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Standard 5-4.6

5-4.6 Summarize key developments in technology, aviation, weaponry, and communication and their effects on World War II and the United States economy.

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Title:
New Technologies during WWII
New Technologies during WWII

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Grades: 5

Students will use the hyperlink provided in the document, and watch the Generation of Heroes videos to research and learn about new technologies used during World War 2. **Click here for Hyperlink...
Murray Price | Generations of Heroes
Murray Price | Generations of Heroes

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
Lou Fowler | Generations of Heroes
Lou Fowler | Generations of Heroes

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
Robert Mills | Generations of Heroes
Robert Mills | Generations of Heroes

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
South Carolina Honor Flight | Generations of Heroes
South Carolina Honor Flight | Generations of Heroes

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
Jack Bush | Generations of Heroes
Jack Bush | Generations of Heroes

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
Irving Levine | Generations of Heroes
Irving Levine | Generations of Heroes

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...