Summative

2.3 & 2.4 WWII Letter - Summative

Directions: Write a letter to either first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, President Roosevelt, or President Truman explaining your opinions on U.S. policies and actions during the time period of WWII.

Potential United States policies/actions to discuss (this is not a complete list, these are just ideas):

Neutrality Acts

Lend-Lease

Internment of Japanese Americans

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

You must use at least 5 of the following vocabulary words:

Executive Order 9066

Authoritarian

Fascism

Nazism

Communism

Appeasement

Allied Powers

D-Day

Homefront

Rationing

Internment

Adolf Hitler

Joseph Stalin

Benito Mussolini

Harry S. Truman

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Pearl Harbor

Lend Lease Act

Neutrality Acts of (1935-1939)

Korematsu v. U.S.

Hirabayashi v. U.S.

Civil Liberties

Hiroshima

Nagasaki

Holocaust

Conserving

Sentence Starters:

I have some thoughts on some policies and actions during World War II I would like to share with you…

Thank you for your time, I have some opinions I would like to share with you on some of your policies and actions during World War II...

As an American, I would like to share my thoughts on your recent policies and actions during the war. First thank you for making the correct choice for stepping in

Type your response here:

Dear Mr. President (Truman), Mr. President (FDR), OR Mrs. Roosevelt, (highlight your choice)

Sincerely, ________________