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The Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Title:

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/8784c217-c341-4fc4-8702-d973c8cc3bad/the-attack-on-pearl-harbor-world-war-ii-stories/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Audio/Video

Overview:

The attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) on December 7th, 1941 changed the course of history and triggered the involvement of the United States in World War II. The attack destroyed much of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet and killed nearly 2,500 Americans. This segment of Iowa Public Television's Iowa’s WWll Stories features historical film clips as well as interviews with survivors of the attack.

Content Standard(s):

Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 6
United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

6 ) Identify causes and consequences of World War II and reasons for the United States' entry into the war.

• Locating on a map Allied countries and Axis Powers

• Locating on a map key engagements of World War II, including Pearl Harbor; the battles of Normandy, Stalingrad, and Midway; and the Battle of the Bulge

• Identifying key figures of World War II, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sir Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Michinomiya Hirohito, and Hideki Tōjō

• Describing the development of and the decision to use the atomic bomb

• Describing human costs associated with World War II

Examples: the Holocaust, civilian and military casualties

• Explaining the importance of the surrender of the Axis Powers ending World War II

Unpacked Content

Strand: Geography, History, Civics and Government

Course Title: United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Identify the causes and consequences of WWII.
Identify the factors that led to U.S. entry into WWII.
Locate on a map Allied and Axis Powers and key engagements of WWII.
Identify significant persons involved in WWII.
Describe the creation of the atomic bomb and decision to drop the atomic bomb.
Describe the human cost of WWII.
Explain the Axis Powers' surrender and the importance of this in ending WWII.

Teacher Vocabulary:

consequences
Allies
Axis Powers
World War II
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
Atomic Bomb
Holocaust

Knowledge:

Students know:

How to identify the causes and consequences of WWII and what led to U.S. involvement in WWII.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Recognize relationships among people and places by locating historical events on a map.
Cite evidence to support historical events using primary and secondary sources.
Describe how world events contribute to international conflict.
Examine the contributions of significant individuals and/or groups, and their role in WWII.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

There were many causes and consequences of WWII and the motivations for American involvement in this war.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.6.6- Identify the broad causes and participants of World War II; locate major World War II countries on a map and label Axis and Allied countries; identify at least one major individual involved in World War II including FDR, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin; identify at least one major event of World War II, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Holocaust, and the bombing Hiroshima.

Tags:

Axis Powers, Pearl Harbor, World War II

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Author:

Ginger Boyd

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The Attack on Pearl Harbor