Attack on the Homeland and Allies
World War II was also initiated by the attacks on country's homeland, as well as attacks on a country's ally. Within Europe, Germany expanded into countries through military force. This brutality was noticed by allies of those countries and they realized that if they did not stand against Germany, they would eventually be next. This forced those countries to become involved. The U.S. in the beginning chose to stay in isolation until the fateful day of the Pearl Harbor attack. This intrusion on our homeland caused the U.S. to become very active in the war effort. Students will learn these things through the lessons featured below.
Geography: The United States did not want to enter WWII. Decisions were split whether they wanted to remain isolated or enter the war. The tipping point was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This was the reason that the United States entered WWII. There were other factors that may have eventually led the
United States to declare war, but this was the final straw in the United States going from isolation to intervention. This activity was chosen because the geography was important to understand that we were not fighting a war with just the island of Japan, but it was a culmination of events across the Pacific that
led to V-Day. Much is talked about the war in Europe, but little is known about the battles that insued in the Pacific. Students will understand why Japan was condsidered to be such as threat, and why the United States took just drastic measures to end the war with Japan by dropping an atomic bomb.
World History:
Students will enter the classroom and write down the question of the day, "When and why did your assigned country enter into WWII, and how would you have felt as a citizen of the country during this time period?" Once they have written down the question, i will ask students to count of 1 through 6. I will then move each group into a designated area of the room (i.e. ones in this corner, twos in the front...). Once each group has moved intot her designated area, i will explain the details of the project. Each group will pick a slip of paper from a jar at random that contains the name of a country. The six countires to pick from include, France, Germany, Russia, The United States, Great Britian, and Poland. Each group will have to do specific research on how and when their country entered into WWII. After completing the research, each group will have to present their information to the class. While each group is presenting, the rest of the students will take notes using a web graphic organizer to complete how. In the center of the graphic organizer will be Germany, and each country will branch off from Germany. This activity allows the students to learn from eachother, and to take notes in a way that best fits their learning style. After every group has presented, the students will be asked to answer the question of the day, and hand it in for participation points.
American History:
Students will gain knowledge on the Pearl Harbor attack by watching a clip of footage from that day. They will then use information gained online to create an article from the perspective of someone who was alive during Pearl Harbor. Students will locate testimonies on these websites to help them get into the role as someone who was alive during this traumatic attack on the United States. Students will use this activity to increase their depth of knowledge on the subject and connect it with their writing skills.
Geography: The United States did not want to enter WWII. Decisions were split whether they wanted to remain isolated or enter the war. The tipping point was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This was the reason that the United States entered WWII. There were other factors that may have eventually led the
United States to declare war, but this was the final straw in the United States going from isolation to intervention. This activity was chosen because the geography was important to understand that we were not fighting a war with just the island of Japan, but it was a culmination of events across the Pacific that
led to V-Day. Much is talked about the war in Europe, but little is known about the battles that insued in the Pacific. Students will understand why Japan was condsidered to be such as threat, and why the United States took just drastic measures to end the war with Japan by dropping an atomic bomb.
World History:
Students will enter the classroom and write down the question of the day, "When and why did your assigned country enter into WWII, and how would you have felt as a citizen of the country during this time period?" Once they have written down the question, i will ask students to count of 1 through 6. I will then move each group into a designated area of the room (i.e. ones in this corner, twos in the front...). Once each group has moved intot her designated area, i will explain the details of the project. Each group will pick a slip of paper from a jar at random that contains the name of a country. The six countires to pick from include, France, Germany, Russia, The United States, Great Britian, and Poland. Each group will have to do specific research on how and when their country entered into WWII. After completing the research, each group will have to present their information to the class. While each group is presenting, the rest of the students will take notes using a web graphic organizer to complete how. In the center of the graphic organizer will be Germany, and each country will branch off from Germany. This activity allows the students to learn from eachother, and to take notes in a way that best fits their learning style. After every group has presented, the students will be asked to answer the question of the day, and hand it in for participation points.
American History:
Students will gain knowledge on the Pearl Harbor attack by watching a clip of footage from that day. They will then use information gained online to create an article from the perspective of someone who was alive during Pearl Harbor. Students will locate testimonies on these websites to help them get into the role as someone who was alive during this traumatic attack on the United States. Students will use this activity to increase their depth of knowledge on the subject and connect it with their writing skills.
Economics: This lesson will be administered as a followup lesson to the American History lesson. The students will discuss what they think a war bond is to assess what their prior knowledge is. After this discussion the students will view a PowerPoint that explains what a war bond is, what they were used for, and how they relate to the attack on Pearl Harbor. It will be explained that the sale of war bonds were an immediate after affect of the attack and how and why war bonds were necessary. The students will be paired into groups and be given ten mock war bonds where they will calculate the net worth of them today to show the positive aspects of buying war bonds and why people were willing to purchase them during times of war. A bond interest calculator will be utilized during this lesson from the following URL: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/BC/SBCPrice.