From the Concept Outline:
Key Concept 7.3:
Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into a position of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.
III. U.S. participation in World War II transformed American society, while the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis powers vaulted the U.S. into a position of global, political, and military leadership.
A. Americans viewed the war as a fight for the survival of freedom and democracy against fascist and militarist ideologies. This perspective was later reinforced by revelations about Japanese wartime atrocities, Nazi concentration camps, and the Holocaust.
Examples: Atlantic Charter (1941), FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech
B. The mass mobilization of American society helped end the Great Depression, and the country’s strong industrial base played a pivotal role in winning the war by equipping and provisioning allies and millions of U.S. troops.
Examples: Rosie the Riveter (1941), Fair Employment Practices Commission (1941), War Production Board (1942), end of the Great Depression, Office of War Information (1942), GI Bill of Rights (1944), War Refugee Board (1944), victory gardens, Navajo code-talkers
C. Mobilization and military service provided opportunities for women and minorities to improve their socioeconomic positions for the war’s duration, while also leading to debates over racial segregation. Wartime experiences also generated challenges to civil liberties.
Examples: Executive Order 9906 (1942), internment of Japanese Americans in relocation camps, Congress of Racial Equality (1942), Zoot suit riots (1943), “Double V” campaign, segregated armed forces, code-talkers, Asa Philip Randolph and the March on Washington movement, Executive Order 8802 (1941), Fair Employment Practices Commission (1941), Detroit race riot (1943), Korematsu v. US (1944)
D. The United States and its allies achieved military victory through Allied cooperation, technological and scientific advances, the contributions of servicemen and women, and campaigns such as Pacific “island-hopping” and the D-Day invasion. The use of atomic bombs hastened the end of the war and sparked debates about the morality of using atomic weapons.
Examples: Manhattan Project (1942), Tehran Conference (1943), development of sonar, island-hopping, D-Day (1944), Bretton Woods Conference (1944), Yalta Conference (1945), United Nations (1945), Nuremburg trials (1945), Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
E. The war-ravaged condition of Asia and Europe, and the dominant U.S. role in the Allied victory and postwar peace settlements, allowed the United
States to emerge from the war as the most powerful nation on earth.
Examples: United Nations (1945), Nuremburg trials (1945), Potsdam Conference (1945), Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), International Monetary Fund (1945)
III. In the groups below complete the following assignment
Group B - Nina, Hannah, Kaya, Abdullah
Group C - Iaryna, Ben, Spencer, Katie P.
Group D - Edina, Ethan, Emily, Annabel
Group E - Katie G., Eva, Megan, Charlie
1. Each group will create a 6-8 minute class presentation on one of the following components of the concept outline. Think of your assigned concept as the thesis statement that you need to prove/support through your presentation.
Group B. The mass mobilization of American society helped end the Great Depression, and the country’s strong industrial base played a pivotal role in winning the war by equipping and provisioning allies and millions of U.S. troops.
Examples: Rosie the Riveter (1941), Fair Employment Practices Commission (1941), War Production Board (1942), end of the Great Depression, Office of War Information (1942), GI Bill of Rights (1944), War Refugee Board (1944), victory gardens, Navajo code-talkers
Group C. Mobilization and military service provided opportunities for women and minorities to improve their socioeconomic positions for the war’s duration, while also leading to debates over racial segregation. Wartime experiences also generated challenges to civil liberties.
Examples: Executive Order 9906 (1942), internment of Japanese Americans in relocation camps, Congress of Racial Equality (1942), Zoot suit riots (1943), “Double V” campaign, segregated armed forces, code-talkers, Asa Philip Randolph and the March on Washington movement, Executive Order 8802 (1941), Fair Employment Practices Commission (1941), Detroit race riot (1943), Korematsu v. US (1944)
Group D. The United States and its allies achieved military victory through Allied cooperation, technological and scientific advances, the contributions of servicemen and women, and campaigns such as Pacific “island-hopping” and the D-Day invasion. The use of atomic bombs hastened the end of the war and sparked debates about the morality of using atomic weapons.
Examples: Manhattan Project (1942), Tehran Conference (1943), development of sonar, island-hopping, D-Day (1944), Bretton Woods Conference (1944), Yalta Conference (1945), United Nations (1945), Nuremburg trials (1945), Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
Group E. The war-ravaged condition of Asia and Europe, and the dominant U.S. role in the Allied victory and postwar peace settlements, allowed the United States to emerge from the war as the most powerful nation on earth.
Examples: United Nations (1945), Nuremburg trials (1945), Potsdam Conference (1945), Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), International Monetary Fund (1945)
2. The presentations can be created using any appropriate app. Some suggestions: Adobe Voice, Adobe Slate, Keynote, Explain Everything, iMovie, Google Slides.
3. The presentation must include a definition/explanation of any significant terms/events that are identified in the concept. It must also include an explanation of at least 3 of the specific examples related to your groups concept (see above). The explanation should describe and analyze the connection between the example and the concept.
4. The presentation should include both written words and images (video/audio is also permitted).
5. The presentation should follow this approximate outline:
- Intro/Context
- Definition/Explanation of important terms/event identified within the concept
- Ex. #1
- Ex. #2
- Ex. #3
- Conclusion/Synthesis
6. Additional Resources:
Link to APUSH Explained Slideshow - WWII #1
Link to APISH Explained Slideshow - WWII #2
Crash Course - World War II - Pt. 1
Crash Course - World War II Pt. 2
The Homefront During WWII - Outline/Notes
7. Due next class (2/29)
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