A Time to Fight, Part 1 - Pearl Harbor | South Carolinians in WW II - Episode 1

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 include stories from tow Tuskegee Airmen and a profile of Doolittle Raider pilot Lt. Bill Farrow, a native of Darlington, South Carolina. Produced by SCETV and The State Newspaper.

Standards

• Along with the rest of the world, the United States and South Carolina experienced economic instability during this period. As a result, political instability and worldwide conflict consumed the world in the 1940s. Following World War II, the United States emerged as a world leader through political policies and economic growth.
  • 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 pe
• 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.
  • 5.3.E Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social effects of World War II and its aftermath using primary and secondary sources.
• 8.5.CO Compare South Carolina and U.S. wartime contributions and demobilization after World War II.
• USHC.4.CO Develop a comparative analysis of the motives for and outcomes of American policies regarding foreign intervention.

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