World+War+II

=SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America's involvement in World War II.=


 * a. Describe Germany’s aggression in Europe and Japan’s aggression in Asia.**


 * b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.**


 * c. Discuss President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.**


 * d. Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler.**


 * e. Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African-Americans; include “Rosie the Riveter” and the Tuskegee Airmen.**


 * f. Explain the U.S. role in the formation of the United Nations.**

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