Unit Title: Japanse-Americans and World War II
Unit Summary
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This unit will cover is not covered in most history classes, we will be discussing what happened to Japanese-Americans in the United States. They were sent to interment camps the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor and in February 1942 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which required all Japanese-Americans submit themselves for arrest and interment. This web site contains several resources for students that will help them understand the measures the United States took during World War II.
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Big Ideas
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• How do societies striving for equality come to terms with the tension between the good of the one and the good of the many?
• How is the balance between the one and the many influenced by visual language? • How can the balance between safety and liberty be maintained in times of threat to the State? |
Student Learning Objectives |
1. Students will understand HOW and WHY America joined World War II 2. Students will see and hear how Japanese American’s were treated 3. Students will analyze why the government placed Japanese Americans in internment camps 4. Students will investigate how Japanese Americas were treated during World War II |
California State Standards |
11.7 Students analyze America’s participation in World War II
1. Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on Pearl Harbor. 5. Discuss the constitutional issues and impact of events on the U.S. home front, including the internment of Japanese Americans (e.g., Fred Korematsu v. United States of America) and the restrictions on German and Italian resident aliens; the response of the administration to Hitler’s atrocities against Jews and other groups; the roles of women in military production; and the roles and growing political demands of African Americans. |