getting a dictator?
6. Explain totalitarianism.
7. Who was Benito Mussolini?
8. How did Adolf Hitler gain control over Germany?
9. What was the Munich Pact and why was it important?
10. What is appeasement and how did it impact the war?
Copy of Why Did the United States Return to Isolationism.mp4Why Did the United States Return to Isolationism?
1.Write a paragraph on why America took a stand of isolationism.
2. Write a paragraph explaining your view on isolationism
How Did President Roosevelt Support U.S. Involvement in World War II.mp4How Did President Roosevelt Support U.S. Involvement in World War II?
1. President Roosevelt had begun to speak out against isolationism. Why?
2.What was Roosevelt view on isolationism?
3.What was the impact of the Neutrality Act of 1939?
4. By the 1940s how was America helping Great Britain in the war?
5. How did Roosevelt fight Japan in the 1940s?
World War Again Video Instructions.mp4WORLD WAR AGAIN Assessment
Assignment
In this lesson, you learned about the shift from U.S. isolationism to interventionism in the years before World War II. Use this knowledge to complete the Assignment:
Step 1: Think about these big questions:
When was the tipping point at which the United States could no longer be considered an isolated nation?
At what point could the United States no longer avoid involvement in World War II?
Step 2: Respond to each of the prompts below in a separate paragraph:
Explain the reasons for U.S. neutrality during the 1920s and 1930s. How did ideas about neutrality change during the period from the end of World War I to the passage of the Lend-Lease Act? Be sure to include any events, terms, or people that may support your response.
In your opinion, what was the point at which U.S. actions were no longer neutral? Explain your reasoning with supporting details from the lesson.
Criticize or defend each of the U.S. actions surrounding World War II that are listed below.
Justify your opinion with supporting details from the lesson.
1st Neutrality Act
Cash and Carry
U.S aid to China
Lend-Lease Act
What Brought the United States into World War II.mp4What Brought the United States into World War II?
1. Although many Americans wanted to avoid war, the United States was slowly drawn into conflict as 1941 arrived. Over the course of the year, the U.S. gave more war materials to support the Allies, and its neutrality slowly eroded.
Explain what could be wrong with America is doing.
2. Explain what happened at Pearl Harbor?
3. Why did Japan attack America?
4.Explain in your own words the two-learning objective.
Real Life Japan Attack.mp4Interview – Real Life Japan Attack
You have been granted an interview from the following people that lived during the attack. Please give me two questions (for each person) you would ask them after you read their statement.
Betty McIntosh, reporter
Ruth Erickson, nurse at Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, HI
Ginger, 17, high school senior at Hickham Field, HI
Pilialoha Hopkins, 14, student at Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, HI
As a Child, December 8, 1941
A Turning Point On the morning of December 8, 1941, Americans woke to hear of a devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, an American naval base in Hawaii. Soon news reports and images of the attack like this one of the USS Arizona burning as it sinks spread all over the United States.
Write a few sentences in response to these questions:
If you were a high school student in 1941 instead of today, how would you have felt about seeing images like this one of an attack on U.S. territory?
How would you have wanted the United States to respond?
FDR - Pearl Harbor Speech to Congress.mp4FDR-speech
Pearl Harbor Provokes the United States Think back to the Topic Essential Question, When Is War Justified?
Take some time to write down brief answers to the questions below.
1.What was the purpose of the speech?
2.Which parts of the speech get a reaction from the audience in Congress? Why do you think Congress applauded these lines?
3. What other possible responses could have the United States made to avoid being drawn into the war?
4.If you were a high school student in 1941 instead of today, how would you have felt about seeing images like this one of an attack on U.S. territory?
5.How would you have wanted the United States to respond?