Chapter 17: The United States in World War II
It is December of 1941. After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. has entered the war. As a citizen, you and millions like you must mobilize a depressed peacetime country for war. The U.S. must produce the workers, soldiers, weapons, and equipment that will help to win the war.
High School Social Studies Content Expectations
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7.2.2 U.S. and the Course of WWII – Evaluate the role of the U.S. in fighting the war militarily,
diplomatically and technologically across the world (e.g., Germany First strategy, Big Three Alliance and the
development of atomic weapons).
7.2.3 Impact of WWII on American Life – Analyze the changes in American life brought about by U.S.
participation in World War II including
• mobilization of economic, military, and social resources
• role of women and minorities in the war effort
• role of the home front in supporting the war effort (e.g., rationing, work hours, taxes)
• internment of Japanese-Americans
7.2.4 Responses to Genocide – Investigate development and enactment of Hitler’s “final solution” policy,
and the responses to genocide by the Allies, the U.S. government, international organizations, and
individuals (e.g., liberation of concentration camps, Nuremberg war crimes tribunals, establishment of
state of Israel).
Michigan Department of Education
7.2.2 U.S. and the Course of WWII – Evaluate the role of the U.S. in fighting the war militarily,
diplomatically and technologically across the world (e.g., Germany First strategy, Big Three Alliance and the
development of atomic weapons).
7.2.3 Impact of WWII on American Life – Analyze the changes in American life brought about by U.S.
participation in World War II including
• mobilization of economic, military, and social resources
• role of women and minorities in the war effort
• role of the home front in supporting the war effort (e.g., rationing, work hours, taxes)
• internment of Japanese-Americans
7.2.4 Responses to Genocide – Investigate development and enactment of Hitler’s “final solution” policy,
and the responses to genocide by the Allies, the U.S. government, international organizations, and
individuals (e.g., liberation of concentration camps, Nuremberg war crimes tribunals, establishment of
state of Israel).
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Chapter 17: The United States in World War II
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