1. Activator: T&T Discussions
Why was Hitler able to rise to power so quickly in Germany?
What was Hitler’s justification for annexing the Rhineland, Austria and the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia?
Why was the Spanish Civil War significant within the context of WWII?
In what ways was the Lend-Lease Act a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy?
Is it valid to call Pearl Harbor, 1941 a “surprise assault?
Lebensraum – living space for “Aryan” race
Atlantic Charter – 10 points

2. Atlantic Charter No territorial aggrandizement
No territorial changes made against the wishes of the people
Restoration of self-government to those deprived of it
Equal access to raw materials
Reduction of trade restrictions
Global cooperation to secure better economic and social conditions for all
Freedom from fear and want
Freedom of the seas
Abandonment of the use of force, as well as disarmament of aggressor nations

3. Introducing FDR’s Four Freedoms
Close Reading:
Read the excerpt from FDR’s 1941 State of the Union Address.
Identify the Four Freedoms.
Rank the freedoms: Which are most essential to you, and why?
Do you believe that these freedoms are worth going to war over? Explain your answer.

4. WWII
The Four Freedoms

5. Four Freedoms Norman Rockwell, Saturday Evening Post, 1943.
In general, work reflected American culture and depicted common Americans in everyday moments.
Highlight of a traveling exhibition sponsored by The Post and the U.S. Treasury Department that helped to sell war bonds, raising $132 million.
Identify the freedom associated with each painting.

6. Essential Question(s)
To what extent did the United States’ actions abroad and on the home front during WWII uphold the values articulated in FDR’s “Four Freedoms” SOTU address and Norman Rockwell’s paintings?
If you recognize a contradiction, how do you account for or explain it?
Was U.S. involvement and action in World War II justified?

7. Analysis of U.S. actions, abroad and at home, 1941-45
Motivations
Analyze: Did U.S. action uphold or contradict the 4F?
Evaluate: Was U.S. action justified?
- Executive Order 9066
- Smith Connally Anti-Strike Act, 1943
-- Executive Order 8802 and the Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1941
-- Bracero Program, 1942
-- “Zoot-suit” and Detroit Race Riots, 1943 --

8. Processing
To what extent did the United States’ actions abroad and on the home front uphold the values articulated in FDR’s “Four Freedoms” address and Norman Rockwell’s paintings?