Hey Folks!

Welcome back for Semester 2!!

This week we will begin Topic 14 World War II.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

What were the reasons the allied countries chose to engage in a policy of appeasement?

Learning Objectives

Topic 14.1 Rise of Aggressive Dictators

Objectives: Explain the rise of dictatorships in the Soviet Union, Italy, Germany, and Japan in the 1930’s. Summarize the acts of aggression by Italy, Germany, and Japan. Analyze the responses of Britain, France, and the US to the aggressive regimes.

Topic 14.2 America Debates Involvement

Objectives: Understand the course of the early years of WWII in Europe. Describe FDR’s foreign policy in the mid-1930’s and the great debate between interventionists and isolationists. Explain how the US became more involved in the conflict.

Topic 14.3 The United States Enters World War II

Objectives: Explain why Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor, and describe the attack itself. Outline how the United States mobilized for war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Summarize the course of the war in the Pacific through the summer of 1942.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 14.1 Rise of Aggressive Dictators
2. Topic 14.2 America Debates Involvement
3. Topic 14.3 The United States Enters World War II
4. Pearl Harbor Primary Source Activity