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APUSH Chapter 33-34 - FDR and the Shadow of WWII (1933-1945) - SY23

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Absent? Just want to review the slides? Check out slide #27-29 here.
Absent? Just want to review the slides? Check out slide #27-29 here.
Welcome to your Chapter 33 reading! As you read, you should consider the following essential question:
  • How did the U.S. foreign policy shift from isolationism to interventionism as World War II escalated?
As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.
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What are your thoughts on war? Is conflict between multiple nations something that should be avoided at all costs or a necessary evil?

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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.

  • Germany
  • United States
  • Italy
  • Great Britain
  • Japan
  • France
  • Russia
  • 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 _______ and imperialist governments in countries like Germany and Italy. In Asia, a resource-starved Japan began to expand aggressively, invading China to control a sphere of _______ in the Pacific Ocean.

The United States, however, chose to withdraw from world affairs and concentrate on its own economic problems. _______ believed that problems in the U.S. could only be exacerbated by intervening in international affairs. Even after Hitler invaded Poland, 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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What is the Point of View of this political cartoon regarding the U.S. government's handling of WWII?

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The main idea of totalitarianism is

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The passage indicates that the American people responded to the aggressive actions of Germany, Italy, and Japan by

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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As used in line 1, "appease" most nearly means

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That's all due in-class on Thursday-Friday, 4/13-14/2023. Any questions?

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The passage indicates that the 1941 Lend-Lease Act was

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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As used in line 1, "evidently" most nearly means

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The Atlantic Charter signed by the United States and Britain in August 1941 called for

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Which choice best reflects the perspective of the Japanese government regarding Pearl Harbor?

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

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That's all due on Monday, 4/17/2023. Any questions?

Welcome to Chapter 34! As you read, you should consider the following essential question:
  • What were the effects of World War II on the U.S. economy and American citizens?
As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.
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In sharp contrast to World War I, U.S. entry into WWII received near unanimous support from Americans. Why do you think this was the case after the U.S. had a long history of isolationism?

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Once at war, America's first overpowering challenge was to

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The passage indicates that Japanese relocation to concentration camps during World War II was mainly due to

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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All of the following are true statements about the effect of Executive Order #9066 EXCEPT

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That's all due for Thursday, 4/20/2023! Any questions?

A common theme in APUSH is that entering war is expensive.
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Can you think of any previous wars we've studied that resulted in tons of war debt?

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As used in line 6, "fixed" most nearly means

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The employment of more than six million women in American industry during World War II led to

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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During WWII, some Native Americans contributed to the war effort by

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As used in line 7, "intimately" most nearly means

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It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that African American soldiers

British attempts to crack the German code led Alan Turing to design the electromechanical machine that contributed to the development of the first computer. Check it out!
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Within two months of the D-Day invasion,

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The passage indicates that U.S. action against Adolf Hitler's campaign of genocide against the Jews

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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That's all due for Friday, 4/21/2023! Any questions?

Under a Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Atomic Bomb
Japanese American National Museum
(Los Angeles, California)
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The passage suggests that the enormous spending on the Manhattan Project was spurred by the belief that

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

The joy over the end of World War II was famously captured in this iconic image of a sailor and a nurse’s impromptu kiss in Manhattan’s Times Square, a moment memorialized in the Kiss statue on San Diego’s waterfront.

(AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Victor Jorgensen)
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The main effect of the phrase "Assembly lines proved as important as battle lines" (line 6) is to

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In your opinion, was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Explain why or why not based on the argument that you found to be most persuasive from this article.

Your response should be in complete sentences in order to earn full credit for this assignment.

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

Supporters of New Deal would point to the programs in the above video, yet critiques of the New Deal would argue that it was World War II - not the New Deal - that got the U.S. out of the Great Depression.
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Class Poll: What do you think rescued the U.S. from the Great Depression?

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Final Chapter before the AP Exam is complete! Any questions?