About This Lesson
Learning Objectives
- Understand the multiple ways women contributed to the war effort during World War II
- Learn about discrimination and racism at home including
- the “Double V Campaign”
- Japanese Internment
- Gain knowledge of women’s work in the maritime field during the war
- Consider how women’s work changed from pre-war times to post-war times
Rhode Island Social Studies Standards
Inquiry Topic 4: World War II Compelling Question: Was the “good war” good for all?
- SSHS.USII.4.1 – Isolationism and the eventual involvement of the United States in World War II
- Analyze the United States’ attempts to remain isolated from global crises and the reasons for its eventual involvement in World War II
- SSHS.USII.4.2 – The effects of the War on American society
- Argue how World War II impacted different groups of people in the United States
- SSHS.USII.5.3 – The American economy and post-war affluence
- Argue how the ways the economy changed after World War II affected different individuals and groups
Common Core Standards
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7 – Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
