Introduction

Central Question: Why did the United States abandon its policies of neutrality and isolation and enter World War II?

7.02 Notes Outline should be completed as you view the lesson. You will submit your work at the end of the lesson.

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Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

  • Explain the isolationist debate as it evolved from the 1920s to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
  • Summarize Japan's invasion of China and the Rape of Nanjing.
  • Trace the events that led to the increased tension between the U.S. and Japan.
  • Describe the attacks at Pearl Harbor and the effect it had on the United States and world at large.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: US History 11 Objectives: 8, 8.2, & 8.3.

This lesson incorporates the following Literacy Standards: R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R9, W1, W2, W4, W8, & W10.

 

 

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