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Academic Alignment Authority: Virginia
Subject Matter / Course: Social Studies
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
describing and locating the major battles and turning points of the war in North Africa, Europe, and the Pacific, including Midway, Stalingrad, the Normandy landing (D-Day), and Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb to force the surrender of Japan;
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describing outcomes of World War II, including political boundary changes, the formation of the United Nations, and the Marshall Plan;
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Ages: 11, 12
These dictators led the countries that became known as the Axis Powers.
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Democratic nations (the United States, Great Britain, Canada) were known as the Allies. The Soviet Union joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany.
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Allied leaders included Franklin D. Roosevelt and, later, Harry S. Truman (United States), Winston Churchill (Great Britain), and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union).
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Make connections between the past and the present.
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Sequence events in United States history.
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Interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives.
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Analyze and interpret maps that include major physical features.
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What were the major events and turning points of World War II?
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After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Germany declared war on the United States.
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Many economic and political causes led to World War II. Major theaters of war included Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Leadership was essential to the Allied victory.
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What were the causes of World War II?
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What were the major events of World War II?
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Who were the major leaders of World War II?
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D-Day (Allied invasion of Europe)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower: Allied commander in Europe
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George C. Marshall: U.S. general
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Use maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and to interpret the past.
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Identify geographic features important to the study of world history.
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Identify and compare contemporary political boundaries with the locations of civilizations, empires, and kingdoms.
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The outcomes of World War II included the war crimes trials, the division of Europe, plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, and the establishment of international cooperative organizations.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What were the outcomes of World War II?
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Identify and compare contemporary political boundaries with the locations of civilizations, empires, and kingdoms.
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Wartime strategies reflect the political and military goals of alliances, the resources on hand, and the geographical extent of the conflict.
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What was the overall strategy of America and its allies in World War II?
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How did America’s strategy during World War II reflect available resources and the geographical scope of the conflict?
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America and her allies (Britain, and the Soviet Union after being invaded by Germany) followed a "Defeat Hitler First" strategy. Most American military resources were targeted for Europe.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
In the Pacific, American military strategy called for an “island hopping” campaign, seizing islands closer and closer to Japan and using them as bases for air attacks on Japan, and for cutting off Japanese supplies through submarine warfare against Japanese shipping.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Normandy landings (D-Day): American and Allied troops under Eisenhower landed in German-occupied France on June 6, 1944. Despite intense German opposition and heavy American casualties, the landings succeeded, and the liberation of western Europe from Hitler began.
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Formulate historical questions and defend findings, based on inquiry and interpretation.
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Develop perspectives of time and place.
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Apply geographic skills and reference sources to understand how relationships between humans and their environment have changed over time.
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World War II solidified the nation’s role as a global power, ushered in social changes, and established reform agendas that would preoccupy public discourse in the United States for the remainder of the twentieth century.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
The draft (selective service) was used to provide personnel for the military.
