11.2.3 - SQ2 Discussion Questions

Compelling Questions:

Should a country be isolated in a time of global conflict?

Supporting Question 2:

How did people experience the war abroad and at home?

Discussion Questions

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  • How did combat conditions differ for soldiers during World War II than during World War I due to advances in technology?
  • Who were the Tuskegee airmen?  To what extent were their experiences representative of African American military personnel during the war?
  • During World War II, Japanese-Americans, African Americans, Native Americans and Latinos joined the U.S. Army to fight.  In what ways were they fighting for democracy on and off the battlefield?
  • Considering the experiences of Japanese Americans and prisoners of war, in what ways did the war challenge democratic traditions?
  • What was historically significant about women joining the war effort?
  • What were the experiences of North Carolinians living on the coast during World War II?

 


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