Teaching American History Project

World War II Era

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American Students and Pearl Harbor
Grade 11 - Michael Meyer

The Atlantic Charter
Grades 7-12 - Michael Meyer

The Atomic Bomb - WWII
Grades 5-8 - Don Curtis and Heather Fitzgerald
Hiroshima, August 6
Letter from Albert Einstein
Surviving the Attack on Hiroshima
The First Atomic Bomb Blast

Case Study - Manzanar
Grade 11 - Bill Powers
Persuasive Posters Worksheet

Eleanor Roosevelt: Changing Role of the First Lady
Grades 9-12 - Ryan Broderick

The Four Freedoms: Roosevelt's Speech
Grade 7

Hitler's Rise to Power
Grade 11 - Kim Jalet

The Home Front - Convincing Americans to Help America Prepare
Grade 6
Home Front PowerPoint
WWII Posters PowerPoint

The Holocaust
Grade 8 - Kristen Blore
Lesson Worksheet
Early Holocaust Photos
Propaganda Document
Personal Stories

Introduction to the Holocaust Lesson
Grade 8 - David Chassanoff
Introduction to the Holocaust Powerpoint

Introduction to Japanese Internment
Grades 7-10 - Robert Gamache

Japanese American Internment: Examining Racial Tensions
Grades 9-12 - Kristen DeBona
Japanese American Internment Powerpoint
Propaganda Analysis Worksheet

Japanese American Internment Lesson
Grade 11 - Sean Gilligan

Japanese Internment: The Art of Gaman
Grades 9-12 - Kristen DeBona
Art of Gaman Powerpoint
Art in Adversity Reading

Pearl Harbor - and We Still Never Suspected a Thing
Grade 11 - Chris Brooks
Cartoon
Cartoon Analysis

Propaganda - Japanese Internment
Grade 6
Picture Analysis PowerPoint
Picture Analysis Worksheet

Propaganda - WWII
Grade 11 - Courtney Worcester
Propaganda Cartoons
Propaganda Postcards
Propaganda Project
Guided Notes (Teacher Copy)
Guided Notes

Rallying the Nation
Grade 11- Shelley Manning and Morgan Perry
Resources
Document Analysis Sheet

Road to World War II
Grades 9-12 - Nina Skarvelas
Road to World War II Powerpoint

Treatment of African American Soldiers: Civil War and WWII
Grade 11 - Cynthia Petrie

Truman's Decision to Drop the Bombs
Grade 11 - Kevin Mariano
Harry Truman's Decision Article

Use of Persuasive Strategies to Analyze History
Grades 9-12 - Bill Powers

Voices of History
Grade 8 - Barbara Siner

What Makes a Generation Great?
Grades 11-12 - Jason McGarry

What Would You Do?
Grade 11 - Nicole Veach
The War in the Pacific Powerpoint
Atomic Bomb Press Release
Newspaper Article
Truman to Russell Correspondence
Truman to Kupcinet Correspondence
Truman to Cate Correspondence
Truman to Klein Correspondence

WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots
Grade 8 - Kathleen Bryce

Would You Drop the Bomb?
Grade 11 - Jarrid Clifton

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