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SS5H4U.S. in World War II

Explain America's involvement in World War II.

Appears in: Social Studies, Grade 5

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Expectations

  • SS5H4.a

    Describe German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia.

  • SS5H4.b

    Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.

  • SS5H4.c

    Discuss President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  • SS5H4.d

    Identify Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini, and Hitler.

  • SS5H4.e

    Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African Americans or Blacks; include "Rosie the Riveter" and the Tuskegee Airmen.

  • SS5H4.f

    Explain the role of Eleanor Roosevelt and the U.S. in the formation of the United Nations.

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