Unit 8: WW II & the Beginning of the Cold War

Unit 8 Test (Chapters 26-27): Monday, 5/10

Monday 4/26 or Tuesday 4/27(after benchmark)

The War in Europe Read 763-766

Wednesday 4/28 The US Gets Involved Read 766-774Thursday 4/29 Home Front during WWII Read 774-783.Friday 4/30 Fighting World War II Answer questions 4

through 7 on page 785.Monday 5/3 End of WWII Study for Quiz

Tuesday 5/4 Quiz Onset of the Cold War

Read 795-804

Wednesday 5/5 PLC Day 1950s-60s Cold War: Abroad

Read 804-809

Thursday 5/6 1950s Cold War: At Home

Read 821-830

Friday 5/7 Wrap up and Review Study for your test!Monday 5/10 TEST—RIO and Essay

World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War (1930s-1963) - The learner will analyze United States involvement in World War II and the war's influence on international affairs in following decades.Objectives10.01 Elaborate on the causes of World War II and reasons for United States entry into the war.10.02 Identify military, political, and diplomatic turning points of the war and determine their significance to the outcome and aftermath of the conflict.10.03 Describe and analyze the effects of the war on American economic, social, political, and cultural life.10.04 Elaborate on changes in the direction of foreign policy related to the beginnings of the Cold War.10.05 Assess the role of organizations established to maintain peace and examine their continuing effectiveness.

Essential Questions1. What were the causes of World War II in

Europe?2. Who were the countries and leaders for the

Axis and Allied Powers?3. What were Hitler’s goals and how did the

Holocaust fit into his plans?4. How did many people in the United States feel

about entering the war in the 1930s?5. What were the causes of the eventual U.S.

entrance into the war?6. How did the United States mobilize for war (what programs or departments were

created and contributed to the war effort)?7. What was the impact of the war on women, African-

Americans, Japanese-Americans, and Latinos in the United States?

8. Describe the fighting and turning point battles in the Pacific and European theaters.

9. How, and when, did the fighting end in Europe and Japan (these are different dates for each reason)?

10. List five questions that the world must face after WWII.

11. Describe the development of two world powers after WWII.12. Why is it referred to as the “Cold War”?13. What changes in U.S. foreign policy took place after WWII and what

international organizations were founded?