Friday 3-17-17 I can explain how U.S. participation in World War II transformed American society, while the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis powers vaulted the U.S. into a position of global, political, and military leadership.

Agenda Homework1. Review for Test #152. Test #15 (AP 34-35)3. First Block - Watch, The Fallen of WW II (20 minutes) - (try to ignore his use of the word “Nazi” when he should use “German”)

1. Check out 42 Maps that Explain WW II2. Review ESSAY Prompts for WW II (LEQ)LOOK BELOW!

Prompt 130Study the following pictures. What are the similarities between each picture? Explain the commonalities you observe.

Source A

A.

Source B

B.

Essay Prompts for WW II

Analyze the home-front experiences of the following groups during the Second World War. African Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans

The United States decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-WWII era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan’s unconditional surrender.

Evaluate this statement using the documents and your knowledge of the military and diplomatic history of the years 1939 through 1947.

Review

US History Map Questions From the Nystrom Atlas of United States History

Pages 92-93: Onset of World War II

A. German Aggression: Where? Why? Any questions?

B. Italian Aggression: Where? Why? Any questions?

C. Identify the Axis Powers.

D. Japanese Aggression: Where? Why? Any Questions?

-Why did the Japanese call their empire “the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere?”

E. The Axis Attacks

- Based on the map, why did France fall so quickly when the Germans attacked while the Soviet Union was able to hold out?

- What was unique about the Battle of Britain, July 1940-May 1941?

- Look at the Axis attacks in Africa and southeastern Europe. What were the goals of the Axis?

Pages 94-95: America Enters the War

A/B/C. What was the Japanese military reason for attacking Pearl Harbor?

D. What was the economic impact of having so many military bases in the South? Social? Political?

E/F. What was the purpose of Japanese-American relocation?

What was the significance of the 442nd Regiment? (think 54th Massachusetts)

Pages 96-97: Fighting the War in Europe

A. How does this picture represent the idea of “total war”?

B. Explain why each of the following are called a military “turning point”.

- El Alamein

- Stalingrad

- D-Day

C/D/E. How does D-Day exemplify the idea of an “industrial war”?

F. Compare the charts on WW I and WW II. Describe three reasons for the difference between the percentage of civilian and military deaths. (refer back to image A)

Pages 98-99: Ending the War in the Pacific

A. Who was Rosie the Riveter?

B. Note on the map where so much defense manufacturing was located. Why those locations?

C. What was the trend for women in the workforce from 1930 to 1951? Explain the aberration.

D. Use the map to explain the logic of the “island-hopping” strategy.

E. Describe three reasons the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Final Question: The United States was described as a SUPERPOWER at the end of WW II. Explain three reasons why.

Prompt 1291. Explain the relationship between the following sources:

Source A

Source B

DBQ Essay Writing Instructions

1. Select SEVEN documents that you will use to write the 2003 DBQ essay.

2. Write out your first body paragraph using the following structure. Employ an APPOSITVE when you bring in your outside evidence.

Body ParagraphMain Idea Sentence: 1st part of your THESIS STATEMENTEvidence -Document Analysis/HIPPEvidence -Document Analysis/HIPPEvidence -Document Analysis /HIPPEvidence - Outside Info (SFI)Summative Sentence to restate argument to support THESIS STATEMENT

3. In your team, pass your paragraph to the left and check each other for the following:

a. Topic sentence relates back to the thesis

b. Each document has met one HIPP requirement

c. The outside information utilizes an appositive

d. Summative sentence supports the thesis

Enrichment

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New Deal Resume

Scenario: You are applying for a job as an administrator in a New Deal program.

1. Research your New Deal Program. What parts of your resume will you need to emphasize, perhaps even reword?

2. Write a cover letter to accompany your resume.

3. Explain how your cover letter and resume will help you get the job. (400-500 words)

4. Due by Friday 3-17-17

I can explain how, during the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American liberalism.

America 1920s & 1930s Essay Prompts

Analyze the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s. In your response, focus on TWO of the following: Immigration, Prohibition, Religion.

How did TWO of the following help shape American national culture in the 1920s? Advertising, entertainment, mass production.

In what ways did economic conditions and development in the arts and entertainment help create the reputation of the 1920s as the Roaring Twenties?

The 1920s have been characterized as a decade of economic, social, and cultural change. Analyze the extent to which the First World War and consumerism affected United States society during this period.

To what extent did the United States achieve the objectives that led it to enter World War I?

Describe and account for the rise of nativism in American society from 1900 to 1930.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt is commonly thought of as a liberal and President Herbert Hoover as a conservative. To what extent are these characterizations valid?

Analyze the responses of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration to the problems of the Great Depression. How effective were these responses? How did they change the role of the federal government? Use your knowledge of the period 1929-1941 to construct your essay.

How successful were the programs of the New Deal in solving the problems of the Great Depression? Assess with respect to TWO of the following: Relief, Recovery, Reform.

APUSH Period 7: 1890-1945

A. Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

B. The United States continued its transition from a rural, agricultural economy to an urban, industrial economy led by large companies.

C. In the Progressive Era of the early 20th century, Progressives responded to political corruption, economic instability, and social concerns by calling for greater government action and other political and social measures.

D. During the 1930s, policymakers responded to the mass unemployment and social upheavals of the Great Depression by transforming the U.S. into a limited welfare state, redefining the goals and ideas of modern American liberalism.

E. Innovations in communications and technology contributed to the growth of mass culture, while significant changes occurred in internal and international migration patterns.

F. Popular culture grew in influence in U.S. society, even as debates increased over the effects of culture on public values, morals, and American national identity.

G. Economic pressures, global events, and political developments caused sharp variations in the numbers, sources, and experiences of both international and internal migrants.

H. Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into a position of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.

I. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, new U.S. territorial ambitions and acquisitions in the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific accompanied heightened public debates over America’s role in the world.

J. World War I and its aftermath intensified ongoing debates about the nation’s role in the world and how best to achieve national security and pursue American interests.

K. U.S. participation in World War II transformed American society, while the victory of the United States and its allies over the Axis powers vaulted the U.S. into a position of global, political, and military leadership.

Reading Schedule for AP US History February & March 2017

Readings are due on the day they are listed. All pages are from the American Pageant unless otherwise noted. W – 2/8 AP Test #11, pt 2Th – 2/9 American Pageant 696-706F – 2/10 American Pageant 707-719M – 2/13 Zinn APHOTU Chapter 14 “War is the Health of the State” – Part 1

Up to “The newspapers helped create an atmosphere of fear for possible opponents of the war.”

T – 2/14 Zinn APHOTU Chapter 14 “War is the Health of the State” – FinishW – 2/15 ReviewTh – 2/16 APUSH Test #12 (30)F – 2/17 American Pageant 720-732M - 2/20 American Pageant 732-745T – 2/21 Zinn APHOTU 377-387 / American Pageant 746-750

Historical Playing Cards dueW – 2/22 Zinn APHOTU 387-397 / American Pageant 751-755Th – 2/23 Zinn APHOTU 397-406 / American Pageant 755-760F – 2/24 American Pageant 760-769M – 2/27 Review – 2 Minute Drill DueT – 2/28 APUSH Test #13 (31-32)W – 3/1 American Pageant 770-778Th – 3/2 American Pageant 778-791F – 3/3 American Pageant 792-799M – 3/6 Review/Essay WorkshopT – 3/7 Review/Essay WorkshopW – 3/8 Review/Essay WorkshopTh – 3/9 Test #14 (33 and parts of 31&32)F – 3/10 AP 800 - 820 (chapter 34)M – 3/13 AP 821 – 828T – 3/14 AP 828 - 838W – 3/15 AP 838 – 849Th – 3/16 Review / Essay WorkshopF – 3/17 Test #15 (34-35) – END of Grading Period