7.12 World War II - Mobilization
- Rosie Jayde Uyola
- 6 hours ago
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Learning Objective: Explain how and why U.S. participation in World War II transformed
American society.
Learning Target: I can explain how the federal government infringed upon individual rights
during World War II.
WWII Historical Context
Do Now: In which part of the United States were most of the internment camps located? Why do you think that is? (3 - 4 sentences)
This Digital Humanities project allows students to examine three individual stories of Japanese Americans impacted by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Interviews with the individuals are provided on this site.
Working in teams, reflect on the following questions and write answers in your slides:
How was this individual impacted by the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Describe this individual’s views on the federal government before AND after Pearl
Harbor.
What civil liberties were infringed upon in this individual’s narrative?
What opportunities (or deprivation of opportunities) appeared due to the outbreak
of World War II?
EXIT TICKET: In what ways did Japanese American internment reflect a continuity or change in American society?
