Transcript Unit 7 Teacher Tips

Fifth Grade Social Studies
Planning Unit 7
Hot & Cold:
World War II & Its Aftermath
Marlo Mong
March 5, 2009
How do I know what concepts to teach?
• Use your curriculum map!
– Every piece of content from the GPS
is listed under a relevant concept
• These are suggestions – make
them work for your class!
• Don’t forget that concept wall.
– Students should be seeing these
patterns emerging from their study of
history so far.
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World War II
Historical figures – For Social Studies, this is not a biographical study.
– Who are these people and what was their specific role in WWII.
– Think about how their actions helped or harmed the nations they led.
The United Nations
– The League of Nations – the first attempt at organizing countries to find peaceful
solutions to world problems.
• http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/unintro/unintro3.htm
– http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/: This part of the UN website is dedicated to
young people and teachers.
Rosie the Riveter & the changing role of women
– The workforce is changing because the men are overseas
– Economic implications – supplying needs of troops
– http://www.rosietheriveter.org/
Tuskegee Airmen
– The first African-American military airmen
– http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/Tuskegee_Airmen_History.html: Learn the history and
continuing work that resulted in the actions of brave men who served in WWII
What if you were there?
Begin timelines on WWII
*Newsreels accessed via www.unitedstreaming.com
~Hitler’s rise to power (1933)
~Hitler’s invasion of Poland
*Photographs from various online sources of Hitler’s Germany
*Read Ginger’s Diary (www.gingersdiary.com) to discuss failure of diplomacy
and final result: bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*Library of Congress “man on the street” interviews following attack
*www.pearlharborarchives.com provides many useful primary source
documents,
including:
~Telegram from Naval Commander that attack had begun
~14-point letter from Japanese Ambassador to US Secretary of State
~Declaration of War on United States from Empire of Japan
~Declarations of War on United States from Germany and Italy
~Telegrams from US Ambassador in Japan to Japanese Government & US
Secretary of State
*these were read in small groups, discussed, and shared in terms of these three
questions:
~What is the document?
~Who created it?
~Why is it relevant?
*Read newspaper articles/front pages from December 7-8, 1941
*Watched and listened to FDR’s Day of Infamy speech
(www.unitedstreaming.com)
*Looked at copy of hand-revised copy of the speech
*Think about the word “dictator” & its
meaning for the war
*Enactment: given a role, imagine you
have heard a radio broadcast
discussing the war’s progress in
January of 1943. React as a person,
not an actor. What would you say?
What would it mean for you & your
family/friends?
Roles:
~Reporter & Radio Broadcasters
~Family with small children
~Soldiers & Nurses in training camp
~Soldiers, Nurses, & Doctor in hospital
at Pearl Harbor
*Debriefing on enactment
The Cold War
• The beliefs and ideas of democratic governments vs. communist
governments
• Cold War vs. Hot War – nuclear weapons was a huge threat so a “hot” war
was to be avoided.
• The Iron Curtain & Winston Churchill
– “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has
descended across the Continent.”
– Sinews of Peace speech given in Missouri, 1946 http://www.historyguide.org/europe/churchill.html
– The Berlin Wall is perhaps the best visual of this symbolic division of
Eastern & Western Europe
• NATO – Designed to protect democratic societies from attacks
– http://www.nato.int/: The official website; learn about the work of NATO
• Cuban Missile Crisis – the only time when the Cold War could have become
hot.
The Berlin Airlift
Quadripartite
Division of
Germany and
Berlin - 1948
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/berlin_airlift/AP35G1.htm
•Map of Germany!
•Location! Location! Location! Where is Berlin?
•Berlin is not on the line that divides East & West Germany
The Berlin Airlift
Image courtesy of
Laura Wharen.
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You can find this sign at the juncture of three streets in Berlin, Germany.
What does it mean?
Why is it there?
Does it remind you of any signs you might see in your community?
The Berlin Airlift
BERLIN AIRLIFT SIMULATION ACTIVITY
Situation: It is 1948. The Soviet Union has barred all travel and
traffic from the western zones of Germany to Berlin, which lies
within the Soviet Zone. The population of Berlin, still suffering the
effects of six years of war, is threatened with starvation. Further,
there is fear that the German people will become polarized – some
supporting the US and its new allies, and others supporting the
USSR.
•How will your team meet the needs of the people of Berlin?
•How will your team ensure that your cause wins popular support?
•How will your team present itself to the public – both in Germany
and abroad? (We will use English to communicate.)
Assignment: You will create a plan, using the attached grid, to
meet the immediate physical needs of Berlin’s population.
However, you will also develop a media campaign to win their
support – it may include posters, fliers, and radio spots (but
remember – electricity is still scarce). You can also think about
other ways to get your message to the people. Remember that you
are playing a role, and that even though you may not personally
agree with what you are saying, you must present the ideas of your
assigned group.
Role: As a member of ________________________________’s
Special Committee for the Support of Berlin, you will work with
your team to develop the plans needed to carry out your
assignment.
FOOD
(think about nutritional needs)
FUEL
(for what, though?)
CLOTHING
(including home linens)
OTHER
Operation Little Vittles
http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmssha
re/newsstoryPhoto/200806/hrs_080624-halvorsen.jpg
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
By Margot Theis Raven
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Who is this man?
What is he doing?
Where is he?
Why is this photo
important?
For more information visit:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/am
ex/airlift/sfeature/candy.html
Resources
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/harrystruman/: Discusses the Truman presidency and his
involvement in Germany, Korea, and the development of NATO.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/cold_war.htm: Great teacher resource on background
information of the history of the Cold War; includes timeline and additional website resources.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/student_guide.htm: Resources for “kids” from the Truman
Presidential Library. Look for Truman’s Decisions to get the story behind our involvement in the Berlin
Airlift and Korean War.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/coldwar/: Also from the Truman Libraryinteresting teacher resource about the ideology behind the Cold War; includes documents, photos, and
lesson plan ideas
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/kowar.htm: The Korean War from the historical
perspective of the US Navy. Includes images – you MUST preview images before sharing with students.
http://korea50.army.mil/teachers/index.shtml: From the Army, this is the teacher section of the Korean War
Commemoration website. You can directly read 2 books written for children about the Korean War and
lesson plans are included.
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/churchill.html: Winston Churchill has been recognized
by Time Magazine as one of the most influential people.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cuban_missile_crisis.htm: Summary of the events that led that
occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Other links on this website give lots of information about many
other events that occurred during the Cold War, including information on Nikita Khrushchev.
Resources for Integration
The Little Ships
By: Louise Borden
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Children's Publishing
Terrible Things
By: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Jewish
Publication Society
Wind Flyers
By: Angela Johnson
Publisher: Simon &
Schuster Adult Publishing
Group
The Tuskegee Airmen Story
By: Lynn Homan
Publisher: Pelican
Publishing Company,
Incorporated
Baseball Saved Us
By: Ken Mochizuki
Publisher: Harcourt
The Wall: Growing Up
Behind the Iron Curtain
By: Peter Sis
Publisher: Farrar, Straus
and Giroux
Code Talkers
By: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Penguin
Group (USA)
We Can Do It!
By: Christine Petersen
Publisher: Scholastic
Library Publishing
Peacebound Trains
By: Haemi Balgassi
Publisher: Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt
One Thousand Tracings:
Healing the Wounds of WWII
By: Lita Judge
Publisher: Hyperion Books
for Children