11.7 Students analyze America's participation in World War II.
-Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on
the events that precipitated the attack on Pearl Harbor.
-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.
-Discuss the decision to drop atomic bombs and the consequences of the
decision (Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
