WWII Homefront Circles
Guided Activity: The Holocaust Controversy
Primary Historical Question: Did the United States have enough knowledge about what was happening in the Holocaust to have taken more direct action to stop it?
Primary Historical Question: Did the United States have enough knowledge about what was happening in the Holocaust to have taken more direct action to stop it?
Activity 1: Zoot Suit Riots
Primary Historical Question: What caused the Zoot Suit Riots?
Activity 2: Women at War
Primary Historical Question: What conflicting expectations did women face as they sought to help in the war effort?
Activity 3: African Americans and WWII
Primary Historical Question: Why did African Americans see more success (though still limited) against racism during WWII than during WWI?
Activity 4: Music and Movies go to war
Primary Historical Question: How substantial was the contribution of popular media to the war effort?
Primary Historical Question: What caused the Zoot Suit Riots?
Activity 2: Women at War
Primary Historical Question: What conflicting expectations did women face as they sought to help in the war effort?
Activity 3: African Americans and WWII
Primary Historical Question: Why did African Americans see more success (though still limited) against racism during WWII than during WWI?
Activity 4: Music and Movies go to war
Primary Historical Question: How substantial was the contribution of popular media to the war effort?
