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Standard 5.3

5.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political, and social effects of World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath (i.e., 1930–1950) on the United States and South Carolina.

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland

Lesson

Students will understand the influence of dictators in Europe and the role European Nations played in World War II.

Life During World War Two Era | Gracie and Lacy

Video

Students will be immersed in the music, dance, culture and history of the World War Two Era in this infotainment-style program. Entertainers and teaching artists Gracie and Lacy engage students...
Life During World War Two
Life During World War Two

Lesson

Students will be immersed in the music, dance, culture and history of the World War Two Era in this infotainment-style program. Entertainers and teaching artists Gracie and Lacy engage students...

Camp Croft | ETV Upstate

Video

Camp Croft, a WWII Army Infantry Replacement Center located near Spartanburg, SC. Since 2001, this site has served to honor those who worked and trained at Croft from 1940 to 1946 and to memorialize...
The Carrier Will Lead | USS Yorktown

Video

USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that served with the US Navy in World War II and the Vietnam War. World War II’s famous “Fighting Lady” would participate significantly in the...
Pearl Harbor | South Carolina's Greatest Generation
Episode 2

Video

On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by air, by the Japanese. Nine South Carolinians were killed along with 1,168 of their shipmates on board the Battleship Arizona. The nation was now at...
Victory | South Carolina's Greatest Generation
Episode 9

Video

Thirty three days after the death of President Roosevelt, Germany surrenders. The allies celebrate their victory over the Nazis. In 1945, after the two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and...
A New Front, Part 5
Episode 5

Video

Also known as the Battle of Anzio, Operation Shingle was an allied amphibious campaign, under command of Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, and Major General John P. Lucas. S.C. veterans remember the...