Unit 5 WWII Supporting Questions

As you read from your Student Book, respond to the supporting questions to collect evidence to help you respond to the Big Question.

Identify perspectives that extremist leaders who came to power between World War I and World War II shared in common. Provide two detailed explanations of these shared perspectives, describing what they believed and explaining how each perspective influenced their actions or policies.

Imagine you were the president of the United States in 1940, aware of the events happening around the world at that time. Explain how confident you would be in keeping the country out of World War II. Provide two detailed explanations to support your conclusion, describing the reasons and how each one influenced your level of confidence.

Identify what you believe was Louisiana’s greatest contribution to the World War II effort. Provide two detailed explanations to support your answer — describe the contribution and explain specifically how each explanation shows its importance to the war effort.

Explain two specific examples of how the entry of the United States into World War II began to turn the tide in favor of the Allies. For each example, describe in detail what happened and explain how it contributed to shifting the momentum of the war.

Identify two key factors that contributed to the Holocaust becoming a reality. For each factor, provide a detailed explanation describing what it was and how it helped lead to the events of the Holocaust.

Identify two ways the United States’ actions toward Japanese Americans during World War II and toward Black American men in the Tuskegee Study demonstrated discrimination or violated human rights. For each example, provide a detailed explanation describing what happened and how it reflected discriminatory or inhumane treatment.

Explain how the service of Native Americans, Black Americans, Japanese Americans, or women during World War II challenged existing stereotypes. Identify two specific groups from the list and provide a detailed explanation for each, describing their contributions and how these contributions worked against the stereotypes they faced.

Identify two ways the end of World War II set the stage for future tensions or conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union and in other parts of the world. For each example, provide a detailed explanation describing what happened and how it contributed to these tensions or conflicts.