WWII Part Two: America at War. Evaluate the role of Americans on the “home front” in the conduct...
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- WWII Part Two: America at War
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- Evaluate the role of Americans on the home front in the conduct
of WWII. How did WWII alter social and economic life in the United
States?
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- Review: Isolation to War Japan invades Manchuria (31)
Hoover-Stimson Doctrine Ethiopia, SP CW, Rhineland, Panay (35-37)
Neutrality Acts, Quarantine Speech, Ludlow Amend Anschluss, Hitler
breaks Munich, Invasion of Poland (38-39) Neutrality Act of 39
(cash and carry weapons), Arsenal of Democracy Fall of France,
Battle of Britain (40-41) Destroyer for Bases, Congress authorizes
huge military buildup, Selective Service Act, Embargo of specific
materials against Japan FDR elected for 3 rd term (begins 41);
Germany invades USSR Four Freedoms Speech, Lend- Lease, convoy
system, Atlantic Charter, Froze Japanese Assets in US, additions to
Embargo against Japan, including oil
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- Learning Targets I can analyze how Americans contributed to the
war effort on the home front in WWII. I can analyze the causes,
conduct, and consequences of WWII. I can explain how WWII affected
US culture, politics, and economy. I can explain how WWII changed
the US government and its role in the world.
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- Americas War Aims Atlantic Charter (8/41) No aggrandizement No
territorial changes against the will of those concerned Respect the
rights of People to choose their own governments Freedom of the
Seas 26 nations sign Atlantic Charter (1/42) Four Freedoms (1/41)
Speech Worship From want From fear
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- WWII, in General Largest conflict in world history Two Theaters
Europe First Two Strategies 41-43: N. Africa, Invasion of Italy
44-45: Operation overlord, Invasion of W. Europe
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- WWII: Europe Invasion of Poland (9/39) Fall of France (6/40)
Hitler invades USSR (6/41) Battle of the Atlantic, begins before US
enters war Stalingrad (8/42) Operation Torch, N. Africa (11/42)
Invasion of Italy (9/43) Operation Overlord (6/44) V-E Day
(5/45)
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- WWII, in General Pearl Harbor (12/41) Japan attacks Guam,
Philippines Navy dominates Pacific Theater Battle of the Coral Sea
(5/42) Battle of Midway (6/42) Island Hopping Fierce Japanese
Resistance Bombs (8/45)
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- Mobilization of Forces Selective Service Act expanded 16
million men & women serve WACs and Waves African Americans
Native Americans
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- Mobilization of the Economy: War Production Board War Labor
Board Office of Price Administration Office of Scientific Research
and Development
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- Social Changes: Demographics Growth of the Sunbelt States
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- Social Changes: Women Labor Force Increase in household wages
After
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- Social Changes: African Americans Detroit Race Riots A Philip
Randolph March on Washington Movement Fair Employment Practices
Committee (8802)
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- Social Changes: Mexican Americans Bracero Program Zoot Suit
Riots
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- WWII Part Two: America at War (2 nd video)
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- Social Changes: Japanese Americans Executive Order 9066
Korematsu v. US
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- Paying for the War Defense Spending $8.9 billion (39) $95.2
billion (45) $321 billion (41-45) ~45% paid by taxes Liberty Bonds
Office of War Information Bond Drives Victory Gardens
Recycling
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- At War: Diplomacy United Nations Declaration (1/42) The Grand
Alliance The Allies The Big Three
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- At War: Diplomacy Casablanca Conference (1/43) unconditional
surrender The soft underbelly of Europe
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- At War: Diplomacy Tehran Conference (9/43) 1 st for the Big
Three Agree on invasion of western Europe Disagreements
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- At War: Diplomacy Yalta Conference (2/45) Declaration of
Liberated Europe UN to begin in April Germany divided
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- At War: Diplomacy Potsdam (7-8/45) Truman, Stalin, and Clement
Attlee Trumans hint Disagreements
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- At War: The Bomb Manhattan Project Hiroshima &
Nagasaki
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- The Aftermath 45-55m. deaths, 35m. wounded, 3m. missing 405,000
Am. deaths Destruction of property Holocaust Evian Conference
Emergence of Super Powers
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- The Aftermath The division of Germany The fate of Eastern
Europe Rise of nationalism in former colonial territories
Technology
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- The Aftermath War + New Deal + continuation of both= massive
government debt Cold War