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The student will demonstrate knowledge of World War II by:
| (a) identifying the causes and events that led to American involvement in the war, including military assistance to Britain and
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; |
| (b) describing the major battles and turning points of the war in North Africa, Europe, and the Pacific, including Midway, Stalingrad,
the Normandy landing (D-Day), and Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb to force surrender of Japan; |
| (c) describing the role of all-minority military units, including the Tuskegee Airmen and Nisei regiments; |
| (d) describing the Geneva Convention and the treatment of prisoners during World War II; |
| (e) analyzing the Holocaust (Hitler's "final solution"), its impact on Jews and other groups, and postwar trials of war criminals. |
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