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Chronological Reasoning and Causation

New York in World War II: How does a global conflict transform local communities?

  1. Load Pack a Lunch that Packs a Punch, c. 1944 in Main Image Viewer
  2. Load Conserving Clothing, Fight Waste Booklet, page 19, 1944 in Main Image Viewer
  3. Load Conserving Clothing, Fight Waste Booklet, page 20, 1944 in Main Image Viewer
  4. Load World War II. Food Conservation Elementary Education, Page 2 in Main Image Viewer
  5. Load World War II. Food Conservation Elementary Education, Pages 18-19 in Main Image Viewer
  6. Load Closet Full of Canned Foods from Victory Garden Photograph in Main Image Viewer
  7. Load World War II - Root Cellar Photograph in Main Image Viewer
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  9. Load World War II - Sky's the Limit for Paper in Main Image Viewer
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  11. Load Peter Paper Eater Photograph in Main Image Viewer
  12. Load What Can You Spare that They Can Wear Photograph in Main Image Viewer
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Suggested Teaching Instructions

Learning Standards and Practices
8.6 WORLD WAR II: The aggression of the Axis powers threatened United States security and led to its entry into World War II. The nature and consequences of warfare during World War II transformed the United States and the global community. The damage from total warfare and atrocities such as the Holocaust led to a call for international efforts to protect human rights and prevent future wars. (Standards: 1, 2, 3; Themes: TCC, GOV, TECH, EXCH)
8.6b From 1939 to 1941, the United States government tried to maintain neutrality while providing aid to Britain but was drawn into the war by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States fought a war on multiple fronts. At home, the economy was converted to war production, and essential resources were rationed to ensure adequate supplies for military use.

Student will examine the role of New Yorkers in World War II, focusing on local institutions, such as the Fort Ontario Refugee Center or the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

 

Setting the Stage
Review the concept of economic scarcity and basic wants and needs. Ask students what the local impact would be if a natural disaster destroyed all the pineapple crops in Hawaii.