Transcript standard 7 review

United States History
Standard 7 Review
Standard 7
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Standard USHC-7: The student will
demonstrate an understanding of the
impact of World War II on the United
States and the nation’s subsequent
role in the world.
Standard 7.1
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Analyze the decision of the United
States to enter World War II,
including the nation’s movement
from a policy of isolationism to
international involvement and the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Standard 7.1
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Totalitarian regimes took control in German
and Italy during the 1930’s due to the results
of World War I, the impact of the Treaty of
Treaty of Versailles, and the world wide
Depression. These events lead to the
development of Facism, which was a radical
authoritarian nationalist ideology that was
adopted by Mussolini in Italy.
The U.S. officially entered WWII when the Japanese Navy launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 th, 1941
American Neutrality (1933-1941)
Hitler Militarizes Germany and Expands Germany’s Borders
European Response
 Appeasement
 Giving in to avoid war”
U.S. Response
 Neutrality Acts
 “Isolationist policies” driven
by the fear of war and the
memories of WWI
Roosevelt (FDR) Cash and Carry and Lend Lease as ways to
circumvent the U.S. Neutrality Acts of the 1930’s. Roosevelt’s
commitment to halting German and Japanese aggression is evident
by his signing of the Atlantic Charter
The U.S officially entered WWII when the Japanese
navy launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on
December 7th, 1941
WWII Alliances
THE ALLIES
 United States
Leader: F.D Roosevelt
 Great Britain
Leader: Winston
Churchill
 Soviet Union
Leader: Joseph Stalin
 France
Leader: Charles De Gaulle
THE AXIS
 Germany
Leader: Adolf Hitler
 Italy
Leader: Benito Mussolini
 Japan
Leader: Hideki Tojo
Standard 7.2
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Evaluate the impact of war
mobilization on the home front,
including consumer sacrifices, the
role of women and minorities in the
workforce, and limits on individual
rights that resulted in the internment
of Japanese Americans.
The Home Front
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War bonds - gov’t raised money with people
making “safe” investments
Rationing –limiting consumption to conserve
for the war effort
Victory Gardens: Planting your own gardens to
conserve food. Also made people feel
involved
The Home Front
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Women: took jobs on the assembly lines
(Rosie the Riveter) and in the military
African Americans still faced discrimination in
the workforce and armed forces.
Japanese Americans: Discrimination shown by
Japanese Internment Camps
Standard 7.3
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Explain how controversies among the Big
Three Allied leaders over war strategies led to
post-war conflict between the United States
and the USSR, including delays in the opening
of the second front in Europe, the participation
of the Soviet Union in the war in the Pacific,
and the dropping of atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Aftermath of WWII
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Conflicts developed as Roosevelt and
Churchill developed war goals that differed
from Stalin. These conflicts lead to postwar
tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
The conflict originated over the delay in
opening a second front in Europe. The Allies
opened a second front in June of 1944 when
they launched the D-Day (invasion of France)
invasion.
Aftermath of WWII
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These conflicts lead to the development of the
Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
( See Standard 7.5)
Seeking to end the war the United States
decided that a mainland invasion of Japan
would cost too many American lives
Aftermath of WWII
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August, 1945 – After demanding an
unconditional surrender from Japan and
making it clear that continued resistance would
bring about massive destruction, the U.S.
dropped atomic bombs on the cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Standard 7.4
Summarize the economic, humanitarian,
anddiplomatic effects of World War II,
including the end of the Great Depression,
the Holocaust, the war crimes trials, and
the creation of Israel.
The Holocaust
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In the 1930s, the National Socialist
German Workers’ (Nazi) Party became the
ruling party in Germany. The Nazis, led
by Adolf Hitler, were anti-semitic and
passed several laws limiting the rights of
Jews. On Kristollnacht, meaning “The
Night of Broken Glass,” the Nazi regime
orchestrated mob violence against Jewish
businesses and synagogues (places of
worship).
The Holocaust
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The elimination of the Jews (Holocaust),
otherwise known as the “Final Solution,” was
the German plan to eliminate the Jews.
After the war 24 Nazi war criminals were
prosecuted at the Nuremburg Trials.
The nation of Israel was created due to the
Holocaust and supported by The United
Nation
Standard 7.5
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Analyze the impact of the Cold War on
national security and individual freedom,
including the containment policy and the role
of military alliances, the effects of the “Red
Scare” and McCarthyism, the conflicts in
Korea and the Middle East, the Iron Curtain
and the Berlin Wall, the Cuban missile crisis,
and the nuclear arms race.
Cold War-Foreign Policy
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The Cold War is a period of tension between
the free world and communist world. The U.S
attempted to CONTAIN the spread of
communism by developing the Marshal Plan,
The Berlin Airlift, The Truman Doctrine, and
forming the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Cold War-Foreign Policy
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Cold war tension impacted the homefront
during the 1950’s when Senator Joseph
MaCarthy launched a witch hunt to rid the
U.S. of suspected communist during the Red
Scare
Winston Churchill coined the phrase Iron Curtain to describe the political division of mainland Europe.
GERMANY
East
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Supported by: Soviet
Union
Tried to blockade Berlin
Built the Berlin Wall
West
 United States
 Responded by Berlin Airlift
Winston Churchill coined the phrase Iron
Curtain to describe the political division
of mainland Europe.
MIDDLE EAST
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Eisenhower Doctrine gave money/support to
any nation in Middle East that resisted
communism.
KOREA
North
 Supported by: China/Soviet
Union
 Attacked First
 China jumped in on the
north side
South
 United States (United
Nations)
 General Douglas
MacArthur
CUBA
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New Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
Supported by: Soviet Union
USA planned an invasion-- Bay of Pigs under
President Kennedy.
USSR was caught by spy plane photographs
putting nuclear bombs in Cuba.
USA blockaded Cuba which led to the Cuban
Missile Crisis
Standard 7.6
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Analyze the causes and consequences of
social and cultural changes in postwar
America, including educational programs,
the consumer culture and expanding
suburbanization, the advances in medical
and agricultural technology that led to
changes in the standard of living and
demographic patterns, and the roles of
women in American society.
Social and Political Changes in
post War America
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G.I. Bill passed to help servicemen adjust to
post war world
Baby Boom explosion of birthrate after
WWII.
This was accelerated by Eisenhower’s
National Defense Act which constructed the
Interstate Highway system.
Social and Political Changes in
post War America
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Demand for goods caused an increase in
production that helped recreate a consumer
society where people purchased goods to
satisfy their “wants”.
The Women’s Rights movement was aided by
the publication of Feminine Mystique by
Betty Freidan.
Social and Political Changes in
post War America
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Producing technology created more jobs, and
caused the American standard of living to
increase.
The postwar period also saw improvements in
medicine which enabled Americans to be
vaccinated against diseases and caused the
mortality rate to decrease.
Social and Political Changes in
post War America
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The prosperity of the postwar period also
caused improvements in agricultural
technology with the development of pesticides
and chemical fertilizers which increased food
production.