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Reading Guide: World War II in the Pacific
and the Home Front
Directions: Complete the pre-read portion prior to reading each textbook
chapter. Use the textbook to help you find the answers to the following
questions. You must cite the page where you located each answer. When
you finish reading return to the beginning of each reading guide to identify
the main idea of the textbook lesson and create 2 hashtags about it.
Due: 3/16
On the Home Front
Chapter 27: Lesson 3 (756-761)
Pre-Read: Before reading, what can people do to help in wartime if they
are too young to fight?
Questions
6. What kinds of sacrifices did American civilians
make during wartime? Name 2.
7. Why did so many women join the workforce?
8. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
9. How did Native Americans support the war?
Main Idea:
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*after reading the lesson please create 2 hashtags about it
Questions
Where?
1. What did the Selective Service Act allow the
government to do?
10. Why did the government need to create the
Bracero Program?
11. Did Japanese Americans serve in the military
during WWII?
2. Why were American soldiers called GIs?
12. Why do you think some people were suspicious of
Japanese Americans?
3. How did women serve in the military?
4. What did the War Production Board do?
5. Why do you think women left their factory jobs at
the end of WWII?
13. What did the US government do about these
suspicions?
Where?
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Due: 3/28
The War in the Pacific
Chapter 27: Lesson 5 (pages 772-777)
Pre-Read: Review the map on page 775. Write down 3 things you notice
about it.
Questions
4. What were the effects of the Bataan Death March
on the prisoner’s health?
5. Name 3 adjectives you would use to describe the
Bataan Death March.
6. What losses did the Japanese navy suffer in the
battle of Midway?
7. Give an example of island hopping.
Based on this map, how does the war in the Pacific compare to the war in
Europe?
8. Which two victories brought the Allies within easy
reach of Japan?
9. How did the Manhattan Project become
established?
Main Idea:
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*after reading the lesson please create 2 hashtags about it
Questions
Where?
1. Where else did the Japanese attack at the same
time as the attack on Pearl Harbor (3)?
2. Why do you think the Japanese attacked those
places at the same time as the attack on PH?
3. When did the Allied troops surrender in the
Philippines?
10. How top secret was the Manhattan Project?
11. Before dropping the atom bomb, what did the
Allies do?
12. Where were the atom bombs used (city and
country)?
13. List the costs of WWII.
Where?