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7th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10

World War II

The road to war, the Holocaust and the world after

What your child practices

The road to World War II, the war in Europe and the Pacific, the Holocaust, the home front including the forced removal of Japanese Americans, and the war's results, including the United Nations.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 7.H2.1; 7.H3.4 · how conflict can unite and divide nations, and the influence of individuals, groups and institutions on events

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) fought the Allies. The US stayed neutral until Pearl Harbor in 1941.
  2. The Holocaust was the Nazi murder of six million Jews and millions of others. The Nuremberg Trials put Nazi leaders on trial.
  3. At home, Japanese Americans were unjustly removed; Black pilots like the Tuskegee Airmen served in segregated units.

Example: Who were the Axis powers? They fought against the Allies. They were Germany, Italy and Japan. Answer: Germany, Italy and Japan

World War II in Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 5 of 10 in 7th grade Social Studies, after World War I and before The Cold War.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The Nuremberg Trials after the war…

    • rebuilt Germany's army
    • started the Cold War
    • created the League of Nations
    • put Nazi leaders on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity

  2. Question 2

    World War II began in Europe when Germany invaded Poland on…

    • December 7, 1941
    • June 6, 1944
    • November 11, 1918
    • September 1, 1939

  3. Question 3

    V-E Day, May 8, 1945, marked…

    • the founding of NATO
    • the attack on Pearl Harbor
    • the start of the war
    • the end of the war in Europe

  4. Question 4

    Navajo Code Talkers helped the United States by…

    • flying to the moon
    • sending messages in a code based on the Navajo language that was never broken
    • spying in Berlin
    • building bombs

  5. Question 5

    "Rosie the Riveter" stood for…

    • a Navy ship
    • women taking factory jobs during the war
    • a famous general
    • a new airplane

  6. Question 6

    The Double V campaign called for…

    • an end to the draft
    • lower taxes
    • two wars at once
    • victory over fascism abroad and over racism at home

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