Unit+6+-+World+War+II

Class #1 - Overview of World War II For this class, we'll be introducing all of the fun and exciting things that will be coming up during the second semester of US History. We will then begin to shift our focus to World War II by providing a brief overview of what took place in WWII and why this deadly war took place.



For homework, you will need to read Chapter 27, Sections 1 and 2 from your textbook.

Class #2 - Continuation of the overview of WWII

Pictoral Essays of WWII

Class #3 - Propaganda and WWII [|Link to a listing of a variety of Disney War Cartoons] (Note: This is a listing on Amazon.com. It just gives a list of the cartoons. You will then need to find them on YouTube or some other online source.)

Class #4 - WWII and Life on the Home Front

Class #5 - Japanese Internment during WWII

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 * Everyone
 * [|WWII Japanese Internment Background]
 * Group I:
 * [|War Relocation Works Pamphlet]
 * [|Photo of Japanese Internment barracks from US War Relocation Authority]
 * [|Topaz Internment Camp 'Dos' and 'Don'ts']
 * [|Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry]
 * Group II:
 * [|Letter from Kagawa, Interned prisoner>>]
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="external image msword.png" link="file:kis-ushistory/Evacuation Was a Mistake.doc"]] [[file:kis-ushistory/Evacuation Was a Mistake.doc|Evacuation Was a Mistake.doc]]
 * [|Watercolor painting called 'Home' by interned person]
 * [|Dr. Seuss - "Waiting for the Signal from Home" cartoon]
 * Everyone
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="external image msword.png" link="file:kis-ushistory/Korematsu v US (1944).doc"]] [[file:kis-ushistory/Korematsu v US (1944).doc|Korematsu v US (1944).doc]]

Journal Questions
 * Based on what you have read so far (after either reading the Group I or Group II docs, what do you think about Japanese internment during World War II?
 * After hearing about the other group's documents and after reading the final document (Korematzu v. US summary), how did your thoughts change on internment? Why?

Class #6 - WWII Test