1. Summing Up…
At the bottom of page 581, your text introduces the consequences of the Great Depression in Japan. Compare these consequences to what you already know about the results of the Depression in Germany.

2. FDR’s “Arsenal of Democracy”
Have you heard the word “arsenal” used before?
In what way?
What do you think FDR means when he says America must be an “arsenal of democracy” in this time?

3. Free Write
You will have about five minutes to respond to the following question:
Pretend you are President Roosevelt on December 8, What are the three most important things that must be done to prepare the country for war?

4. Homework Pg. 599 “Writing to Describe”
Write a paragraph detailing daily life from the point of view of an American in the early 1940s. Include the effects of the mobilization for war.