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World War II Review
Terms t o know:
aggression
dictator
totalitarian
Nazi
neutral
Holocaust
D-Day
atomic bomb
concentration camp
Adoff Hitla
Benito Mussolini
Emperor Hirohito
People t o know:
Franklin D. Rooswett
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Harry S Truman
Dates t o know:
September 1,1939
December 7,1941
August 14,1945
Places t o know:
Poland
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Nagasaki, Japan
Normandy, France
Hiroshima, Japan
Places t o find:
the US.
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Japan
the Philippines
Atlantic Ocean
Afiica
Indochina
the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)
Great Britain
Poland
Italy
China
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Australia
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The United States Fights
Totalitarianism in World War I1
Use the words in the list below to fill in the blanks in the paragraphs that follow.
Word Bank
Axis
Eisenhower
Good Neighbor
Holocaust
Japan
Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
Stalingrad
D-Day
Germany
Hitler
Italy
Lend
Nazi
rationed
Truman
Depression
Fascist
Hiroshima
isolationists
.Japanese
Mussolini
Poland
surrendered
Section 1: What events led to the outbreak of World War II?
The Great Depression led to a rise of warlike political systems in some nations.
In
Italy,
Benito
formed the
party. In Germany, Adolf
organized the National Socialists Workers' party, or the
Military leaders took control of Japan and invaded
in China. The United
States Congress passed two Neutrality Acts under pressure from
. The
United States also established a
Policy with Latin
America.
Meanwhile, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance known as the
Powers. World War II began when Germany invaded
in September, 1939.
Section 2: How did the United States become involved in World War II?
The United States helped the Allies by the
-Lease Act, which allowed the
President to sell or lend war supplies to allies. The United States declared war when Japan
bombed
in Hawaii. Wartime production quickly brought a final
end to the Great
. Many scarce items, such as meat and tires, were
. The need for workers was filled by women and African-Americans.
-Americans were sent to relocation centers (internment camps).
Section 3: How did the United States and the Allies gain victory in World War II?
helped defeat the
American forces under General Dwight D.
, driving Mussolini from
Germans in North Africa. The Allies then invaded
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power. In 1942 the Soviets defeated Hitler's army at
, in June, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France.
finally surrendered in May, 1945. The discovery of the mass killing of Jews
, led to the Nuremberg Trials.
and other groups, known as the
In the Pacific, Americans "island hopped" to push closer to
President Franklin Roosevelt's death, President Harry S
atomic bombs on
Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally
over!
. After
decided to drop
and Nagasaki to end the war. Aboard the battleship
in August, 1945. World War II was
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ACROSS
1. World War II began when Germany
invaded
government has total control
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over the lives of the people it governs.
7.The U.S. entered World War I after we
were attacked by
9. Hitler and Mussolini both promised
the.-pepple of-their nations
and
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15. President I r u m a n - d e c m t o u s e
atomic bombs to force the -Japanese
to - --sooner.
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Nazis attempted to exterminate the
Jews of Europe
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atomic bomb was dropped
22. dictator of Italy
23. dictator of Germany
25. Winston
; Prime Minister of
Great Britain
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2. At the beginning of World W a r II the
U.S. declared itself to be
3.
have great power to control
the lives of the people they govern,
use force to gain and hold power, and
do not accept challenges to their rule.
4. a follower of Adolf Hitler
5.
camps;-places where the Nazis
tortured and k i l l e d people they did
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10. President l ruman believed that the
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Japanese to
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II . the area of France where the D-Day
--- ---~ n-v a s i o n t m kptace--Americans w e r e a i c t i m s of
suspicion, fear, and intolerance
during World W a r II.
13. Joseph -, leader of the Soviet
Union (USSR)
1 8. Franklin D.
; President of the
19. Japanese-city where the first atomic
bomb was dropped
21 . emporer of Japan
; President of the U.S.
24. Harry S
at the end
of the
war
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1. European nation seized by Germany in
March 1939
4. The dictators of Germany, Italy, and Japan
wanted t o
their territories.
