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The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 shocked the nation. Citizens and servicemen were caught off guard and left vulnerable to the Japanese attacks. Sixty years later in 2001, the United States endured...
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Standard 5-4.4
5-4.4 - Explain the principal events related to the involvement of the United States in World War II, including campaigns in North Africa and the Mediterranean; major battles of the European theater such as the Battle of Britain, the invasion of the Soviet Union, and the Normandy invasion; and events in the Pacific theater such as Pearl Harbor, the strategy of island-hopping, and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Grade(s): 5
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2011
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With an understanding of the importance of the D-Day invasion to the people of France, and to the world in helping end the tyranny of fascism and the oppression of Hitler’s Nazi regime, answer the...
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The island of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, was the major offensive area for the Japanese, in order to control Australia and the South Pacific. Veterans and historians reflect on...
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World War II Meet Murray Price who was a World War II pilot. Interview by Vaughn Postema from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC. Generations of Heroes was a project that offered South...
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World War II Meet Russ Meyne, a WWII B-17 Pilot and Richard "Dick" Schneider, a Tail Gunner in World War II. Interview by William Schooler from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC...
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World War II Meet Lou Fowler and was a World War II POW. Interview by Ryan Riordan from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC. Generations of Heroes was a project that offered South Carolina...
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World War II Meet Robert Mills. He served in World War II. Interview by Perry McLeod from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC. Generations of Heroes was a project that offered South...
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Inaugural Flight - November 15, 2008. Recorded by Perry McLeod, a history teacher at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, S.C. Generations of Heroes was a project that offered South Carolina...
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World War II Jack Bush was a tail gunner in World War II. A tail gunner is a crewman on a military aircraft who defends against enemy fighter attacks from the rear, or "tail", of the plane. Listen to...
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World War II Irving Levine was a CBI Pilot in World War II. CBI stands for the China-Burma-India Theater. This area was where many pilots flew bombing and transport missions. Interview by Kristen...