Ch. 36 - America in World War II
Resources
- Chapter 36 .PDF
- Lecture: World War II (.doc)
- Lecture: The World at War (.doc)
- Talking Points: Wartime Conferences (.doc)
- Lesson Plan: Powers of Persuasion - Poster Art of World War II
- Chapter 36 Outline
* Watch "America: The Story of US" Episode 10: World War II (Teacher's Guide)
Readings
- A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Chapter 16: A People's War? (Discussion Guide)
The Japanese
- Read Japanese-American Testimony and answer question(s). (1942)
- Watch "A Challenge to Democracy" - Government-produced film attempting to defend the internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II. (17:13 min; 1944)
- Ansel Adams's Manzanar Photographs
Refugees from the Holocaust (p. 814)
- Watch the documentary "Frontline: Memory of the Camps" (58:53 min.)
- Listen to "Ravensbruck Concentration Camp" (1945)
Building the War Machine (p. 832)
- Read "What Can I Do?" and answer question(s). (1942)
Manpower and Womanpower (p. 833)
- Watch "Women on the Warpath" - a 1943 Ford Motor Company film about women workers during the war.
Holding the Home Front (p. 837)
Life on the Home Front (not covered in the textbook)
- Watch "Wartime Nutrition" (10:22 min.; 1943)
- WWII on the Homefront: Civic Responsiblity - lesson plan from Smithsonian Education
- WWII Homefront from Envisioning the American Dream
The Atomic Bombs (p. 851)
- Read "Statement on the Atomic Bomb" and answer question(s). (1945)
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