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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.
Today we are going to practice taking "college-ready" notes! When you are in college, professors will not have fill in the blank notes, and often times they won't even have slides on the board during a lecture. This means we need to practice summarizing text quickly and effectively.

You will work on this skill as a senior, but let's try it briefly right now!
On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor was attacked in one of the biggest military surprises 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 civilians. Another 1,000 people were wounded.
The American people were outraged. Though diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan were deteriorating, they had not yet broken off at the time of the attack. Instantly, the incident united the American people in a massive mobilization for war and strengthened American resolve to guard against any future lapse of military alertness.
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How can this text be summarized? Please try creating three "college-ready" bulletin points to summarize the paragraph above.

The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech asking Congress to declare war on Japan. Ultimately, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into World War II.
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How can this text be summarized? Please try creating two "college-ready" bulletin points to summarize the paragraph above.

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

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