Download World History II

Modern World History
Mr. Clarke
Name:_____________________________
Per.:_______
Unit: WWII
Topic: German Collapse in Europe, 1943-1945 (Ch. 16, Sect. 4, p. 506 - 511)
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1) After the U.S. entered WWII, who were the primary Allied nations actively fighting in the war against
the Axis Powers, as of 1942?
2) In terms of fighting the Axis Powers, what did the Allied Powers agree on in 1942? What did they
disagree on?
Agree 
Disagree 
3) What impact did the Battle of El Alamein and ‘Operation Torch’ have in North Africa, in 1942–1943?
El Alamein 
Operation Torch 
4) What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad (Aug 1942 – Feb 1943)?
5) What happened to Italy’s government after the Allies invaded Sicily and southern Italy in 1943?
6) REVIEW: what is “total war”? Identify at least THREE common attributes of total war.
DEFINITION 
Attributes:
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7) How did U.S. policy toward Japanese-Americans during WWII undermine its own national ideals and
values, as otherwise embodied in law by the Constitution?
8) What was “D-Day”? Why was it significant?
9) How did the Allies attempt to keep the details of the Normandy invasion a secret from Hitler?
10) What was the ‘Battle of the Bulge’ (December 1944)? What was its outcome?
11) As the U.S. and Britain invaded Germany from the West, the Soviet Red Army closed in from the
East, capturing Berlin in April, 1945. Germany officially surrendered on May 9, 1945. WHY DID
GERMANY LOSE WWII? Identify & explain at least THREE reasons:
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