The USS Yorktown | Palmetto Scene

We celebrate the 4th of July with a special look at the USS Yorktown located in Charleston, S.C. We learn how this carrier went from battle to victory during World War II. Also, a tour of all that Patriot's Point, home of the Yorktown, has to offer.

Standards

• 5.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political, and social effects of World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath (i.e., 1930–1950) on the United States and South Carolina.
  • 5.3.CX Contextualize the technological and geographic influence on military strategies in the Pacific and European theaters of war of World War II.