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US INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR II
CA Content Standard• Content Standards: (California -
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci) • Content Standard: 11.7 Students analyze America's participation in World War II.
• Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Discuss the decision to drop atomic bombs and the consequences of the decision (Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
Technology StandardsTechnology Standards: (NETS for Students -
http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html
Technology productivity tools• Creativity and Innovation• Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and
develop innovative products and processes• using technology. Students:• a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or
processes.• b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.• c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.• d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.• Technology communication tools
Technology Standards
• 2. Communication and Collaboration• Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work
collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
• a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments
• and media.• b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences
using a variety of media and formats.• c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with
learners of other cultures.• d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.•
SOME EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY SOURCES
WORLD WAR IIWorld War II, or the Second World War, was a global military conflict,
the joining of what had initially been two separate conflicts. The first began in Asia in 1937 as the
Second Sino-Japanese War; the other began in Europe in 1939 with the
German invasion of Poland.
CLASHES OF THE WORLD
This resulted in the complete activation of a nation's economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities for the purposes of the war effort. Over 60 million people, the majority of them civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. The financial cost of the war is estimated at about a trillion 1944 U.S. dollars worldwide, making it the most costly war in capital as well as lives.
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II
Some people want say that World War I is the mother of World War II. In a way, it makes sense. The treaty of Versailles was rather unfair to losing nation Germany and extreme nationalism was born which gave rise to Dictator Hitler.
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II
World War Two began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany's invasion of Poland. Although the outbreak of war was triggered by Germany's invasion of Poland, the causes of the war are more complex.
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II
• Treaty of Versailles• Rise of Militarism/Dictatorships• Hitler’s Action• Neo imperialism • Failure of Appeasement• Failure of League of Nations
Italian Marine invaded a largepart of Mediterranean region including
North Africa
1.Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, China2. Tripartite Pact3. Japanese hatred to Americans after economic blockade4. Bombing of Pearl Harbor5. American patriotism6. Polarization of the world7. U.S. ships were attacked in the Atlantic8.Taking side of democracy against Dictatorship
Attack on Pearl Harbor
• On December 7, 1941, while German armies were freezing before Moscow, Japan suddenly pushed the United States into the struggle by attacking the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Four days later Hitler declared war on the United States. President Roosevelt called on Congress for immediate and massive expansion of the armed forces. Twenty years of neglect and indifference, however, could not be overcome in a few days.
That mornings map.
Attacks Causalities
Ships
• 4 battleships sunk• 4 battleships
disabled• 11 other ships
sunk/damaged
Other 188 aircraft destroyed
on ground• 2,330 servicemen
killed• 100 civilians killed
After the Attack
• December 8: United States declared war on Japan.
• December 11: Germany declared war on America.
– Italy then declared war on America.– Great Britain declared war on Japan.
Roosevelt Announces to the World
“December 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy- the United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
UNITED STATES ATTACKS JAPAN
THE UNITED STATESHITS BACK
March 1945, Tokyo Japan
American bombers destroy 250,000 buildings and kill
83,000 in massive fire-bombing.
AUTOMIC BOMB IN JAPAN
IMPORTANT DATES April to June 1945 Southern tip of Japan
Fighting from caves and bunkers, Japanese inflict
80,000 losses on Americans. Over 30 American ships are
sunk by Japanese suicide missions.
IMPORTANT DATES August 9, 1945 Nagasaki, Japan
Second bomb is dropped after Japanese delay
surrender. 80,000 killed or missing.
IMPORTANT DATES May 7, 1945 Europe
V-E DAYGerman government issues unconditional surrender to Allied
forces.
JAPAN FINALLY SURRENDERS
September 2, 1945
V-J Day September 2, 1945 Tokyo Bay
Japan surrenders with one term: “the emperor must
retain his throne”.
Bibliography
• Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/ • American Memory - Library of Congress -
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html – Teachers - The Learning Page - http://memory.loc.gov/learn/ – The Learning Page Index -
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/index.html – http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/educators/workshop/discover/p
rimary.html
• Yale Primary Sources Research - http://www.library.yale.edu/instruction/primsource.html
• California Heritage K-12 Lesson Planning Using Primary Sources - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/calheritage/k12/primary_lesson.htm
Bibliography • http://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIDocs.htm • Smithsonian Museum - http://www.si.edu/
– Art and Design - http://www.si.edu/art_and_design/ – History and Culture - http://www.si.edu/history_and_culture/ – Science and Technology - http://www.si.edu/science_and_technology/ – Museum Listing - http://www.si.edu/museums/
• National Library of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html• More Primary Sources• Primary Sources on the Web -
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySourcesOnTheWeb.html • America's Story from America's Library (Library of Congress) -
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi • Virtual Museums - http://vlmp.museophile.com/ • The Digital Classroom - http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html • Repositories of Primary Sources - http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html • Museums in the USA - http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/icom/vlmp/usa.html • Museums around the World - http://archive.comlab.ox.ac.uk/other/museums/world.html • The Virtual Library - http://www.vlib.org/ • U.S. History.org - http://www.ushistory.org/index.html