Did the Attack on Pearl Harbor Unify America?
Overview
Students analyze oral history interviews recorded shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor to investigate the perceptions of different groups of Americans and determine if this was an event that ultimately brought many Americans together. After students will look into a current issue where people may have perspectives that are being overlooked, conducting and sharing oral history interviews.
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Grade
High School
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Length
160-250 minutes
Topics
interviews, man on the street interviews, oral histories, Pearl Harbor, perspectives, unification, war, WWII
Author
TPS Eastern Region