The Big Three
The above picture was taken during the first of 3 meetings between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill. It occurred in late November of 1943 in Tehran, Iraq. At the conference, The leaders of the 3 major Allies discussed strategy against the Axis and decided it was important to open up a "Western Front" against them. This decision led to months of planning before the Normandy invasion in France took place June 6th, 1944. The final 2 meetings(in Yalta... Feb 1945, and Potsdam... July 1945) would decide how the European continent would be split up after the war. FDR was replaced by Truman during the final meeting.
The Main Objective of Chapter 17 is to understand the military
campaigns, political decisions, and efforts within the U.S. that contriubuted
to the Allies victory in WWII
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
1. Explain how the U.S. expanded its armed forces during WWII.
2. Describe the roles that industry, labor, scientists, and the media within the U.S. had in contributing to the Allied victory.
3. Explain what the U.S. government did to control the economy.
4. Summarize the Allies’ overall plan for winning WWII.
5. Identify key events involved with the Allies reclaiming land from Germany and Italy in Europe.
6. Explain what happens to leader from Germany and the U.S. near the conclusion of the war.
7. Summarize the Allies overall plan for defeating the Japanese in the Pacific.
8. Identify key events involved with the Allies reclaiming land from Japan in the Pacific.
9. Explain both the development of the atomic bomb and understand arguments for and against its use to end the war.
10. Describe what happened in Germany and Japan after the war was over.
11. Describe the economic and social changes that reshaped American life during WWII.
12. Summarize the opportunities and discrimination minorities (including Japanese, German, African-American) experienced during the war.
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
1. Explain how the U.S. expanded its armed forces during WWII.
2. Describe the roles that industry, labor, scientists, and the media within the U.S. had in contributing to the Allied victory.
3. Explain what the U.S. government did to control the economy.
4. Summarize the Allies’ overall plan for winning WWII.
5. Identify key events involved with the Allies reclaiming land from Germany and Italy in Europe.
6. Explain what happens to leader from Germany and the U.S. near the conclusion of the war.
7. Summarize the Allies overall plan for defeating the Japanese in the Pacific.
8. Identify key events involved with the Allies reclaiming land from Japan in the Pacific.
9. Explain both the development of the atomic bomb and understand arguments for and against its use to end the war.
10. Describe what happened in Germany and Japan after the war was over.
11. Describe the economic and social changes that reshaped American life during WWII.
12. Summarize the opportunities and discrimination minorities (including Japanese, German, African-American) experienced during the war.
Tentative Schedule for Chapter 17
Monday, Jan 3 - D-Day and the End of the War
Tuesday, Jan 4 - Nearpod - War in the Pacific
Wednesday, Jan 5 - The Decision to drop the Bomb
Thursday, Jan 6 - The Holocaust and Final Solution & Potsdam
Friday, Jan 7 - Finish and complete week's work
Monday, Jan 10 - Enemy at the Gates movie
Tuesday, Jan 11 - Gates movie
Wednesday, Jan 12 - Gates movie
Thursday, Jan 13 - Gates movie finish
Friday, Jan 14 - World War II Quiz #2, pick up study guide and prepare for final
Monday, Jan 17- MLK Day NO SCHOOL!!
Tuesday, Jan 18 - Review, make Final Exam Cheat Sheet
Wednesday-Friday - Final exams, Half days
The Century Videos - Homefront - 45 minutes
These 3 video segments cover content from Chapters 16 and 17 including the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the draft, American industries making all kinds of products for the Allies war effort, increased opportunities for Southern blacks and women to enter the work force, rationing in the U.S., the Normandy Invasion, FDR's death, and the eventual Allied Victories in Europe and Asia. Plenty of additional content is included in the clips and is part of the subject matter you are required to learn about. These videos will be shown at some point during class accompanied by questions that you will be required to answer. You can find the questions for the 3 clips above by CLICKING HERE
The Century Videos - Civilians at War - 1 hour and 5 minutes
These 5 video segments cover content from Chapters 16 and 17. It focuses on the brutal targeting of civilians by both sides during WWII and contains segments on bombing major cities, segregating Jews before eventually sending them to concentration and death camps, fighting in the Pacific, and the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan. Much of the footage is very graphic, but it's important for people to realize just how gruesome these wars really were. Plenty of additional content is included in the clips and is part of the subject matter you are required to learn about. These videos will likely be shown at some point during class accompanied by questions that you will be required to answer. THE FIRST 32 AND A HALF MINUTES THAT DEAL WITH THE HOLOCAUST ARE SHOWN DURING CHAPTER 16 AND THE QUESTIONS THAT ACCOMPANY THE VIDEO ARE FOUND BY CLICKING HERE