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Unit 5.8 Classwork: Pearl Harbor & U.S. Entry into WWII

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Content Objective: I will be able to analyze the historical context of FDR's "Infamy" speech.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable conclusions from the text.

Click here for the slides from today.
Content Objective: I will be able to analyze the historical context of FDR's "Infamy" speech.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable conclusions from the text.

Click here for the slides from today.
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Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.

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Warm Up: There's a war happening in the world right now! Have you been following the Russia-Ukraine war? What are your thoughts on this current event?

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Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…

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World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving over _______ countries.

Sparked by Nazi Germany invading _______ in 1939, the war dragged on for six years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers in 1945.

Due to _______ , the U.S. was hesitant to get involved in WWII, until the conflict showed up at our doorstep.
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Please categorize each country to the corresponding side in World War II.

  • France
  • Great Britain
  • Japan
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Russia
  • United States
  • Axis Powers
  • Allied Powers
  • Both (Axis -> Allied Power)
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The worldwide Great Depression of the 1930s took its toll in different ways throughout the world. In Europe, political power shifted to _______ governments that wanted complete control of their people, like in Nazi Germany and Italy. In Asia, a resource-starved Japan began to expand _______ and invaded China.

The United States, however, chose to withdraw from world affairs and concentrate on its own economic problems. _______ believed that problems in the U.S. would be worsened by intervening in international affairs. Even after Hitler invaded Poland, President Roosevelt maintained U.S. _______ , though he did indirectly support the British and the Allies in their fight against Nazi Germany by supplying them with American-made weapons and equipment through the _______ program.
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On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor was attacked in one of the biggest military _______ in the history of warfare. In less than two hours:
  • Over 300 airplanes, 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, destroyed.
  • More than 2,400 Americans died, including _______ . Another 1,000 people were wounded.
The American people were outraged. Though diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan were _______ , they had not yet broken off at the time of the attack. Instantly, the incident united the American people in a massive _______ for war and strengthened American resolve to guard against any future lapse of military alertness.
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The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech asking _______ to declare war on Japan. Ultimately, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor _______ the United States into World War II.
Applying Knowledge: Today, we are going to listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous "Infamy" speech, which was given on December 8th, 1941 - the day after Pearl Harbor.
If you would prefer to follow along and read the speech transcript, click here.

Even Presidents revise their work! Check out a previous draft of FDR's Infamy speech here.
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What does President Roosevelt mean by the word “infamy”?

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The phrases "many American lives were lost" and "onslaught against us" primarily serve to

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The primary reason President Roosevelt makes for entering World War II is to

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True or False? Only the U.S. President can declare war on another country.

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Exit Ticket: Why did the U.S. enter World War II after decades of isolationism?

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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: