Chapter+25+-+The+U.S.+in+World+War+II

= = =Chapter 25 Learning Objectives:=

Chapter Objective

 * To understand the military campaigns, political decisions, and efforts on the home front that won World War II.

**SECTION 25-1** "Mobilizing for Defense" (pp. 768-774)

 * 1) Explain how the United States expanded its armed forces in World War II.
 * 2) Describe the wartime mobilization of industry, labor, scientists, and the media.
 * 3) Trace the efforts of the U.S. government to control the economy and deal with alleged subversion.

**SECTION 25-2** "The War for Europe and North Africa" (pp. 775-783)

 * 1) Summarize the Allies' plan for winning the war.
 * 2) Identify events in the war in Europe.
 * 3) Describe the liberation of Europe.

**SECTION 25-3** "The War in the Pacific" (pp. 784-795)

 * 1) Identify key turning points in the war in the Pacific.
 * 2) Describe the Allied offensive against the Japanese.
 * 3) Explain both the development of the atomic bomb and debates about its use.
 * 4) Describe the challenges faced by the Allies in building a just and lasting peace.

**SECTION 25-4** "The Home Front" (pp. 796-803)
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 * 1) Describe the economic and social changes that reshaped American life during World War II.
 * 2) Summarize both the opportunities and the discrimination African Americans and other minorities experienced during the war.

= = =Chapter 25 Power Point Presentations=
 * [[file:Sections 25-1 and 25-2.ppt]]
 * [[file:25-3 and 25-4.ppt]]

=Chapter 25 Assignments:=

//Readings should be completed for the next school day, unless noted otherwise// ||= **Homework Assignments** //Assignments are due the next school day, unless noted// otherwise ||
 * = **Date** ||= **In-Class Assignments** ||= **Readings**
 * = **Monday**
 * 5.4.15** || * Read Section 25-1 pp. 768-774.
 * In your notes, describe how each of the terms below helped contribute to the U.S.' efforts in preparing for war:
 * The Selective Service System
 * Women
 * Minorities
 * Manufacturers
 * Office of Scientific Research and Development
 * Office of Price Administration
 * War Production Board
 * Rationing || * Read Section 25-1 pp. 768-774 (in class) and 25-2 pp. 775-783. || * Complete in-class assignment over Section 25-1 if you did not finish in class. ||
 * = **Tuesday**
 * 5.5.15** || * Discuss Section 25-1 activity
 * After reading Section 25-2, describe what made each event listed below a critical moment or turning point in WWII:
 * Battle of Stalingrad
 * Operation Torch
 * Battle of the Atlantic
 * D-Day
 * Battle of the Bulge
 * V-E Day || * Read Section 25-3 pp. 784-793. || * No written assignment ||
 * = **Wednesday**
 * 5.6.15** || * Discuss important battles of the war in the Pacific, including:
 * Midway
 * Guadalcanal
 * Iwo Jima
 * Okinawa
 * "A Highly Secret Matter" Activity
 * A Violation of Our Civil Rights
 * Debate the decision to use atomic bombs against the United States.
 * Discuss the U.S.' policy of Japanese internment during World War II. || * Read Section 25-4 pp. 796-801. || * Complete Section 25-4 worksheet. ||
 * = **Thursday**
 * 5.7.15** || * View "The Pacific: Anatomy of a War"
 * Discuss the political, social, and economic effects of World War II on the American home front. || * No reading assignment || * Prepare for Chapter 25 Quiz on Friday, 5.8.15 ||

=Chapter 25 Study Topics:=
 * § Selective Service System
 * § Office of Price Administration
 * § Office of Scientific Research and Development
 * § European Battles: Atlantic, Stalingrad, D-Day, Bulge
 * § Pacific Battles: Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
 * § Dwight Eisenhower
 * § Douglas MacArthur
 * § V-E Day / V-J Day
 * § Manhattan Project / Hiroshima / Nagasaki
 * § Yalta Conference
 * § Nuremberg Trials
 * § Japanese Internment / //Korematsu v. US//
 * § Economic and social effects of WWII
 * § GI Bill
 * § Racial tensions during WWII