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Chapter 28 – Global Conflagration: World War II, 1939-1945
H.A.P.E.’ Reading Guide
Directions: as you read the chapter, identify the key terms, people, and events (NUMBER
THESE!) Include dates where appropriate, and be specific. Answer the Discussion and
Essay Questions fully, in paragraph form. For the New Geographical Locations, simply
highlight or circle these on the map of Europe on the reverse of this Reading Guide.
Completed Reading Guide answers are due the day of the chapter quiz in order to replace
the quiz grade.
KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND EVENTS
Munich Conference
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
the “Final Solution”
Nonaggression Pact, 1939
Axis Powers
Battle of Britain
Leningrad siege
Great Patriotic War
Lend-Lease
Zhukov
Yalta
Tito
Auschwitz
Stalingrad battle
Eisenhower
Potsdam
Operation Overlord
Dresden bombing
Vichy France
NEW GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
Dunkirk
Sudetenland
Stalingrad
Vichy France
Leningrad
Caucasus
DISCUSSION AND ESSAY QUESTIONS
1. What was “appeasement”? How might the Great Depression and World War I have an impact
on World War II and on the use of “appeasement” as a tool of international diplomacy? Did
“appeasement” contribute to the outbreak of World War II or was the war inevitable?
2. What were the elements of the military and diplomatic machine that made it possible for
Hitler to control most of continental Europe by 1941? Discuss the blitzkrieg warfare,
propaganda, and concepts of superiority in the rise of German power in World War II.
3. What was the basis for Hitler’s social program to maintain racial purity? What groups were
targeted? How did this social philosophy lead to the “Final Solution”? What was the response
of the Allies to Hitler’s policies of racial extermination? Did the Japanese develop any racial or
social policies similar to those of the Germans? If so, how do the two compare?
4. How were the Allies able to carve out a victory in Europe and in the Pacific? What were the
contributions of each of the Allied powers? What was the turning point of the war? How did
the relative contributions of the various Allied powers to the war effort affect the postwar
settlement? Why might the Soviets claim to have borne the brunt of World War II in so many
ways?
5. World War II shifted global power away from Europe, completing a process begun in World
War I. Which war do you think was more devastating to European global power? Explain.