World War II and 1950s Schedule

Essential Questions:
Why was the US slow to enter WWII? How did the war impact society and industry? How did WW2 affect people of color and women? What was the American Dream in relation to the 1950s?

Vocabulary:
Treaty of Versailles (1918) Inflation Anarchists Communism Socialism Adolph Hitler The Beer Hall Putsch Allies Axis Lend-Lease Act Nonaggression Pact Blitzkrieg Vichy France Rationing Double-V Campaign War Bonds

Day 1: Previewing World War II (Monday 3/31) Watch America Story of Us: World War II Episode

Day 2: Beginning of World War II (Tuesday 4/1) Warm Up: Chalk Talk: How did Hitler come to power? World War I as a cause of World War II. Reading & HW: From Isolation to Involvement Reading and Timeline

Day 3: Four Freedoms in World War II (Wednesday 4/2) Warm Up: Add Allies, Axis, and Lend-Lease Act to your vocabulary Reading on and summarizing of Four Freedoms speech Comparing Four Freedoms to George W. Bushs Address to Joint Session of Congress Lecture on World War II with guided notes

Day 4: World War II at Home (Thursday 4/3) Warm Up: Rationing Activity World War II at Home reading, visuals for stations two, three, and four, and questions (Friday 4/4)

Day 5: Japanese Internment Camps

Warm Up: Add Non-Aggression Pact, Blitzkrieg, and Vichy France to vocabulary Japanese Internment Camp activity (Monday 4/7)

Day 6: Home Front Notes

Warm Up: Add Rationing, Internment Camps, Double-V Campaign and War Bonds to vocabulary Reading and notes on Home Front

Day 7: Review (Tuesday 4/8) Day 8: QUIZ (Wednesday 4/9)

WW2 Quiz