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American History: Chapter 26
The Rise of Dictators and WW II (1931 – 1945)
A. READ: Pgs. 818 - 825 In Complete Sentences and In Your Own Words, answer the
following questions
1. What is required under the Selective Service Act of 1940?
(1 point)
All men between the ages of 21 and 35 had to register for military
service.
2. Why did Churchill want the Allies to wait for their invasion of Europe? (1 point)
He thought that the Allies were unprepared for such an invasion.
3. Why did the Allies go to Africa after planning to invade Europe?
(1 point)
The Allies wanted to control the Mediterranean and have an invasion
route through Italy.
4. Why did the Allies need the Suez Canal? ( 1 point)
It was the shortest sea route to Asia and the Middle Eastern oil
fields.
5. Who was the “Desert Fox”? (1 point)
Germany’s General Erwin Rommel – he was the commander of the
Afrika Korps.
6. What happened at El Alamein? (1 point)
The British stopped the German advance and then forced them to
retreat.
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7. Read about Dwight D. Eisenhower and answer the Critical Thinking question. (2 points)
Possible answer:
Much of his job involved planning and preparing for battle, large
numbers of soldiers, weapons, and supplies had to be moved
efficiently. Neglecting even the smallest detail could be fatal.
8. How did victory in North Africa help the Allies in invading southern Europe? ( 1point)
It allowed them to set up bases from which to attack southern
Europe.
9. How were the Allies able to defeat the Italians so easily?
(1 point)
The Italians had turned on Mussolini. The new government did not
want to fight and surrendered to the Allies in September, 1943.
10. Why did Germany attack Stalingrad? ( 1point)
It was an important industrial center. Capturing it would have
hampered the Soviets.
11. What killed many of the Nazi soldiers in Stalingrad? ( 1 point)
They were cut off from their food and supplies…. Many starved to
death or froze to death.
12. What was the turning point of the war? (1 point)
Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad.
13. What was “operation overlord”? (1 point)
Operation Overlord was the code name for the D-Day invasion of
Normandy on June 6, 1944.
14. Why was Hitler expecting an Allied attack at Calais? (1point)
It was at the narrowest point on the English Channel, which would
make troop movement easier.
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15. What happened six months after D-Day? (1 point)
U.S. forces defeated the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge.
16. Who were the “Big Three” and what was the purpose of the Yalta Conference? (2 points)
The Big Three were Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and
Joseph Stalin. The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to plan what
was going to happen in Europe after the war.
17. What happened to President Roosevelt in April of 1945? Who succeeded him? (2 points)
President Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman succeeded him.
18. What did Hitler do on April 30, 1945, once the Russians reached Berlin? (1 point)
Adolf Hitler sensed the end was near, and on April 30, 1945, deep
inside his air-raid bunker, committed suicide.
19. What was “V-E Day” and what was the date? (2 points)
V-E Day was Victory in Europe Day when the Allies declared Victory
on May 8, 1945 and the war in Europe was finally over.
20. What crimes did the Allies discover as they advanced toward Berlin? (1 point)
The Allies discovered that there were concentration camps
throughout Europe where Jews and people of other persecuted
groups had been murdered.
21. How many people were killed in the Holocaust? (1 point)
An estimated 11 million people were killed in all.
22. What was Hitler’s Final Solution? (1 point)
The Final Solution was for the Nazi’s to murder every Jew under
German rule.
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B. Timeline of Events: Create a timeline that shows the sequence of events leading to
the end of WWII in Europe. Use the following dates and events to create your timeline.
(12 points)
Sept. 1942  Germans attack Stalingrad in the Soviet
Union
Feb. 1943  Germans are defeated at Stalingrad
May 1943  Axis powers in N. Africa surrender
Sept. 1943  Italy surrenders to Allied forces
June 6, 1944  D-Day Invasion of France by Allies
Aug. 1944  Paris is liberated from the Germans
Dec. 1944  Hitler’s final assault –Battle of the Bulge
Feb. 1945  Stalin, Churchill & Roosevelt attend Yalta
Conference
April 1945  President Roosevelt died, succeeded by
Vice President Harry S. Truman
Apr. 30, 1945  Adolf Hitler commits suicide
May 2, 1945  Soviet Army captures German capital of
Berlin
May 8, 1945  Victory in Europe (V-E) Day follows
surrender of Germany