Pearl Harbor

Warm-Up 3/8/13The Only Way We Can Save Her Who is the “her” in the

cartoon?

What does she want the US to stay out of?

What type of philosophy would this cartoon support?

AgendaRise of Dictators

Brochure

Pearl Harbor

Life during the attack

Your Tweets or Updates on the attack

Rise of DictatorsIn your pairs complete the

worksheet by using the red textbooks.

DiscussionWhat is Isolationism?

What is Internationalism?

DiscussionHow did isolationism conflict with

the rise of dictators and world leaders in Europe?

Would we have acted differently had these events happened today?

BrochureNow you will create a brochure

either in support of Isolationism or Internationalism.

The brochure should include pictures and some words. It should try to persuade people to embrace your position.

Things to ConsiderThe rise of dictators in EuropeThe heavy death toll during

World War INeutrality ActsThe Great Depression and its

effect on both philosophiesGrowing tensions in Europe and

Asia

Warm-Up3/11/13What is the difference between Isolationism and Internationalism?

Essential QuestionWhy would Japan attack the United States at Pearl Harbor?

NotesIn 1935 Hitler began to defy the

Treaty of Versailles. First they would build a new air force and expand its army.

At Munich Conference in 1938, Britain and France agreed to Hitler’s demand by giving him part of Czechoslovakia. This was known as appeasement.

NotesHitler proposed a non-aggression

pact with the Soviet Union. Stalin agreed.

Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Beginning World War II.

Hitler used blitzkrieg warfare against France and easily beat their army.

Pearl HarborRead the documents to figure out

why Japan would attack the United States at Pearl Harbor.

Interactive MapWrite down different events you

find important and any words or thoughts that you find interesting as you listen to actual accounts of the attack.

Time to TweetGive me 3 to 4 tweets or status

updates as to why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Then give me 4 tweets or status updates that an American solider might have made during the Pearl Harbor attack.

Warm-Up3/13/13Why did Japan decide to attack

Pearl Harbor?

AgendaJapanese Internment Camps

WWII Notes

Letters from actual soldiers

Japanese InternmentIn February of 1942, Roosevelt

issues Executive Order 9066, authorizing the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans.

Essential QuestionWhy were Japanese Americans

interned during World War II?

Do you think the United States should be allowed to restrict the rights of individuals during wartime?

Video DiscussionWhat were some of the reasons

for internment offered in the newsreel?

How does the newsreel portray internment? Is it positive or negative?

Who do you think the audience was for this newsreel?

Document B/C DiscussionHas anyone’s hypothesis

changed? Why or why not?

Do you find these documents more or less trustworthy than the government newsreel? Why or why not?

Why is the date of the Munson report important?

Final DiscussionWhich of these documents do

you think has a better explanation of Japanese internment? Why?

Why were Japanese Americans interned during World War II?

ParagraphExplain in a paragraph if you

believe it is right to put people into internments camps during wartime.

War in the Pacific4 days after Pearl Harbor, Germany and

Italy declared war on December 11th on the United States.

Japan took the Philippines from the United States in May of 1942.

But at the Battle of Midway the United States halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific. This battle turned the tide in the Pacific.

What was happening in Europe?

In Europe Hitler betrayed the Soviet’s after defeating France and attacked the Soviet’s.

Before Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt got the Lend-Lease Act passed which allowed America to send supplies to country’s “vital to the nation’s defense.”

This included Britain and now the Soviets.

War in Africa Instead of attacking in Europe

the United States and Britain went into North Africa.

US and Britain invade North Africa and won in 1943.

Next the US and Britain would turn their eyes to Europe.

Letters HomeSoldiers and military personnel on the

battlefronts of World War II stayed connected to their loved ones through letter writing.

Because the U.S. military was concerned that intercepted letters would provide the enemy with detailed information about the location of troops and battle plans, all mail sent home was censored before it was mailed as V Mail, or Victory Mail.

Examine the LettersRead through the letters from

those that fought in WWII and fill in the chart.

Answer the 2 questions once you are finished.

There are 4,048 Gold Stars on the WW II Memorial, as part of a feature called, the Freedom Wall. Each star represents 100 American service men and women killed in the war.