World War II Week-3

When was the U.S. Fully Involved in World War II? 

Why Was the United States a Target for Japan? 

1.  Explain what was the Pacific Theater?  

2. What two needs lead to Japanese expansion in 1942?  

3. Explain how Japan took advantage of the geography features of region during World War II.  

4. Why was the United States a target for Japan? 

Writing- What Brought the United States Into World War II? 

1. Write two paragraphs explain what brought the United States into World War II? 

What Was the Outcome of the Early Battles? 

1.What issues did general Douglas Mac Arthur had on Bataan Peninsula?  

2.Explain what was the Bataan Death March?  

3.What Was the Outcome of the Early Battles? 

How Did Naval Battles Change Warfare in World War II? 

1.Navy played biggest role, with Marines fighting ground war on islands. Some captured islands were used as airfields as Allied forces advanced. A) European Theater B) Pacific Theater  

2.Battles fought in tropical island locations and at sea; soldiers often died from malaria and other tropical illnesses. A) European Theater B) Pacific Theater  

3.Ground troops played the biggest role. Army air force bombers attacked positions in the way that battleships did for sea-based attacks. A) European Theater B) Pacific Theater  

4.Many battles were fought in extreme cold, where soldiers suffered from freezing temperatures and trench foot. A) European Theater B) Pacific Theater  

5. Resources were limited after the attack at Pearl Harbor in December 1941. A) European Theater B) Pacific Theater  

6. Battles were fought mostly in the air and at sea; some ground combat on small islands. A) European Theater B) Pacific Theater  

7.U.S. leaders determined that resources should be focused on defeating Germany and the Axis Powers in Europe when the nation first joined the war. A) European Theater B) Pacific Theater  

8.The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first battle in which opposing sides used a new type of warfare focused on the aircraft carrier. Aircraft carriers were a major new technological development after World War I. Why would aircraft carriers be so important to the war in Pacific Theater?  

9. Why was the island of Midway important to the US, during the war in the Pacific Theater?  

10.Explain what happened at the Battle of Midway?  

How Did the Allies Use Island Hopping as a Strategy in the Pacific? 

1. What was Island hopping? 

2. How Did the Allies Use Island Hopping as a Strategy in the Pacific? 

What Were Key Battles in 1945? 

1. Why do you think Japanese refused to surrender. 

2. Many began to question whether invading Japan was the best plan of action. It was feared by some leaders that a land invasion of Japan could result in one million Allied casualties. 

Explain this statement in your own words?  

3. What is your opinion of the statement above?  

4. What Were Key Battles in 1945?

What Was the Holocaust? 

1. What was the Holocaust?  

2. Look at the What is the child in the picture staring at?   

3. What words would you use to describe the expression on his face?   

4. Who are the other people in the photo?   

5. What are they thinking?   

6. What will happen to them?  

7. How long did the Holocaust last? (date & Years) 

Why Did Hitler Scapegoat the Jews? 

1.Total number death Jews during Holocaust? 

2.Total number death of non-Jews during Holocaust? 

Explain what antisemitism is?  

Explain what ghettoes were? (During World War II in Europe.)  

What cause the people of Germany to believe in Hitler's view of the Jews people?   

What was Hitler's view of Jews people?  

What was Mein Kampf and its impact on the Holocaust?  

Why did Hitler scapegoat the Jews? 

How Were Jews Treated During Hitler's Rule? 

1. List three ways Hitler moved against the Jews people?  

2. Why did most German Jews tolerate the harsh treatment from Hitler?  

3. Explain what was Kristallnacht?  

4. What was Dachau, Buchenwald, and Sachsenhausen.  

5. How were Jews treated during Hitler’s rule?  

6. Identify Key Steps in a Process What was Hitler’s first step in his anti-Semitic campaign? How did this step pave the way for later developments?  

7. Identify Cause and Effect According to the Nazis, what event sparked Kristallnacht? Do you think this event was the actual cause? Explain.  

8.IDENTIFY STEPS IN A PROCESS How did Hitler and the Nazis gradually deprive Jewish people of their rights?  

9. What was the cause of the Holocaust?  

10. What do you think other nations should have done during this time? 

What Was America's Response to the Holocaust Before the War? 

1. Why weren't more German Jews able to get out?  

2. Explain what Nativism is?  

3. How did Nativism effect the Holocaust?  

4. Who was Father Charles E. Coughlin?  

5. How did Father Charles impact the antisemitism views in America?  

6. List at least three famous American talked about in the lesson that support Hitler’s view.   

7. What was The International Jew.  

8. What awarded Ford got from the Nazis Party?  

9. How did the story of the ocean liner St. Louis become a symbol of American indifference to what was happening in Europe?  

10. What is your view of the St. Louis?  

11. What Was America's Response to the Holocaust Before the War?