Format
This program guides participants through an examination of primary resources and demonstrations to learn how the Army developed new technology and innovation to create turning points during World War II. Participants will be encouraged to answer questions and solve problems. Time will be allowed for questions and answers.
Objectives
At the end of this lesson students, will be able to
-Understand how the U.S. Army adapts and innovates to solves problems.
-Describes the U.S. Army’s role in major turning points in the European Theater.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
State Standards
History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools
United States History: 1865 to the Present
- USII.7 The student will apply social science skills to understand the major causes and effects of American involvement in World War II by
Locating and describing the major events and turning points of the war in Europe and the Pacific;
World History and Geography to 1500 A.D. (C.E.)
- WHII.12 The student will apply social science skills to understand World War II and its worldwide impact by
Describing the location of major battles and the role of new technologies.
Virginia and United States History
- The student will apply social science skills to understand World War II by
Describing and locating the major battles and key leaders of the European theater.
-Evaluating and explaining how the United States mobilized its economic and military resources