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United States History and Geography: Post-Reconstruction to the Present (US.28 to US.34)

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did Pearl Harbor bring the United States into the war and mobilize the nation?

Explain the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American declaration of war, and the mobilization of the economy and the military for total war (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.29).
A standard-level answer on American entry into World War II for the Tennessee US History EOC: the attack on Pearl Harbor, the declaration of war, the draft and the growth of the armed forces, war production and rationing, and financing the war.
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What was the Holocaust, and what new world order emerged from the war?

Explain the Holocaust and the human cost of World War II, and the postwar settlement, including the United Nations, the Nuremberg Trials, and the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.33 and US.34).
A standard-level answer on the Holocaust and the postwar order for the Tennessee US History EOC: the genocide of six million Jews and millions of others, the Nuremberg Trials, the founding of the United Nations, and the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers.
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How did World War II change life at home for women and minorities?

Analyze the effects of World War II on the American home front, including the new roles of women and minorities, the Double V campaign, and the internment of Japanese Americans (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.32).
A standard-level answer on the World War II home front for the Tennessee US History EOC: women in the workforce (Rosie the Riveter), African Americans and the Double V campaign and the Great Migration, the contributions of Mexican Americans and American Indians, and the internment of Japanese Americans.
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How did dictators rise and pull the world into war while the United States stayed neutral?

Explain the rise of fascism and totalitarian dictators, the policy of appeasement, and the move of the United States from isolationism toward involvement before Pearl Harbor (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.28).
A standard-level answer on the road to World War II for the Tennessee US History EOC: the rise of fascist and totalitarian dictators, the failures of appeasement and the League of Nations, American isolationism and the Neutrality Acts, and the shift toward aiding the Allies.
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How did the Allies win the war in Europe and the Pacific?

Explain the major turning points and strategy of World War II in the European and Pacific theaters, including D-Day, island hopping, and the decision to use the atomic bomb (Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, United States History and Geography, US.30 and US.31).
A standard-level answer on the fighting of World War II for the Tennessee US History EOC: the Europe-first strategy, D-Day and the defeat of Germany, the Pacific island-hopping campaign, the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the role of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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