WWII Unit - APUSH

World War II – Unit – Independent Study

For our World War II Unit, APUSHers will work through a series of learning activities.  The goal will be to get through the unit quickly but efficiently. 

This unit will be an independent study.  Students will have to complete the tasks in whatever order suits them best.  The list of work below is classwork and homework for the week of Friday, March 14 – Sunday, March 23. 

1. Read Ch. 34 “Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War”

            Pages 800-820

2. Read Ch. 35 “America in WWII”

            Pages 821-849

3. Complete Hippocampus:

* Attempts at Collective Security

* Diplomacy of 1930

* The Rise of Fascism & Militarism

* American Isolationism

* The Military Harbingers

* The Diplomatic Response

* Outbreak of WWII

* The US Enters WWII

* Military & Economic Mobilization

* Women & Minorities

* Wartime Propaganda

* Japanese Internment

* The Grand Alliance

* The Yalta Conference

* The Allied Victory

* The Aftermath of WWII

4. Watch The Century “Homefront” (45 Minutes – loops 2 times)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW9axwQ1z5U&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223

Watch The Century “Civilians at War” (68 Minutes – loops 4 times)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njLPltxkmhE&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223

5. Take the Key Terms Quiz - (M-F, you choose)

6. Complete T/F, Multiple Choice, Identification, Matching, Putting Things in Order, Matching Cause and Effect for Chapters 34 & 35.  (Due Monday, March 24).  These questions correspond with American Pageant.

7. Complete 30 Question Test on WWII (Sunday, March 23 at Home / Honor Code / 20 minutes)