WWII and the United States

January 21 to 30

For the next week or so we will examine the causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United and the world.

Be sure to know the following terms:
Fascism
Nazism
Appeasement
internment
Holocaust
Neutrality Act
Lend-Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
"Four freedoms"
Pearl Harbor
Anti-Semitism
America First

Reading assignment for this unit.
Textbook pages 265 - 313




Be sure to read the text and/or get the notes from a friend.

After learning about America's attempts at isolationism, we will research and analyze one of Dr. Seuss's political cartoons of this era.  Use the embedded power point to see some examples of the cartoons and find the analysis questions for the assignment.

 

 

 

Click here for a better view of the cartoons.