12.1 World War II: 1939-1945

Below you will see the slides for the World War II chapter, as well as the test review and project guidelines for the World War II propaganda piece.


TEST will be on Thursday, May 1st.

Test Review:

• The Countries that comprise the "Axis Powers"
• Pearl Harbor Attack
• FDR's Address to the Pearl Harbor Attack
• The Manhattan Project
• D-Day
• Potsdam Conference
• Holocaust
• The use of atomic bombs
• Appeasement
• The Invasion of Poland
• The Lend-Lease Act
• The Battle of Stalingrad
• the conditions of the Yalta Agreements
• Wannsee Conference

Free Response Question:

16.  Explain in what way
 the following:

a) the fall of France


b) Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union


c) the attack on Pearl Harbor


mark the most important turning points in American foreign policy between 1935 and 1942.

[Remember: Previous to WWII; Americans returned to Isolationism (which was one of the reasons the United States did not participate in the League of Nations); also the Great Depression was in full swing in the United States] - Review the foreign policies of the 1920s and early 1930s.

World War II Propaganda Project due on Thursday, May 1st

World War 2 Propaganda Project:

U.S. History

World War II Propaganda

Objectives (What content and skills are students expected to learn from this lesson?)

•  Students will identify characteristics that make media and propaganda
• Students will refine their skills in analyzing primary source documents
•  Students will identify and analyze the message and purposes of propaganda from the 1940s.

Materials: [What primary sources or local resources are the basis for this lesson?]

• Guided Power Point presentation on WWII Propaganda
• Already on the ctkushistory.blogspot.com site
•  Notes from Class Discussion on Propaganda use
• Propaganda postcards examples, can be found on various websites: 
•   http://www.allposters.com/-st/World-War-II-Propaganda-Vintage-Art-Posters_c50710_.htm
•  http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/collections/wwii-posters/
•    Poster paper
• Storyboard Template
• Crayons, Pens, Markers, Paint, or some type of Artistic Medium for Color

Activities: 

Option 1:

Reviewing the goals of the American Government on the Home Front- create propaganda [on a poster] that will:

• Persuade men to join the army
• Convince women into the work force
•  Persuade citizens to accept rationing
• Force total mobilization [women and African Americans in the work force]
• Keep FDR in office
•  Give money to support the war

Option 2:

Reviewing the goals of the German Government:

• Inspire Nationalism after World War I
•  Elect Hitler in office
• Showcase German nationalism and pride in the war effort

Option 3:

Reviewing the goals of Great Britain in the war effort:

• Inspire nationalism after the bombing of Great Britain
• Promote Winston Churchill’s diplomatic abilities
• Showcase the union between Churchill and FDR

Assessment:

Use the following checklist to ensure you have included the required elements for your posters.

Checklist:

1. Design element of propaganda [appropriate use of color] 10pts.
2. Design element of propaganda [artwork is visually appealing] 15pts.
3. Design element of propaganda [artwork is historically relevant and showcases fashion of the times, or life] 10pts.
4. One goal on home front fulfilled 10pts.
5. Audience described [on back of poster, typed] 15pts.
6. Message provided [and described on back of poster, typed] 20pts.
7. A Statement on the Historical background [when would this piece be advertised, why did you choose that month or date? Typed, on back of poster] 20pts.