Transcript SSUSH19: The student will identify the origins

Writing-To-Win: 5-Step Protocol
SSUSH19:
The student will identify the origins,
major developments, and domestic
impact of World War II, especially on the
growth of the federal government.
3 “I can” statements.
15 mins. to complete
SSUSH19: The student will identify the origins, major
developments, and the domestic impact of World War ll,
especially the growth of the federal government.
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On Standard 19 notes, do the following:
List some differences between World War
I and World War II.
Plan to discuss the differences.
a. Explain A. Philip Randolph’s proposed march on
Washington, D.C., and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
response.
A. Philip Randolph marched to D.C. to fight against
segregation in the US Armed Forces.
 Establishing protections against
Discrimination.
 Tried to pressure the government
and President FDR into equal
rights for everyone to be in the
Military.
 “If it cost money to finance a march on Washington, let
Negroes pay for it. If any sacrifices are made for Negro
rights in National Defense, let Negroes make them.”
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FDR’s Response
Tried to persuade Randolph out of it.
 When persuasion failed, Executive order 8802 was issued.
Barring discrimination in defense industries and federal
bureaus.
 The Fair Employment Act
– Required all contracts of Federal Agencies have a
provision stating not to “discriminate against someone
of a different race, color, creed, or nationality in
reasons of employment.”
 When this occurred, the March was called off.
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b. Explain the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the
internment of Japanese- Americans, German-Americans, and
Italian-Americans.
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Also called “Operation Z” by
Japanese Imperial General
Headquarters.
Surprise attack on Pearl
Harbor
December 7th, 1941
Conducted by the Imperial
Japanese Navy
War Declared on Japan the
next day.
– Resulting into the US entry
into World War ll.
Question
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Where is Pearl Harbor located?
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Why is this a vital spot for the Japanese to
attack?
Main Goals of the Japanese for the
Attack
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Destroy the Aircraft Carriers
– They were out at sea, away from the Harbor.
Destroy as many of the other ships as possible (Mainly
Battleships)- USS Arizona completely sunk killing 1177 crew
members.
– Cripple the US Navy in attempt to immobilize them for a
target of 6 months
Destroy the Oil Supply
– Would potentially immobilize the Pacific Fleet for a estimated
span of 2 years.
Question
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What is an internment camp?
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How do you think that this is different
than a concentration camp?
Japanese Internment
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Relocation and Internment of
approx. 110,000 Japanese American
citizens.
Japanese Americans who were too
close to the Pacific Coast.
Government afraid of spies.
Referred to as “War Relocation
Camps”
FDR authorized the Internment
with Executive order 9066 on
February 19th, 1942
– Allowed Military commanders
to designate exclusion areas for
Japanese American “terrorist”.
f. Compare the geographic locations of the European Theater
and the Pacific Theater and the difficulties the U.S. faced in
delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops.
European Theater
Pacific Theater
Fighting was primarily
land-based
 Large scale bombing
raids
 More countries
involved
 German soldier
tended to surrender
when defeat was
apparent
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Fighting was primarily
at sea or launched
from sea
 Island hopping &
island invasions
 More up-close fighting
 Japanese land soldiers
& Kamikaze pilots
would fight to the
death
c. Explain major events; include the lend-lease program,
the Battle of Midway, D-Day, and the fall of Berlin.
Lend Lease Program
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Was a program under the United States
Supplied UK, Soviet Union, China, France and other allied
nations with a vast amounts of war material
1941-1945
Signed into law on March 11th, 1941
This act ended American neutrality
Hitler recognized this and in response ordered German
submarines to attack U.S vessels
Battle of Midway
Was the most important naval
battle in the Pacific in WWII
 June 4-7 1942, approx six
months after Pearl Harbor
 Major win for the U.S, as they
defeated the Imperial Japanese
Navy
 Caused irreparable damage to
the Japanese Fleet
 Led to the beginning of
“Island-Hopping”
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Battle of Midway
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How did the Battle of Midway change the war in the Pacific?
Island-Hopping
Counter-offensive strike
 Capture specific islands to
take power away from the
elite Japanese pacific fleet.
 Gen. MacArthur
– Commander of Allied
forces in the SW
Pacific
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D-Day
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The landing of the Allied invasion along the beaches of
Normandy, France
AKA Operation Overlord and Neptune during WWII
June 6th 1944
Conducted in two phases:
1. Air Assault- landing of 24,000 British, American,
Canadian, and Free French airborne troops.
2. Amphibious landing- of Allied infantry on the coast
of France
Mass numbers of casualties on both sides
Allied Victory!
Facts of D-Day
Was the largest amphibious invasion of all time,
with 160,000 troops
(What does amphibious mean?)
 Over 5,000 ships were in use
 Total width of the D-Day invasion= 61.7 miles
 Until the very last minute, Normandy was the
most heavily guarded secret
 17 Million maps supported the mission, Training
maps used fake names
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Saving Private Ryan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU4p
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Fall of Berlin
Final Chapter of the destruction of Hitler’s 3rd
Reich.
– April 16th, 1945
 Stalin’s 20 armies (Russia)
– 6300 tanks and 8500 aircraft
 Allies held off to give Soviets a Free-Hand
 Huge Artillery Barrage and Air-Raid on April
20th….. Hitler’s Birthday.
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d. Describe war mobilization, as indicated by rationing,
war-time conversion, and the role of women in war
industries.
Question
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What does mobilization mean?
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What does rationing mean?
War Mobilization
To prepare the country for war Roosevelt created
the War Production Board to help regulate the
switch to war time production
 The automobile industry switched to almost
exclusively making tanks, jeeps, trucks, and
airplanes
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Rationing
With the onset of WWII,
many challenges
confronted the American
people
 Rationing of food, gas,
and even clothing were
common
 Americans were asked to
conserve on everything
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Role of Woman
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Over 6 million woman took
wartime jobs in factories or
took the filling role for men
3 million woman
volunteered with the red
cross
And over 200,000 woman
served in the military
The most famous
propaganda tool used to
draw women into the
workforce was “Rosie the
Riveter”
Question
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When did women also work outside of the
home when men were off at war?
e. Describe Los Alamos and the scientific, economic,
and military implications of developing the atomic
bomb.
Los Alamos and the
Atom Bomb
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Also known as “Site Y” and the
Los Alamos National
Laboratory.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Largest science and technology
institution in the world.
One of the places the atomic
bomb was created.
Question
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Where were the two atomic bombs
dropped at?
The Atomic Bomb
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We wanted to beat the Germans.
– Develop the bomb and create enriched Uranium before the
Nazis did.
Manhattan Project
– $2 billion ($22 billion today)
– 30 different sites. 10 on Manhattan Island (Project Name)
Made it for intimidation….. Turned into a weapon of Mass
Destruction.
– We dropped 2 on Japan in the cities Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
– This totally devastated their country.
Fat Man and Little Boy
(The bombs dropped on Japan by the Enola Gay)
Hit Nagasaki
Hit Hiroshima
Question
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What do you think happens as a result of
the dropping of the atomic bombs?