3/18/2015 p. 1168-­‐1180 APUSH Agenda Mr. Jackson Walsingham Academy Period 7: 1890-­‐1945 Central Theme •  An increasingly pluralisLc United States faced profound domesLc and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government acLvism, and sought to define its internaLonal role [from APUSH new curricular framework] Timeline •  December 7, 1941: Japanese aUack on Pearl Harbor •  December 8, 1941: US declares war on Japan •  May 6, 1942: Extent of Japanese Empire -­‐ Guam, Wake Island, Gilbert Islands, Hong Kong, Burma, Philippines, Dutch East Indies •  May 7-­‐8, 1942: BaUle of Coral Sea •  June 4, 1942: BaUle of Midway •  November 8, 1942: Allied forces land in Casablanca, Morocco •  January, 1943: Casablanca Conference •  May 12, 1943: Allies take North Africa •  July 10, 1943: Allies land in Sicily •  November, 1943: Tehran Conference •  June 6, 1944: D-­‐Day •  August 25, 1944: Paris liberated from Nazi rule Today’s Focus QuesLons How did the war unfold in the European Theater? Why was the invasion of Normandy such a momentous event in world history? Key Themes •  Allied fighLng in North Africa and the Mediterranean •  The invasion of France Homework IdenLfy •  Casablanca Conference •  Tehran Conference •  OperaLon Overlord Due in class tomorrow (HW grade) IdenLficaLons should seek to explain the significance of a term. Use the quesLons below to help you: 1.  Why is this person/act/
movement/thing important in American history? 2.  What does this symbolize in American history? Other terms with which you should be familiar •  Winston Churchill •  General Dwight Eisenhower •  Vichy France •  General Bernard Montgomery •  General Erwin Rommel •  DeclaraLon of Cairo •  Allied ExpediLonary Force •  D-­‐Day •  General George PaUon Primary Sources •  “The Call to Negro America to March on Washington” (1941), A. Philip Randolph •  “Women in War Industries” •  ExecuLve Order 9066 Prescribes Military Areas within the U.S. (1942) •  Korematsu v. US (1944) •  Public Law 100-­‐383 (1988) — Congress Apologies for the RelocaLon of Japanese-­‐Americans in WWII –  All can be accessed via Norton Studyspace at: hUp://wwnorton.com/college/history/america8/full/ch/
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