Locate Academic Alignments For - DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
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Academic Alignment Authority: Virginia
Subject Matter / Course: Social Studies
The following academic standards have been aligned to DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
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Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 9, 10
analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 10, 11
recognize key geographic features on maps, diagrams, and/or photographs.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
analyze and interpret maps that include major physical features;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 12, 13
analyze political cartoons, political advertisements, pictures, and other graphic media;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
analyzing the causes and events that led to American involvement in the war, including military assistance to the United Kingdom and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
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;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
describing outcomes of World War II, including political boundary changes, the formation of the United Nations, and the Marshall Plan;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 13, 14
using maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and interpret the past to 1500 A.D. (C.E.);
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
using maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and to interpret the past since 1500 A.D. (C.E.);
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 10, 11
It is important to recognize key geographic features on maps, diagrams, and/or photographs.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 10, 11
What do these important geographic features look like when they appear in pictures and photographs?
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Democratic nations (the United States, Great Britain, Canada) were known as the Allies. The Soviet Union joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Make connections between the past and the present.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Sequence events in United States history.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Analyze and interpret maps that include major physical features.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
What were the major events and turning points of World War II?
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Sequence events in United States history.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Interpret events from different historical perspectives.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11, 12
Analyze and interpret maps that include major physical features.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
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.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What were the causes of World War II?
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What were the major events of World War II?
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
D-Day (Allied invasion of Europe)
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Use maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and to interpret the past.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Identify geographic features important to the study of world history.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Identify and compare contemporary political boundaries with the locations of civilizations, empires, and kingdoms.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
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.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What were the outcomes of World War II?
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Identify and compare contemporary political boundaries with the locations of civilizations, empires, and kingdoms.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Photographs
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Interpret maps and globes.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Evaluate information.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Wartime strategies reflect the political and military goals of alliances, the resources on hand, and the geographical extent of the conflict.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What was the overall strategy of America and its allies in World War II?
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
How did America’s strategy during World War II reflect available resources and the geographical scope of the conflict?
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
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.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Midway: In the Battle of Midway (termed the “Miracle at Midway”), American naval forces defeated a much larger Japanese force as it prepared to seize Midway Island. Coming only a few months after Pearl Harbor, a Japanese victory at Midway would have enabled Japan to invade Hawaii. The American victory ended the Japanese threat to Hawaii and began a series of American victories in the “island hopping” campaign, carrying the war closer and closer to Japan.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Iwo Jima and Okinawa: The American invasions of the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa brought American forces closer than ever to Japan, but both invasions cost thousands of American lives and even more Japanese lives, as Japanese soldiers fought fiercely over every square inch of the islands and Japanese soldiers and civilians committed suicide rather than surrender.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Formulate historical questions and defend findings, based on inquiry and interpretation.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Develop perspectives of time and place.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Apply geographic skills and reference sources to understand how relationships between humans and their environment have changed over time.