6. the "official" position of the U.S. at the
start of World War II
9. "lightning war"
13. Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as
the
Powers.
15. first European nation seized by Germany .
19. he became the dictator of Italy; Benito
2. On September 8, 1941, the United States
declared war on Japan.
3. area of Southeast Asia invaded by Japan in
1940; French
5. World War II began when Germany invaded
,
on September 1, 1939.
7. The ,
,
,
,
,
,
,
Policy
,
allowed the U.S. t o
loan or "rent" war supplies t o the Allies.
(include the hypehen!)
8. President Roosevelt, and most Americans,
believed that Germany and Italy were a
threat t o
like the U.S.
10. a form of government that has "total"
control over the lives of the people it
governs
11. rulers who have total control over the
countries they rule
12. political party formed by the followers of
Mussolini
14. weapon used by Germany t o keep U.S. war
supplies from reaching the Allies
16. The U.S. became involved in World War II
when Japan
, , ,attacked
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Hawaii.
17. name given t o the countries that joined
together t o fight the Axis Powers
18. a strip of German land that bordered
France
22.
leaders seized power in Japan and
set up a dictatorship.
20. political party formed by the followers of
Adolph Hitler
21. he became the dictator of Germany
23. invading other countries
24. President of the U.S. when throughout
most of World War II
25. area of northern China invaded by Japan in
1931
Americans A t War
ACROSS
DOWN
1. Americans were
by the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor.
7. On May 8, 1945,
surrendered and
the war in Europe was over.
10. U.S. industries were ordered t o
(change) t o war production.
12. After defeating German armies in North
Africa, the Allies invaded
and
forced that country t o surrender.
.
13. By 1944, the U.S. war production was
that of the Axis powers combined.
16. name given t o the murder of over 6 million
Jews by the Nazis
17. The U.S., Great Britain, and the
were the "Big 3" among the
Allies.
19. became President of the U.S. in 1945
after Roosevelt died in office; Harry
20. new type of weapon used aganst Japan t o
bring an end t o the war;
bomb
22. name given t o the Allied strategy for
defeating Japan in the Pacific
24. On August 14, 1945,
surrendered,
and World War II was over.
26. commander of Allied forces in the Pacific;
Douglas ,
,
,
,
,
27. World War II was the most
war the
world had ever known.
2. The U.S. government had t o
(control the supply of) essential goods
during World War II.
3. Items that were very necessary for the
war effort were said t .o, ,be
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4. name given t o the day Allied armies
invaded German-occupied France; June 6,
1944
5. The
power of the U.S. was a major
reason the Allies won World War II.
6. Over 100.000 Japanese-Americans were
forced t o move t o
camps during
World War 11.
8. commander of Allied forces in Europe;
Dwight D.
9. By the summer of 1942 Germany armies
had seized control of much of
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10. the Prime Minister of Great Britain during
most of World War II; Winston
1 1. While British and American armies
attacked Germany from the west, Soviet
armies attacked from the
.
14.
and hate were the causes of the
Holocaust.
by
15. The Jews of Europe were r0unded.u~
the Nazis and sent t o
camps.
18. area of France invaded by Allied armies on
June 6, 1944
21. first Japanese city destroyed by an atomic
bomb
23. The atomic bombs developed during World
War I1were the first
weapons.
25. second Japanese city destroyed by an
atomic bomb
Word Bank: Trouble in Europe and Asia
aggression
Allies
Austria
Axis
blitzkrieg
Congress
Czechoslovakia
democracies
dictators
expand
Fascist
Hitler
Indochina
Lend-Lease
Manchuria
military
Mussolini
Nazi
neutral
Pearl Harbor
Poland
Rhineland
Roosevelt
submarine
totalitarian
Word Bank: Americans At War
atomic
Churchill
concentration
convert
D-Day
destructive
east
Eisenhower
essential
Germany
Hiroshiima
Holocaust
industrial
island-hopping
Italy
Japan
MacArthur
Nagasaki
Normandy
North Africa
nuclear
outraged
prejudice
ration
relocation
Soviet Union
Truman
twice