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

Please categorize each country to the corresponding side in World War II.
Great Britain
Germany
France
Russia
United States
Italy
Japan
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Both (Axis -> Allied Power)


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.
True or False? Only the U.S. President can declare war on another country.
Exit Ticket: Why did the U.S. enter World War II after decades of isolationism?
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:
What does President Roosevelt mean by the word “infamy”?
The phrases "many American lives were lost" and "onslaught against us" primarily serve to
The primary reason President Roosevelt makes for entering World War II is to