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Do Now – 4 Minutes• Answer questions on Do Now you collected by the door

• Collect journals from back of room

Video – Intro to WWII• On the back on your Do Now write down Wows and

Wonders

• Wows• Things that surprised you

• Wonders• Things you wonder/want to know more about

• http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history

Symbols• Solo/Independent Work

• Partner Work

• Group Work

Notes

Date Table of Contents Pg #

1/8 Arsenal of Democracy

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Notes – (Place on Top of Page)

• Topic• Arsenal of Democracy

• Time Period• 1939-1941

Turn to Page for Notes

• Draw a line 1/3 of way through page

• This will be for terms

• This side will be for definitions

Notes

• 1939-1945 • WWII (start and end years)

Notes

• Isolationism • After WWI, America wanted to avoid European conflicts by remaining neutral (not taking sides) and “isolating” itself from European affairs

Notes

• “Cash and Carry”

• A WWII policy under Roosevelt. • Allowed the sale of material to

countries at war, as long as the recipients arranged for the transport and paid immediately in cash.

• Its purpose was to instill a sense of neutrality between the United States and European countries while still giving aid to Britain. Before this policy, it was illegal to sell anything or loan money to countries at war

Notes

• Lend-Lease Act

• Authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress appropriated money to “the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.” 

Notes

• Arsenal of Democracy

• FDR slogan to explain US support of democratic countries.

• The US “had a responsibility” to support other democratic countries from totalitarianism terrors

Classwork

Dive Deeper into History• Read and annotate the text by doing the following. You

need at least 6 annotations and 2 questions on each page• Circle difficult vocab• Put an exclamation mark (!) next to things that surprise you• Put a question mark (?) next to things you don’t understand/want to

know more about• Write questions and thoughts about the text in the margins

Section 1 – 5 Minutes• Read section 1 independently• Answer the two questions in the box

• You need at least 6 annotations and 2 questions on each page• Circle difficult vocab• Put an exclamation mark (!) next to things that surprise you• Put a question mark (?) next to things you don’t understand/want to

know more about• Write questions and thoughts about the text in the margins

Turn and Talk – 3 Minutes• When I say go…

• Turn to a neighbor and compare answers for Section 1• Expand your answers (include info your partner gave)

• President FDR was/was not keeping America’s promise of neutrality because . . .

• What is a “cash and carry” basis?

Section 2 – 9 Minutes• Read section 2 independently• Answer the two questions in the box

• You need at least 6 annotations and 2 questions on each page• Circle difficult vocab• Put an exclamation mark (!) next to things that surprise you• Put a question mark (?) next to things you don’t understand/want to

know more about• Write questions and thoughts about the text in the margins

Turn and Talk – 3 Minutes• When I say go…

• Turn to a neighbor and compare answers for Section 2• Expand your answers (include info your partner gave)

• What is Lend-Lease?• Hitler viewed Lend/Lease as a declaration of war because

. . .

Section 3 – 5 Minutes• Read section 3 independently• Answer the two discussion questions

• You need at least 6 annotations and 2 questions on each page• Circle difficult vocab• Put an exclamation mark (!) next to things that surprise you• Put a question mark (?) next to things you don’t understand/want to

know more about• Write questions and thoughts about the text in the margins

Class Discussion – 3 Minutes• The “Cash and Cary” program made a lot of money for

the US. America also spent a lot of money through the Lend Lease program. How might these programs have influenced America’s decision to get involved in WWII?

• In your opinion, are the Four Freedoms good enough reasons for the U.S. to get involved in WWII?

Document Analysis• Directions: Read and annotate the following three

documents. You need at least 3 annotations and 1 question/thought on each document• Circle difficult vocab• Put an exclamation mark (!) next to things that surprise you• Put a question mark (?) next to things you don’t understand/want to

know more about• Write questions and thoughts about the text in the margins

Summary – Write “Summary” onpage

• How was the US an “arsenal of democracy” during the beginning of WWII? (2+ sentences)

• To what extent was the United States neutral at the start of WWII? Explain (4+ sentences)

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