Mark Twain said: Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. What did he mean?
29(3) The Allies Turn the Tide (939-945)
1. Identify Rosie the Riveter, D-Day, Yalta Conference
2. Read Witness history (939) why did WWII become a total war for the US?
3. Read the infographic (941) identify three new WWII technologies and explain how they were used to win the war.
4. Read the three biographies on page 944, identify each of the 3 Allied leaders, their country and two facts about the leaders from each reading.
5. Honors only Answer questions 3,4,5 on page 945 or list 6 bullets from the section.
Separate homework grade:
Read D-Day 946-7, answer the three thinking critically questions on page 947
29(4) Victory in Europe and the Pacific (948-951)
1. Identify VE Day, island hopping, kamikaze, Manhattan Project
2. Answer map skills question #3 on page 949.
3. Draw the shape of the nuclear cloud on page 950.
4. Honors only answer checkpoint questions 3, 4 on page 851 in complete sentences or bullet 6 facts from the section