World War ll Intro

Multiple Choice

War often supports a country's economy.

Which war helped the United States recover from the Great Depression?

• American Revolution

• Mexican-American War

• World War 1

• World War 2

World War ll

Lesson Objectives

We Will - identify key events in World War II.

I Will - listen to an informational video and read a provided text about World War ll then show comprehension by answering provided questions

Essential ? - What happened during World War ll?

Open Ended

What do you already know about World War ll?

Answer in complete sentences.

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

• Front

• Island Hopping

• Munition

• Theater

• Ration

Where opposing forces meet

Passing by heavily armed islands

Military weapons / ammunition

Where military events occur

Only having a fixed amount of something

• Where opposing forces meet

• Passing by heavily armed islands

• Military weapons / ammunition

• Where military events occur

• Only having a fixed amount of something

Match

Match the vocabulary words to the correct image.

Island Hopping

Munitions

Ration

• Island Hopping

• Munitions

• Ration

Multiple Choice

Texas women, like those in the picture above, won full voting rights in 1919 as a direct result of

which measure?

• Lobbying by Minnie Fisher Cunningham

• The Reconstruction Constitution

• A Texas referendum

• Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

Multiple Choice

In the 1930s, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed a pact that became known as the _____.

• Allies

• Central Powers

• Axis Powers

• Renegade Powers

Multiple Choice

The United States was pulled into World War II on _____, when Japanese planes attacked U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• November 11, 1918

• December 7, 1941

• June 6, 1944

• August 6, 1945

Open Ended

Explain what you understand about World War ll using at least four sentences.