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Chapter 35: America in World War II, 1941 - 1945

  • Examine the role of women during the war. Discuss the texts point (p. 837) that American womens lives were not altered as much as were the lives of women in other belligerent nations.

  • Discuss the varieties of warfare conducted by American forces during the conflict, ranging from the savage island fighting in the Pacific to the strategic bombing of German and Japanese military and civilian targets.

  • Focus on Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin as the Big Three wartime leaders. Perhaps use their major decision-making meetingsCasablanca, Teheran, Yaltato define the stages of the war.

  • Analyze the immediate and long-term consequences of the war. Show how the basic international structure of the postwar world was determined by World War II, including the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

  • Conduct a class debate over the following topics: e.g., The Internment of Japanese-Americans Was Justified and The U.S. Should Not Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan; primary source readings will come from the following book: Opposing Viewpoints in American History Volume II: From Reconstruction to the Present, San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1996. Another good source of debate topics is Larry Madaras and James M. SoRelle, Taking Sides Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in American History, Volume II: Reconstruction to the Present, Connecticut: McGraw-Hill, 2000.

  • Show students the following videos: The Century Americas Time (ABC Video in association with The History Channel), Volume III: Civilians At War: For the first time in history, more civilians than soldiers are killed during wartime. From Nazi concentration camps, to the blitz of London, to the atomic bombings of Japan, ordinary citizens come face-to-face with the horrors of war.Warning: this is a very graphic episode some students may find the images very disturbing. Volume III: 1941-1945: Homefront: The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and force American industries to retool for the Allies war effort. As a result, The Great Depression lifts, making way for Southern blacks and women to enter the work force in record numbers.
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