This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how the U.S. government viewed its position in world affairs. Further, inquiry is encouraged through a focus on governmental policies such as Lend Lease, the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s, and the peacetime draft.

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Content Type
The Great Depression | South Carolina's Greatest Generation
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Pearl Harbor | South Carolina's Greatest Generation
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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...
 Return To Normandy | South Carolinians In WW II 1

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Return To Normandy | South Carolinians In WW II
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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 Time to Fight, Part 1 1

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A Time to Fight, Part 1
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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 Island War, Part 1 1

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The Island War, Part 1
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Veterans recall the brutality of war with the Japanese, their allegiance to their emperor, the tropical heat, the jungle, the danger of the rocky reefs, and the threat of malaria, for which they took...
 The Rising Sun, Part 1 1

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The Rising Sun, Part 1
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This segment includes the Marine Corps Hymn, reflections on the attraction that the Marine Corps has for young people who want to serve, and memories of some individuals who made the decision to sign...
 Vanishing Generation, Part 1 1

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Vanishing Generation, Part 1
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World War II is the most important event of the 20th Century. It changed everything. Fifty million people died in World War II, including 405,000 Americans. The United States became a world power, the...
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Vanishing Generation, Part 2
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World War II occurred during the 1940s when segregation was still the norm in America. The African Americans who fought were in a segregated army even overseas in England. One of the reasons the...