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Standard 8.5.CO

8.5.CO Compare South Carolina and U.S. wartime contributions and demobilization after World War II.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Women's Suffrage Movement, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell

Episode 2

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Grades: 5 8 11

The second generation of suffragists came to prominence alongside the "New Woman" movement in the early 1900's. The American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman Suffrage Association...

Luba Goldberg, Part 2 | S.C. Voices: Lessons From The Holocaust

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

Luba Goldberg nee Schreibman was born in 1921 in Romania, not far from Russia. Her family contained many well-respected Romanian doctors. With Romania part of the WWII German Axis, it enacted the same...

Camp Croft | ETV Upstate

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Grades: 5 8

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

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Grades: 5 8 9 10

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...

Race And Gender Integration | Victory Starts Here: Fort Jackson Centennial

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Grades: 8

One of Fort Jackson’s crowning achievements is leading the way in race and gender integration in the military.

Intro And History | Victory Starts Here: Fort Jackson Centennial

Episode 1

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Grades: 8

Fort Jackson celebrates its one hundred year anniversary. Part one of this special chronicles Fort Jackson’s history, and how it evolved over time, from a camp, to a permanent U.S. Army installation.

Legacy | Victory Starts Here: Fort Jackson Centennial

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Grades: 8

Fort Jackson is more than just a base for training Army recruits. It is a symbol representing everything which makes America great. Fort Jackson also plays important roles outside of military...

Women In WWII | South Carolina's Greatest Generation

Episode 3

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Sixteen million men and women joined the armed services. Women went to work in industry to support the war effort. Women received training to prepare them for jobs that were needed by the military...

Victory | South Carolina's Greatest Generation

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

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...

The Doolittle Raiders | South Carolina's Greatest Generation

Episode 6

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Grades: 8

The story of the Doolittle Raiders is told.

Ernest Henderson And Tuskegee | South Carolina's Greatest Generation

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

Ernest Henderson, a Tuskegee Airman, discusses Eleanore Roosevelt's visit to the airfield and her interest in flying in one of their airplanes, and so she did. When she got back to Washington, she...

The Road To Germany | South Carolina's Greatest Generation

Episode 8

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Moffatt Burriss’ infantry outfit fought its way through Italy, and continued to fight its way through France. Burriss’ men, along with another company, were sent across the Waal River to try to take...

Enlisting For War | South Carolina's Greatest Generation

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Grades: 5 8

South Carolina men were eager to join the war effort, and quickly signed up.

The Invasion Of Europe | South Carolina's Greatest Generation

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

South Carolina has, by now, fully ramped up for the war with training bases dotting the state, and everyone helped in every way they could, from saving their bacon grease to giving up their aluminum...

Return To Normandy | South Carolinians In WW II

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, many veterans make the journey to France to remember the battle that took place. For the remaining veterans still alive, this...

A New Front, Part 8

Episode 8

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

After the victory in Italy, the next large-scale campaign would be “Operation Overlord”: a massive allied mobilization by the Americans and the British, to drive the Germans out of France. American...

A Time To Fight, Part 9

Episode 9

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

The two most widely used bomber aircraft used by the U.S. in World War II were the Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress,” and the Consolidated B-24 “Liberator.” During bombing runs, the two biggest fears...

A Time To Fight, Part 8

Episode 8

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

The Army sent the 82nd Airborne, along with General George Patton’s armored divisions, to take the island of Sicily, off the coast of Italy. British forces also assisted the Americans in the Sicily...

A Time to Fight, Part 7

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

The Tuskegee Airmen were African-American pilots during WWII. Before the war, the Army thought African-Americans could only be used as laborers. African-Americans faced all sorts of prejudice and...

A Time to Fight, Part 5

Episode 5

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

The story of the Doolittle Raiders is told, including.that of Bill Farrow, one of three top students in a nationwide search of colleges and universities, chosen to receive pilot's training at...

A Time to Fight, Part 4

Episode 4

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

In June of 1940, Camp Jackson became a permanent military installation and its name was changed to Fort Jackson. Individuals recall various aspects of the training they received there and the...

A Time to Fight, Part 2

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

The remembrances of our heroes continue.

A Time to Fight, Part 1

Episode 1

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

This episode follows our veterans from their childhoods to the attack on Pearl Harbor and following through to the first battles of the war in North Africa, Italy and Sicily. Additional sections...

The Way Home, Part 5

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

On August 11, 1945, the Emperor of Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which specified the unconditional surrender of Japan. The war was over, the Americans rejoiced, and the troops headed home...