DBQ Writing Workshop UNIT #12 – WW2

DBQ #1 “To a greater or lesser extent, three factors were involved in explaining U.S. response to Japanese and German aggression: (a) economics (b) national security, and (c) democratic values.” Drawing upon the documents that follow as well as your knowledge of history, write an essay analyzing to what extent these factors influenced foreign policy from 1937 through 1941. What would you include? Background Information THESIS – this is KEY Sub-points (3) What Documents will you use for each point and HOW will they strengthen each point and support your thesis? CONCLUSION – LOOK TO THE FUTURE – what comes next? Why is this significant?

DBQ #2 World War Two recruiting posters revealed a great deal about the role of women in the United States during World War Two. Analyze the posters that follow considering what they reveal about women’s roles in the war effort and about gender roles and equality in the 1940s. What would you include? Background Information THESIS – this is KEY Sub-points (2) What Documents will you use for each point and HOW will they strengthen each point and support your thesis? CONCLUSION – LOOK TO THE FUTURE – what comes next? Why is this significant?

DBQ #3 World War 2 was known as the Good War. In what ways is this an accurate description, and in what ways does it fall short? What would you include? Background Information THESIS – this is KEY Sub-points (2) What Documents will you use for each point and HOW will they strengthen each point and support your thesis? CONCLUSION – LOOK TO THE FUTURE – what comes next? Why is this significant?