History 2020 Week 10 Chapter 24
Commentary (circa 500 words) + 10%, 400 is not enough, over 600 edit down.
You all should have read Chapter 24, The Second World War, in America: The Essential Learning Edition.
Although this class is U.S. history, the country existed in a world with other countries. Each nation has a right to look out for itself. Some nations were taking aggressive actions, for example Italy, Germany or Japan. By the time the U.S. entered the war there was already death and destruction in Europe and Asia. The U.S. has tried to remain neutral at the beginning but was dragged into the war. When the U.S. should have been one of the easiest nations to defeat, considering it had the smallest army and navy of all the combatants, the U.S. led their side to victory in the wars. The war led the U.S. out of the economic malaise of the Great Depression and placed it at the front of the pack among the world powers, however, the U.S.S.R. was a close second and an entirely new international organization was forming. The war changed America and America changed the direction of the war.
Your question. How did the U.S. prepare and enter the war, and how did the war change the lives of those living in the United States? In your opinion, and from your readings from the book, what were the turning points in World War II?
Please make sure to consider all three parts of the question in your commentary.
Remember to put your identifying information (name, class, and section) and word count on your paper. Please try to use the key terms where they are relevant and ensure that you show knowledge of and engagement with the ideas and concepts presented in the text.
Key Words
Fascism
Axis Powers
Blitzkrieg
Lend-Lease Bill
Atlantic Charter
Pearl Harbor
War Production Board
Womens Army Corps
Tuskegee Airmen
Bracero Program
Nisei
War Relocation Camps
Yalta Conference
Operation Overlord
Battle of the Bulge
Holocaust
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Island Hopping
Mokusatsu
