Unit 8: World War II & the Beginning of the Cold War

Thanksgiving Break Wednesday11/25-Friday 11/27

Unit 8 Test (Chapters 26-27): Friday 12/4

Tuesday 11/17 The War in Europe Read 756-766Wednesday 11/18 PLC Day The US Gets Involved Read 766-774Thursday 11/19 Home Front during WWII Read 774-783. Answer questions

4 through 7 on page 785.Friday 11/20 Fighting World War II Read 788-799 and complete

worksheet. Monday 11/23 End of WWII Work on Benchmark Assignment

& Study for QuizTuesday 11/24 Quiz

Tuskegee Airmen Finish Benchmark Assignment

Monday 11/30 Onset of the Cold War Read 799-810.Tuesday 12/1 1950s Cold War: At Home Read 821-826Wednesday 12/2 1950s Cold War: Abroad Read 826-830Thursday 12/3 1960s Cold War & Review Study for your test!Friday 12/4 TEST

Competency Goal 10 World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War (1930s-1963) - The learner will analyze United States involvement in World War II and the war's influence on international affairs in following decades.Objectives10.01 Elaborate on the causes of World War II and reasons for United States entry into the war.10.02 Identify military, political, and diplomatic turning points of the war and determine their significance to the outcome and aftermath of the conflict.10.03 Describe and analyze the effects of the war on American economic, social, political, and cultural life.10.04 Elaborate on changes in the direction of foreign policy related to the beginnings of the Cold War.10.05 Assess the role of organizations established to maintain peace and examine their continuing effectiveness.

Essential Questions1. What were the causes of World War II in

Europe?2. Who were the countries and leaders for the

Axis and Allied Powers?3. What were Hitler’s goals and how did the

Holocaust fit into his plans?4. How did many people in the United States feel

about entering the war in the 1930s?5. What were the causes of the eventual U.S.

entrance into the war?6. How did the United States mobilize for war (what programs or departments were

created and contributed to the war effort)?7. What was the impact of the war on women, African-

Americans, Japanese-Americans, and Latinos in the United States?

8. Describe the fighting and turning point battles in the Pacific and European theaters.

9. How, and when, did the fighting end in Europe and Japan (these are different dates for each reason)?

10. List five questions that the world must face after WWII.

11. Describe the development of two world powers after WWII.12. Why is it referred to as the “Cold War”?13. What changes in U.S. foreign policy took place after WWII and what

international organizations were founded?