Student Progress Chart
This is your student progress chart. Do each activity in the order that it is presented to you. Your goal is to MASTER the standards for the unit.
Timeframe goal = 10 days (7 Journal Entries)
Unit 6– World War II --- The Early Years of The Cold War
SSUSH19 The student will identify the origins, major developments, and the domestic impact of World War II, especially the growth of the federal government.
a. Explain A. Philip Randolph’s proposed march on Washington, D.C., and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response.
b. Explain the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the internment of Japanese- Americans, German-Americans, and Italian-Americans.
c. Explain major events; include the lend-lease program, the Battle of Midway, D-Day, and the fall of Berlin.
d. Describe war mobilization, as indicated by rationing, war-time conversion, and the role of women in war industries.
e. Describe the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos and the scientific, economic, and military implications of developing the atomic bomb.
f. Compare the geographic locations of the European Theater and the Pacific Theater and the difficulties the U.S. faced in delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops.
SSUSH20 The student will analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War on the United States.
a. Describe the creation of the Marshall Plan, U.S. commitment to Europe, the Truman Doctrine, and the origins and implications of the containment policy.
b. Explain the impact of the new communist regime in China and the outbreak of the Korean War and how these events contributed to the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
c. Describe the Cuban Revolution, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban missile crisis.
d. Describe the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive, and growing opposition to the war.
e. Explain the role of geography on the U.S. containment policy, the Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, and the Vietnam War
SSUSH21 The student will explain the impact of technological development and economic growth on the United States, 1945-1975.
a. Describe the baby boom and its impact as shown by Levittown and the Interstate Highway Act.
b. Describe the impact television has had on American culture; include the presidential debates (Kennedy/Nixon, 1960) and news coverage of the Civil Rights Movement.
c. Analyze the impact of technology on American life; include the development of the personal computer and the expanded use of air conditioning.
d. Describe the impact of competition with the USSR as evidenced by the launch of Sputnik I and President Eisenhower’s actions.
Journal Entry 1
Essential Question -- How did the involvement of Japan, Germany, and Italy bring the United States into World War II?
Journal Entry will be labeled “America Moves Toward War (Graphic Organizer)” Complete the organizer by summarizing the significance of each entry. Under the Main Ideas section, answer the following questions in the space provided.
Essential Question -- How did the involvement of Japan, Germany, and Italy bring the United States into World War II?
Journal Entry will be labeled “The Bombing of Pearl Harbor (Primary Document)” On December 7, 1941, First Sergeant Roger Emmons witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As you read this excerpt from his eyewitness account,
think about the effects of the surprise assault. Completely answer the questions connected to the reading WITH DETAIL!!
Journal Entry 2
Essential Question -- What roles did mobilization, rationing, war-time conversion, and women play in World War II?
Journal Entry will be labeled “Farwell To Manzanar (Primary Source)” During World War II, seven-year-old Jeanne Wakatsuki was sent to Manzanar, a Japanese-American internment camp in Owens Valley, California. As you read this excerpt from her memoir, think about her first impressions of the camp. After completing the reading, be sure to fully answer each of the 3 discussion questions.
Essential Question – What roles did mobilization, rationing, war-time conversion, and women play in World War II?
Journal Entry will be titled, “Mobilization on the Homefront (Graphic Organizer)” As you read about how the United States mobilized for war, note how each of the following contributed to that effort in the graphic organizer. On the back of this paper, briefly describe George Marshall’s position on how women could contribute to the war effort. Then, explain who the Nisei were and what happened to them.
Essential Question – What roles did mobilization, rationing, war-time conversion, and women play in World War II?
Journal Entry will be titled, “Mobilzing for Defense” (Guided Reading)” After reading each excerpt, answer the question or questions associated with it.
Journal Entry 3
Essential Question -- – What roles did mobilization, rationing, war-time conversion, and women play in World War II?
Journal Entry titled, “The Impact of War (Graphic Organizer)” As you read this section, write notes to answer questions about the impact of the war on different groups of people in American society. On the back of the paper, briefly explain why James Farmer is an important historical figure.
Essential Question -- What roles did mobilization, rationing, war-time conversion, and women play in World War II?
Journal Entry “The War for Europe and North Africa (Guided Reading)” In this section, you will see how the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union combined to defeat Germany and its partners in Europe. Take notes on the time line below. Fill it in with events that led to the defeat of Germany
Essential Question -- What roles did mobilization, rationing, war-time conversion, and women play in World War II?
Journal Entry “The War in the Pacific (Graphic Organizer)” As you read about the defeat of Japan and the end of the war, write notes to describe important wartime and war-related events. On the back of the paper, explain or define kamikaze and Manhattan Project.
Journal Entry 4
Essential Question – What events after World War II led to the United States involvement in the Cold War?
Journal Entry titled, “Analyzing Motives (Reading and Graphic Organizer)”
How did the Cold War develop so soon after the success of the Allied victory in
World War II? When you analyze the motives of the United States and the Soviet
Union at the end of the war, look at the experiences, emotions, and needs that
compelled each nation to act in a certain way. Read the following passage, and
then complete the chart below.
Essential Question – What events after World War II led to the United States involvement in the Cold War?
Journal Entry titled, “The Marshall Plan (Article)” Directions: Read the paragraphs below and study the graph carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.
Journal Entry 5
Essential Question – What events after World War II led to the United States involvement in the Cold War?
Journal Entry titled, “The Cold War Comes Home (Graphic Organizer)”
As you read this section, fill out the charts below by writing answers to the
questions in the appropriate boxes. On the back of the paper, explain the significance of each of the following terms and names
Essential Question – What events after World War II led to the United States involvement in the Cold War?
Journal Entry titled, “The Cold War Heats Up (Timeline and Main Ideas)”
Complete the time line below by describing the key events of the Korean War. Answer the following questions in the space provided.
Journal Entry 6
Essential Question – What events after World War II led to the United States involvement in the Cold War?
Journal Entry titled, “Kennedy and The Cold War (Time line)”
As you read this section, complete the time line by taking notes about the election
of John F. Kennedy and about his handling of several Soviet-American confrontations. On the back of the paper, briefly explain Kennedy’s policy of flexible response.
Journal Entry 7
Essential Question – What events after World War II led to the United States involvement in the Cold War?
Journal Entry titled, “Involvement and Escalation (Critical Questions)”
The following questions deal with America’s entry into the Vietnam War. Answer
them in the space provided.