WW2

World War II

1939-1945

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STEP ONE: Complete the Lesson

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STEP 2:World War 2Choose Your Interest.

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Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II, and she became perhaps the most iconic image of working women.

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Recreate the Rosie the Riveter picture featuring YOU or turn a POP Funko character into Rosie

Discuss who you think would be the "Rosie the Riveter" of 2021

Create your own Rosie the Riveter Activity

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You can use the Funko Pop template or just recreate the pic yourself

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Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941. a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese caused the United States to join World War II.

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Watch these videos to explore the attack on Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor Activity

Discuss (in a video or written) how the attack on Pearl Harbor changed WW2 and America.

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Radio Broadcasting

During WW2 Americans were able to stay on top of news of the war because of the radio. Televisions were very rare, so people had to listen to the news, and broadcasters had to paint pictures with their words so people could understand.

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The Holocaust

The Holocaust is the term for the murder of around six million Jews by the Nazi regime and their collaborators during WWII. Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis sought to eliminate the entire Jewish community of Europe.

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Child Survivors of the Holocaust

Many children that survived the nighmare of the Holocaust share their stories. Watch the following trailer for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and then click on the Survivor Choice Board

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Red Tails

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American and Caribbean-born military pilots who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces.

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Tuskegee Airmen aka Red Tails

The Red Tails played a huge role in the participation/acceptance of minority groups after WW2. Discuss how this participation will help lead to the coming Civil Rights Movement.

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Create an plaque/award to honor the Tuskegee Airmen for their accomplishments and bravery

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Internment Camps

The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II was the forced relocation and incarceration in concentration camps in the western interior of the country of about 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom lived on the Pacific Coast.

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How did FEAR cause the creation of Japanese Internment Camps

Create a Google slideshow to explain the Who, What, When, Where and Why of WW2 internment camps. Be sure to include pictures and also the explaination of how fear played a role

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Doris"Dorie" Miller

Doris Miller was an American sailor in the United States Navy. He manned anti-aircraft guns during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, for which he had no training, and tended to the wounded.On January 19, 2020, the Navy announced that CVN-81 would be named after him

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Having an Aircraft Carrier Named after you requires a great deal of Honor!

Create a memorial tribute to Doris “Dorie” Miller. Be sure to include his accomplishments and honors as well as pictures

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Bombing of Hiroshima

On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. A blast equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT reduced four square miles of the city to ruins and immediately killed 80,000 people. Tens of thousands more died in the following weeks from wounds and radiation poisoning. Three days later, another bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, killing nearly 40,000 more people. A few days later, Japan announced its surrender.

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"Little Boy"

"Little Boy" was the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. The bomb was dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. It exploded with an energy of approximately 15 kilotons of TNT (63 TJ) and caused widespread death and destruction throughout the city.

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