Post WWIII America

Reading: http://goo.gl/DNtTQ

Essential Questions:
1)Why were Americans afraid of the Soviet Union?
-Americans were afraid of the Soviet Union because they had very different ambitions for the future which would threaten the American way of life.
2)What did the Russians want int Europe?
-The Russians wanted to enforce communism.
3)What did the Americans want in Europe?
-The Americans wanted to create a new world order in which all nations had the right to self-determination.

Communism. (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBI0I3z2u2IhnnlKwGTfDSV8kUrbgMqgyI73DzXudOjM0d2wkc-pDa2wgmkGwj-QZHUnFQtpGpueyg4Fio6eR2T8SbksCWLgH5VeDJ7LW9GwXUEdGvnX40ru8Mb-xp23lN6n32zeefQLs/s1600/communism___full_game_board_by_spiffyofcrud.jpeg)

33rd President, Harry S. Truman (1945-1953). (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/first-family/masthead_image/33ht_header_sm.jpg?1250884801)

Japanese Internment & Justice

Video: http://goo.gl/bpQFI

Essential Questions: 
1)What does the word "internment" mean?
-Interment means to confine someone during war. 
2)Why were Japanese-Americans interned in Manzanar?
-Japanese-Americans were the enemies after Pearl Harbor was bombed because they were half Japanese. 100,000 Japanese-Americans were told to leave their home.
3)Why were Japanese internment policies wrong?
-Japanese interment policies were wrong because families lost homes, jobs, businesses, freedom, etc during the period of time they were held captive. 

Internment. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__hspjzfC024/TRl_wP8rXpI/AAAAAAAACZs/dcVIRVT5BmA/s1600/internment-camps-for-muslims.jpg)

Manzanar. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ManzanarWatchTowerReplica.jpg/220px-ManzanarWatchTowerReplica.jpg)

The End of WWII

Reading: http://goo.gl/dH94v

Essential Questions: 
1)Was General MacArthur a successful general? Explain with evidence.
-General Douglas MacArthur was a successful general because he won various battles in the islands of: Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima.
2)Explain how successful the G.I. Bill was to returning soldiers.
-The G.I. Bill of Rights was a Servicemen's Readjustment Act which allowed veterans free education and training. The G.I. Bill of Rights was successful because about 7.8 million veterans took advance of this opportunity.
3)Why were Mexicans in L.A. unfairly treated in 1943?
 -Mexicans in L.A. were treated unfairly during 1943 because 11 sailors in Los Angeles reported they had been attacked by zoot-suit-wearing Mexican Americans. Zoot-suit are a style of dress; long jacket and pleated pants suit along with brodd-brimmed hats. Zoot-suits were adopted by Mexican-American youths as a symbol of their rebellion against traditions.

General MacArthur. (http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/M/Douglas-MacArthur-9390257-1-402.jpg)

G.I. Bill of Rights. (http://pdxretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/gi-bill_thumb.gif)

WWII in the Pacific

Reading: http://goo.gl/jU7pX

Essential Questions:
1)Who promised to "return" to liberate the Philippines?
-Douglas MacArthur promised to "return" and liberate the Philippines.
2)What reasons did the POTUS use for using atomic bombs?
-POTUS reasons for using the atomic bomb was to "save lives."
3)*In 1942, why were the Allies under-strength to fight Japan? 
-Allies were under-strenght to fight Japan because they illed prepared and handicapped by the weather.
4)*Were American submarines effective in the Pacific? Explain.
-American submarines were effective because they were accountable for 63% of sunken ships and were kept a secret for surprise attacks.

Presidents of the United States (POTUS). (http://www.potus.com/images/potus.gif)

American Submarines. (http://www.valoratsea.com/VASlogo1.jpg)

WWII Across the Atlantic Ocean

Reading: http://goo.gl/YcdAe

Essential Question:

1. Who was the Supreme Commander in Europe, and was he successful?

-General Dwight David Elsenhower was the supreme commander in Europe and he was successful because he used his keen mind to have the opponents surrender. 

2. What was the significance of “D-Day?”

-The significant of "D-Day" was that it was the first day of the invasion to liberate Europe (remove Hitler with force) in France. 

3. Was Gen. Patton an effective leader?

-General George Patton was effective because he achieved his goals by liberating Paris (kicking the Nazi's out of France). 

4. Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
-The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it was Hitlers desperate last-gasp offensive and lastditch offensive to win the war (Germany attacked the allied forces).

Supreme Commander in Europe, Dwight David Eisenhower. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/first-family/masthead_image/34de_header_sm.jpg?1250885267)

General George Patton. (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vD3b2XKj9DTRHcMM4ysODASZjJz56b8A44W0UuGCV-z962CIBiTLmuGK1kkMxgoCgWEVflF-6L5pTpZzgeyvorT8dkttEgvRnGdIISTD2QulbngOajIgwp0bQRAH4Mww_KYYmwpEhuCJ/s400/General+George+Patton+Famous+Quotes.jpg)

Coping With The War At Home

Reading: http://goo.gl/CxDSv

Essential Questions:

1. What was the OPA, and what was their job?

-The OPA (Office of Price Administration) job was to fight inflation by freezing prices on most goods.

2. What was the purpose of the OSRD?

-The OSRD (Office of Scientific Research and Development) was used to bring scientists into the war; not to fight, but for their brains. 

3.  In what ways did Americans sacrifice during WWII?

-During WWII Americans sacrificed by high costs on merchandise, rationing (sharing equally), allotments (assigned amount), scare (little) of goods (ex/ meat, shoes, sugar, coffee, and gasoline), carpooling (save time, gas, and money), coping with shortage of everything, and hoarding though "black market".  

4.  How similar or different were your sacrifices during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

-The difference between WWII and Iraq/Afghanistan is that during WWII we knew what we were fighting for and that people had to sacrifice for their country.

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U.S. Gets Ready For The Fight

Reading: http://goo.gl/HJ0w0

Essential Questions:  

1. Who was Philip Randolph, and why did he and President Roosevelt meet?

-Philip Randolph was a African-American labor leader. He organized a march on Washington to demand colored Americans to be able to have the right to work and fight for their country. Roosevelt and Randolph met because Roosevelt wanted Randolph to call off the march which did happen at the end because they settled under a agreement which allowed colored people to be able to get good jobs and not be discriminated.    

 2. Who were the WAACs, and why were they important to the war effort?
-Women's Auxiliary Army Crops (WAACs) were important to the war effort because they did many essential duties that were needed for men to be able to fight in the war. Some things that women did were become nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, etc.

3. How well did African-Americans do during WWII?

-During WWII, African-Americans in the beginning did not do very well because they did not have good jobs because of their race. Although, at the end African-Americans raised because of Philip Randolph help of creating better working conditions/circumstances.     

Philip Randolph. (http://cruiselinehistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ransml.jpg)

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). (http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/workshops/wwii/waac.poster.jpg)