Unit 4: Starter #9 Island Hopping P. 456-457
Please copy the questions!
1. Why were aircraft carriers important in this part of the war?
2. Why was the strategy called “Island Hopping”?
3. Name the bomber with a 5,000 mile range, essential for raids (and the eventual atomic bombing) on the Japanese mainland.
Time to Finish Chapter 14 Assignments
Hiroshima Primary Source Assignment (groups of 1-4)
(First half of class)
Rest of class; first part of … Dunkirk
We will watch Dunkirk over a few class periods
The first video explains the complex timeline of three intersecting perspectives:
1. "The Mole" depicts the soldiers and officers on the beach at Dunkirk. The Mole is a man-made jetty sticking out into the harbour where only one large ship at a time can tie up (hence the need for smaller boats and ships to get close to the beach and ferry soldiers out to the big destroyers and other large transport ships). This takes place over a week.
2. "The sea" depicts a private boat owner, his son, and a family friend coming from England to rescue men at Dunkirk. This takes place over a day.
3. "The Air" depicts three RAF (Royal Air Force) Spitfire fighter pilots battling Luftwaffe (German Air Force) fighters and dive bombers who are attacking allied forces on land and sea. This takes place over an hour.
All timelines come together at the conclusion of the film.
Unit 4: Starter #8 History Close-up P. 419
Please copy the questions!
1. Why were airplanes useful as part of the convoy system?
2. Where did the US Navy warships sail in the Allied Convoy System?
3. Where did the merchant cargo ships sail in the Allied Convoy System?
Crash Course US History ~ US History World War II Part 2
Chapter 14 Section 1 & 2 Assignment
Chapter 14 Section 3, 4 & 5 Assignment
Extra time to finish will be given next class!!!
Unit 4: Starter #7 Documents 1 & 2 P. 412
Please copy the questions!
1. Document 1. Why does FDR call December 7, 1941 “a date that will live in infamy”?
2. What does FDR predict will happen in the war against Japan?
3. Document 2. What is going on in this image?
4. What effect do you think images like this had on workers in war industries?
Video and Guide: Story of US, World War II
Discuss Chapter 13 Section 3 & 4 Assignment
Time to finish WWII Reaches America Reading Assignment
Unit 4: Starter #6 Political Cartoon P. 402
Please copy the questions!
1. Who are the two figures in the cartoon?
2. What is the point of view of the cartoonist regarding US involvement in WWII?
Lil Hitler – Robot Chicken
Crash Course US History ~ World War II Part 1
Discuss Chapter 13 Section 2
(A Day Classes keep the assignment; B Day collect!)
Chapter 13 Section 3 & 4 Assignment
Reading Assignment World War II Reaches America
Unit 4: Starter #5 Timeline P. 384-385
Please copy the questions!
1. When did Germany invade Poland?
2. Who was elected Prime Minister of the UK in 1940?
3. When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
Documentary Video: World War II 1931-1941
This covers the outbreak of war prior to US involvement
20 Facts Notes- Information New to You
*Does not need to be made up if absent; but it goes on your grade if you were in class that day.
