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World War II and America

Author's Purpose. Before writing, authors must first understand what purpose or purposes they hope to achieve with regard to their readers.Typically, writers write for one of three reasons:to informto persuadeto entertain. . What purpose do you think these writers had in mind?. . What about this author?.

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World War II and America

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    1. World War II and America The Isolationism Dilemma

    3. What purpose do you think these writers had in mind?

    4. What about this author?

    5. Theodore Geisel Theodore Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, wrote both of those books. His childrens books were not the only place he tried to inform and persuade his audience.

    6. Theodore Geisel This man vehemently op-posed isolationist atti-tudes in America with respect to World War II. He published a great deal of artwork in PM, a New York newspaper, de-signed to convince the people of the United States to abandon isolationist policies.

    7. Isolationism

    8. Isolationism

    9. Charles Lindbergh This man was a very outspoken isolationist. He started a group called America First whose mission was to convince the United States government to stay OUT of World War II in the interest of protectionism.

    10. Charles Lindbergh Lindbergh used his fame as a pilot and national hero to gain audience for his isolationist ideas.

    11. The Dilemma It is November 1941. You are an American living at a time when the vestiges of the Neutrality Acts are still selectively enforced by the government. Your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers are all discussing the state of the world and Americas place in it. Should the United States maintain an isolationist foreign policy per the Neutrality Acts, or should we scrap it and go to war?

    12. The Dilemma Paragraph 1 Introduce yourself. What is your name? Who is your family? What do you do for a living? Where in the United States do you live? What is your life like there?

    13. The Dilemma Body Paragraphs Introduce the facts. You must be able to support EVERYTHING that you include in the body with a documented source. Build your position by answering the following questions based on your knowledge from this course and the primary sources provided.

    14. The Dilemma the Questions What is happening in Europe and Asia at this point in history? How is America reacting? What positions do people in the public eye take on the issue (President Roosevelt, Lindbergh, Geisel)? How do they support their positions?

    15. The Dilemma Concluding Paragraph Add it all up. After thinking about the different options, what do you think America should do? Why do you think so? What do you think will happen in America and in the world if our nation follows your advice?

    16. The Primaries

    17. America First distributed literature that explained the groups point of view. The following is a brochure that was distributed by the group.

    18. Dr. Seuss published more than 400 editorial cartoons for PM between 1940 and 1948. The following examples specifically address isolationist policy and philosophy.

    20. The New York Times followed Lindberghs speaking engagements quite closely. The following are excerpts from Times articles reporting on Lindberghs public statements.

    30. Article from the New York Times, October 31, 1941, covering a rally of America First at Madison Square Garden.

    32. Citations The Dr. Seuss Collection in the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/Frame.htm Portrait of Dr. Seuss by Everett Raymond Kinstler (1982) http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/film.html Charles Lindbergh American Aviator http://www.charleslindbergh.com/americanfirst/index.asp Academy of Achievement http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/photocredit/achievers/telo-056 Kansas State University http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/purple/miscellaneous/pm.html ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 2003)

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