Lesson Plans: Analyzing WWII Propaganda Posters Winning Over Hearts and Minds: Analyzing WWII Propaganda Posters Propaganda played a key part in the United States’ war effort. Although much more subtle, propaganda was as much a weapon of the war as manpower and ammunition. Objective:By examining propaganda posters from WWII students will increase their knowledge of propaganda tools and develop an understanding of the specific goals and strategies used by the U.S. government and OWI during WWII. Grade Level: 7-12 Standards: History Thinking Standard 2—the student comprehends a variety of historical sources and appreciates historical perspectives as revealed through the arts. Content Era 8 (1929-1945) Standard 3C—the student understands the effects of the war at home. Time Requirement: One class period. Download a printable pdf version of this lesson plan Directions: 1. Types of Propaganda SheetPoster Analysis SheetStudent Worksheets 2. 3. 4. Assessment: Enrichment: Poster Gallery for Discussion: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. About the Posters
Lesson Plans: My Dear Little Boys: A Letter Home from War "My Dear Little Boys…" Interpreting a Letter Home from the War Letters written by soldiers in World War II to family, loved ones, and friends were a lifeline between the writer and those on the Home Front. By carefully reading these letters, students can learn about the experiences of war, and the emotions, fears, and desires of soldiers away from home, enriching their understanding of historical sources, war, and human relations. Objective:Students will analyze an individual soldier’s feelings about World War II and in turn learn how to use letters as a primary source for research. Grade Level: 7-12 Standards: History Thinking Standard 2— the student comprehends a variety of historical sources and can reconstruct the literal meaning of a historical passage and identify its central message. Content Era 8 (1929-1945), Standard 3B—the student understands World War II and how the Allies prevailed. Time Requirement: One class period, and possible homework assignment. Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Lesson Plans The Museum has created these Lesson Plans that you may print out for your classroom use. Each lesson comes complete with directions, enrichment suggestions, and reproducible handouts and incorporate primary sources. Most lessons can be modified for middle or high school level. Some Preliminary Considerations: Guidelines to consider before teaching about WWII The National WWII Museum & The Common Core: How the Museum's lesson plans meet Common Core Standards Key: The European and Pacific Theaters The Home Front WWII Overview Please help us improve our lessons! Fill out and submit an Online Lesson Plan Evaluation Form
George VI - King's Speech, September 3, 1939 This is the King's Speech which George VI broadcast to his people in Britain, and throughout the Empire, immediately after Britain's Declaration of War against Germany on September 3, 1939. The following is the text of that speech, which the King delivered standing up (even though his official portrait depicts him sitting down): Soon after the King delivered this speech, other Dominion governments also declared war against Germany. The impact of the war upon the King, George VI, was incalculable. Top 10 Songs About War When you mix classic rock and songs about war, you expect plenty of songs about Vietnam. How could you not? The conflict in Vietnam permeated rock and roll in the ’60s and ’70s so much that writing a pro-love song could be seen as a protest against the war. Although that war and its myriad stories have dominated classic rock subject matter, there are some artists who’ve chosen to explore both older and more recent wars in their songs. From: ‘…And Justice for All’ (1988) James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich wrote ‘One’ based on Dalton Trumbo’s 1939 book, ‘Johnny Got His Gun.’ ‘I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag’ Country Joe and the Fish From: ‘I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die’ (1967) There are few songs more associated with the Vietnam conflict than this sarcastic sing-along, one of the Top 10 Songs About War. From: ‘Devils & Dust’ (2005) ‘When the Tigers Broke Free’ From: ‘Pink Floyd The Wall – Music From the Film’ (1982) From: ‘The Number of the Beast’ (1982) From: ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ (1963)
The London Blitz, 1940 The London Blitz, 1940 The appearance of German bombers in the skies over London during the afternoon of September 7, 1940 heralded a tactical shift in Hitler's attempt to subdue Great Britain. During the previous two months, the Luftwaffe had targeted RAF airfields and radar stations for destruction in preparation for the German invasion of the island. With invasion plans put on hold and eventually scrapped, Hitler turned his attention to destroying London in an attempt to demoralize the population and force the British to come to terms. This was the beginning of the Blitz - a period of intense bombing of London and other cities that continued until the following May. Ernie Pyle was one of World War Two's most popular correspondents. "It was a night when London was ringed and stabbed with fire. They came just after dark, and somehow you could sense from the quick, bitter firing of the guns that there was to be no monkey business this night. St.
Japanese-American Internment Many Americans worried that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies or saboteurs for the Japanese government. Fear — not evidence — drove the U.S. to place over 127,000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps for the duration of WWII. Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. Despite the lack of any concrete evidence, Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining loyal to their ancestral land. Succumbing to bad advice and popular opinion, President Roosevelt signed an executive order in February 1942 ordering the relocation of all Americans of Japanese ancestry to concentration camps in the interior of the United States. Evacuation orders were posted in Japanese-American communities giving instructions on how to comply with the executive order. After being forced from their communities, Japanese families made these military style barracks their homes. Ten camps were finally completed in remote areas of seven western states. Report broken link
Full Metal Jacket (1987) movie script - Screenplays for You Screenplays for You - free movie scripts and screenplays Screenplays, movie scripts and transcripts organized alphabetically: Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford.Based on the novel "The Short Timers" by Gustav Hasford. More info about this movie on IMDb.com FADE IN: 1 INT. All movie scripts and screenplays on «Screenplays for You» site are intended for fair use only. The US veterans going back to live in Vietnam Image copyright Charles Fox More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam war, dozens of ageing former American soldiers have gone back to the country to live. Some had difficulty adapting to civilian life in the US. Others have gone back in the hope of atoning for wrongs they believe were committed during the war. At the foot of one of Da Nang's Marble Mountains women with rice hats walk around selling souvenirs. A lift takes tourists to the top, where on one side they look out over the countryside of central Vietnam, on the other the South China Sea. In 1968 David Edward Clark was camped behind these mountains, but then it was impossible to climb them, the 66-year-old says. "We even had the rule that you would never leave the camp without a gun," says Clark. Forty years later Clark came back to Vietnam, this time not to fight Communists, but to build a new life. In 2007, Clark finally managed to take a step back. Memories of destruction and death in Vietnam continuously haunted him.
Children of the Vietnam War | Travel They grew up as the leftovers of an unpopular war, straddling two worlds but belonging to neither. Most never knew their fathers. Many were abandoned by their mothers at the gates of orphanages. Some were discarded in garbage cans. But neither America nor Vietnam wanted the kids known as Amerasians and commonly dismissed by the Vietnamese as "children of the dust"—as insignificant as a speck to be brushed aside. "I remember that flight, the one that crashed," says Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy. Thuy seemed pleased to find someone interested in her travails. No one knows how many Amerasians were born—and ultimately left behind in Vietnam—during the decade-long war that ended in 1975. But no more than 3 percent found their fathers in their adoptive homeland. The massacres that President Ford had feared never took place, but the Communists who came south after 1975 to govern a reunited Vietnam were hardly benevolent rulers. Several months later, in May 1987, he flew to Ho Chi Minh City. "Fair?