Name
CHAPTER
Date
16
Lesson Plan
Section 4 (pages 550–557)
America Moves Toward War
Section 4 Objectives
1. Describe the U.S. response to the outbreak of war in
Europe in 1939.
2. Explain how Roosevelt assisted the Allies without
declaring war.
3. Summarize the events that brought the United States into
armed conflict with Germany.
4. Describe the American response to the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor.
RESOURCES
Focus & Motivate
Discuss Main Idea and Terms & Names
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Instruct
Read the section
■ PE, p. 550
■ PE, pp. 550–557
■ Unit 5 In-Depth Resources: Guided Reading, p. 4
■ Building Vocabulary, p. 5
Discuss key questions
■ TE, pp. 550, 552, 554
Analyzing Political Cartoons
■ PE, p. 551
Point/Counterpoint
■ PE, p. 552
Science & Technology: German Wolf Packs
■ PE, p. 553
Key Player: Hideki Tojo
■ PE, p. 554
Map: Japanese Aggression, 1931–1941
■ PE, p. 556
Economic Background: War and the
Depression
■ PE, p. 557
More About: The U-Boats; Science and
Technology
■ TE, p. 553
Link to Geography: Mapping Attack Sites
■ TE, p. 556
Primary Sources: The Bombing of Pearl
Harbor; War Poster
■ Unit 5 In-Depth Resources, pp. 14–16
American Lives: Charles A. Lindbergh
■ Unit 5 In-Depth Resources, p. 21
Critical Thinking: World War II Breaks Out in
Europe; Time Line of Events Leading to
World War II
■ Critical Thinking Transparencies CT24, CT58
World War Looms 131
Lesson Plan for America Moves Toward War continued
RESOURCES
Cross-Curricular Links
Geography: Japanese Aggression
■ Unit 5 In-Depth Resources, pp. 11–12
Science: Radar
■ TE, p. 553
Humanities (Music): World War II-Era Music
■ TE, p. 554
Differentiating Instruction
Less Proficient Readers: Examining Causes
and Effects
Students Acquiring English/ESL
■ TE, p. 551
■ Reading Study Guide, pp. 167–168
■ Access for Students Acquiring English,
pp. 183, 185–186
■ Spanish Reading Study Guide, pp. 167–168
Integrate Technology
Electronic Teacher Tools
Test Generator
■ Section 4 Quiz
■ Chapter Test
Electronic Library of Primary Sources
■ George A Dondero, from Are We Being Led into
War? 1941
■ New York Times, From Let Us Face the Truth,
1941
Using the Internet
Assess & Reteach
Section 4 Assessment
■ classzone.com
■ PE, p. 557
Section 4 Quiz
■ Formal Assessment, p. 303
Reteaching Activity
■ TE, p. 557
■ Unit 5 In-Depth Resources, p. 10
Chapter 16 Assessment
■ PE, pp. 558–559
Chapter Test, Forms A, B, and C
■ Formal Assessment, pp. 304–315
Block Scheduling Options
Link to World History: Pearl Harbor
Homework Assignments
132 CHAPTER 16, SECTION 4
■ TE, p. 555
■ Integrated Assessment Book
Other Teaching Materials
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America’s Music CD
■ Franklin Delano Roosevelt, On the Declaration of
War, 1941