Assignment 2 Merritt

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Melissa Merritt – Summer 2008 UBD
Title of Unit Grade Level

World War II 13-16 (College undergraduate)
Curriculum Time Frame
Area World History Three weeks
Identify Desired Results (Stage 1)
Content Standards

Standard 2 The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
The student who is information literate weighs information carefully and wisely to determine its quality. That student understands
traditional and emerging principles for assessing the accuracy, validity, relevance, completeness, and impartiality of information. The
student applies these principles insightfully across information sources and formats and uses logic and informed judgment to accept,
reject, or replace information to meet a particular need.
Indicators
Indicator 1. Determines accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness
Indicator 2. Distinguishes among fact, point of view, and opinion
Indicator 3. Identifies inaccurate and misleading information
Indicator 4. Selects information appropriate to the problem or
question at hand
Standard - SSWH18
SWH18 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the global political, economic and social impact of World War
II.
a. Describe the major conflicts and outcomes including Pearl Harbor, El-Alamein, Stalingrad, D-Day, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, and
the end of the war in Europe and Asia.
b. Identify Nazi ideology, policies, and consequences which led to the Holocaust.
c. Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the
United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from Teheran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Eastern Europe.
d. Explain allied Post-World War II policies including formation of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan for Europe, and McArthur's plan
for Japan.
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Understandings Essential Questions

Overarching Understanding Overarching Topical
Students will understand that…
- World War II occurred largely as a result of - Why study World War II? - What was the post – World War
the unfair peace negotiations with Germany - Where does the information about I world like?
in the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. the war come from and how do we - Why was Europe ripe for
- Nazi ideology flourished and Hitler rose to know it’s valid? totalitarianism, fascism, and
power in Germany because the country had - Could World War II have been Nazism?
been devastated by the aftermath of World avoided? - What do followers of these
War I. - What long term affects does World ideologies believe?
- Hitler was allowed to gain so much power War II have on the modern world if - Who was Hitler and how did he
and ground because of the policy of any? come to power in Germany?
appeasement. - What can we learn from World - Who was Mussolini and how did
- Though Germany’s actions caused the War II that could prevent the he
outbreak of the war, Italy and Japan had outbreak of World War III or other come to power in Italy?
been doing bad things as well and greatly devastating conflicts? - Who was General Tojo and how
contributed to the war. did he come to power in Japan?
- Alliances shifted throughout the war and - What was the policy of
paranoia and fear outweighed trust. appeasement?
- The outcome of the war was tenuous - Who was allied with whom and
throughout the entire process and came why?
down to a series of battles won by the allied - What event caused the actual
powers. outbreak of the war?
- After actual combat was over, problems and - How did alliances shift
issues persisted and that led to the Cold throughout the war?
War. - What battles were significant
to the outcome of the war?
Related Misconceptions - What was the Holocaust?
- What policies shaped the post-

war world?
Misconceptions:
- How did the aftermath of the
war lead to the outbreak of the
- Hitler was not the only antagonist in the
Cold War?
war.
- Hitler did not technically seize power, he
was
elected.
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- Though the Holocaust is a devastating
blight on world history, it was not the only or
main motivation for Hitler’s policies.
- America was not entirely neutral in the war
before their actual war declaration in 1941.
Knowledge Skills
Students will know… Students will be able to…

1. Key terms, events, people, and battles in 1. Explain how the uneven peace settlement of World War I led to the
the war. outbreak of World War II.
2. The causes of the outbreak of the war. 2. Explain how totalitarianism and leaders of the movement came to be so
3. The atrocities committed during the popular.
Holocaust. 3. Interpret the common people’s acceptance of such policies through the
4. The consequence of the outbreak of the perspective of people living at the time.
Cold War as a result of tenuous alliances 4. Explain how the war played out in terms of key battles.
throughout the war and during the peace 5. See the Holocaust through the perspective of those who experienced it and
settlement. empathize with the experience.
6. Explain the peace settlement.
7. Explain how shifting alliances and mistrust led to the outbreak of the Cold
War.
8. Explain other long term consequences of the war.

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