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Academic Alignment Authority: Virginia
Subject Matter / Course: Social Studies
The following academic standards have been aligned to CROSSING THE CHANNEL
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
describing and locating the major battles and turning points of the war in North Africa, Europe, and the Pacific, including Midway, Stalingrad, the Normandy landing (D-Day), and Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb to force the surrender of Japan;
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Ages: 11, 12
Democratic nations (the United States, Great Britain, Canada) were known as the Allies. The Soviet Union joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany.
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Ages: 11, 12
Allied leaders included Franklin D. Roosevelt and, later, Harry S. Truman (United States), Winston Churchill (Great Britain), and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union).
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Ages: 11, 12
Despite initial Axis success in both Europe and the Pacific, the Allies persevered and ultimately defeated Germany and Japan.
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Ages: 11, 12
What were the major events and turning points of World War II?
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American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Many economic and political causes led to World War II. Major theaters of war included Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Leadership was essential to the Allied victory.
Social Studies
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What were the major events of World War II?
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D-Day (Allied invasion of Europe)
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Use maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and to interpret the past.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Identify geographic features important to the study of world history.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Identify and compare contemporary political boundaries with the locations of civilizations, empires, and kingdoms.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Birth and death rates (war, disease, migration)
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
What was the overall strategy of America and its allies in World War II?
Social Studies
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
America and her allies (Britain, and the Soviet Union after being invaded by Germany) followed a "Defeat Hitler First" strategy. Most American military resources were targeted for Europe.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
In the Pacific, American military strategy called for an “island hopping” campaign, seizing islands closer and closer to Japan and using them as bases for air attacks on Japan, and for cutting off Japanese supplies through submarine warfare against Japanese shipping.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Normandy landings (D-Day): American and Allied troops under Eisenhower landed in German-occupied France on June 6, 1944. Despite intense German opposition and heavy American casualties, the landings succeeded, and the liberation of western Europe from Hitler began.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Formulate historical questions and defend findings, based on inquiry and interpretation.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Develop perspectives of time and place.
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Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
Apply geographic skills and reference sources to understand how relationships between humans and their environment have changed over time.
