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Teaching The American Homefront

The American Homefront

America was the largest military power in the world — in theory.\n\nThe large population, generous natural resources, advanced infrastructure, and solid capital base were all just potential. Centralization and mobilization were necessary to jump-start this unwieldy machine.

USHistory.org

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Even though WWII was fought miles away, how was every American affected by it?
STANDARDS:
RH.2 - Main Ideas, RH.4 - Key Terms & Tone

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,3,4
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