TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.42.c.12

(12) History. The student understands the causes and impact of World War II. The student is expected to:

• (A) describe the emergence and characteristics of totalitarianism;
• (B) explain the roles of various world leaders, including Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Hideki Tojo, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, prior to and during World War II; and
• (C) explain the major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs.