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A Series of Lessons on Dayton, OH, WWII Heritage City

Four rows of uniformed women marching in line. They are wearing dark, dress coats that go down past the knee and their WAVE caps. — Women marching from Sugar Camp (note label under light); September 8, 1943 in Dayton, OH.
Courtesy of Dayton History Archives.

Introduction

All three lessons, and the culminating lesson, support the development of understanding the significance of Dayton, Ohio and Montgomery County as an American World War II Heritage City, including its contributions to home front efforts such as defense manufacturing, civilian involvement, and Armed Forces presence. One lesson focuses on Dayton, Ohio as a city for Japanese American resettlement. The lessons highlight specific contributions but connect to larger themes and understandings of the US home front during wartime.

The standards listed beneath the lesson links are a collection of standards covered in the lesson collection. Objectives for each lesson, materials, and resources are listed within the lesson.

The first three lessons listed can be taught individually or collectively, in any order. The final lesson is to support students in combining learning across the three lessons, and/or comparison to other WWII home front cities in a culminating activity.