Today's Agenda

Learning Target:
I can explain the opportunities & hardships the war created for Americans on the homefront.

Critical Vocabulary: Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Third Reich, Emperor Hirohito,Neutrality Acts, "Cash-and-Carry,” General Francisco, Berlin-Rome Axis, "Rape of Nanking," "Quarantine Speech,” Munich Conference, Non-Aggression Pact, "Battle of Britain," "Arsenal of Democracy,” "Lend-Lease" Bill, American First Committee, Atlantic Charter, General Hideki Tojo, Pearl Harbor, General Douglas MacArthur, Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, "Island-Hopping," Iwo Jima, Okinawa, General Dwight David Eisenhower, General Omar Bradley, General George S. Patton, Battle of Stalingrad, D-Day, “Battle of the Bulge,” War Resources Board, National War Labor Board, War Labor Disputes Act, Office of Price Administration, Office of Scientific Research and Development, “Manhattan Project,” Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, WAVEs, "Tuskegee Airmen," "Codetalkers,” "Rosie the Riveter,” "Double-V," "Zoot Suit Riots," Office of War Information, Executive Order 9066, Korematsu v. United States, Tehran Conference, United Nations, Yalta Conference, Potsdam Conference, Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Today's Agenda:

1. Background Question: What was the Double V Campaign? How did it influence men like Jackie Robinson after World War II?
2. Citizenship Question: How many years are there in one term of office for a U.S. President? 
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3. Guided Instruction: 42 Viewing Guide
4. Reflection Question: To what extent can issues such as civil rights be addressed through cultural change (Jackie Robinson) vs. government action (Brown v. Board of Education)? Explain.

Homework: World War II Reading