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Module 4: World War II

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What caused World War II, and why did the United States try to stay neutral at first?

Analyze the causes of World War II, including the rise of totalitarian dictators and aggression, the failure of appeasement, and American isolationism and the Neutrality Acts before US entry (NGSSS SS.912.A.6, Reporting Category 2).
An EOC-level answer on the causes of World War II for the Florida US History exam: the rise of totalitarian dictators, fascism and Nazism, aggression in Europe and Asia, the failure of appeasement, and American isolationism and the Neutrality Acts, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the war in the Pacific end, and why did the United States drop the atomic bomb?

Analyze the war in the Pacific, the strategy of island hopping, the development of the atomic bomb through the Manhattan Project, the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the surrender of Japan (NGSSS SS.912.A.6, Reporting Category 2).
An EOC-level answer on the Pacific war and the atomic bomb for the Florida US History exam: the war against Japan and island hopping, the Manhattan Project, President Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of Japan, and the debate over the decision, with worked stimulus questions.
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What was the Holocaust, and how did the war in Europe end?

Analyze the Holocaust as Nazi Germany's systematic genocide, the war in Europe from D-Day to V-E Day, and the liberation of the concentration camps (NGSSS SS.912.A.6, Reporting Category 2).
An EOC-level answer on the Holocaust and the European war for the Florida US History exam: Nazi ideology and the systematic genocide of six million Jews, the concentration and death camps, the war in Europe from D-Day to V-E Day, and the liberation of the camps, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the United States move from neutrality to total war after Pearl Harbor?

Analyze the steps from neutrality to war, including Lend-Lease, the attack on Pearl Harbor and the US declaration of war, and the major Allied and Axis powers and turning points of the war (NGSSS SS.912.A.6, Reporting Category 2).
An EOC-level answer on US entry into World War II for the Florida US History exam: the end of neutrality through Lend-Lease, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the declaration of war, the Allied and Axis powers, and the major turning points of the war, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did World War II transform the American home front and the lives of women and minorities?

Analyze the impact of World War II on the home front, including war production and the end of the Depression, women in the workforce (Rosa the Riveter), opportunities and discrimination for minorities, and the internment of Japanese Americans and Korematsu v. United States (NGSSS SS.912.A.6, Reporting Category 2).
An EOC-level answer on the World War II home front for the Florida US History exam: war production and the end of the Great Depression, rationing and war bonds, women in the workforce, opportunities and discrimination for minorities, and the internment of Japanese Americans and Korematsu v. United States, with worked stimulus questions.
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