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Chapter 26 Outline of Mastery
World War II
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Chapter 26 – World War II – Outline of Mastery
Chapter 26 Learning Standards
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Examine that the rise in aggressive totalitarian governments led to the start of World War II.
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Note that American involvement in World War II helped the U.S. economy and changed the lives of many
Americans.
Discuss that after fierce fighting in North Africa and Europe, the Allies stopped the German advance and slowly
began driving back German forces.
Recall that Allied forces reversed Japan’s expansion in the Pacific and battled toward the main Japanese islands.
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Analyze how the Allies won World War II, the most devastating war in world history.
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Section 1 – Dictatorship, Aggression, and the Beginning of World War II – Pages #804 - 809
Standard 1 – Examine that the rise in aggressive totalitarian governments led to the start of World War II.
To achieve mastery, you should be able to answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences:
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List the six (6) major countries involved in World War II and their leaders.
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Explain the events surrounding Pearl Harbor? Why did the Japanese attack? What happened after the
attack took place?
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What did Hitler do in Europe that eventually led to France and Great Britain entering into World War II?
Use specifics from class, there are many of them!
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What specifically about the National German Socialist Workers Party (NAZI) did the everyday German
like? Why were Germans so supportive of this party? Why was Hitler so popular?
Section 2 – The Home Front – Pages #810 - 814
Standard 2 – Note that American involvement in World War II helped the U.S. economy and changed the lives of many
Americans.
To achieve mastery, you should be able to answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences:
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Specifically explain how the United States began to prepare for war? How did the U.S. get soldiers?
How did the U.S. get supplies? Be specific.
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What was the U.S. internment program and how did the U.S. government change its policy toward
Japanese Americans serving in the military? How did many respond?
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How was propaganda used in the United States during World War II?
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What are ration coupons? How and why were they used during the war? What things were limited?
Explain your answers.
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What are some roles that Women, African Americans, and Mexican Americans played during WWII?
Share examples of each group.
Section 3 – War in Europe and North Africa – Pages #815 - 819
Standard 3 –Discuss that after fierce fighting in North Africa and Europe, the Allies stopped the German advance and
slowly began driving back German forces.
To achieve mastery, you should be able to answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences:
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What was the battle served as the turning point in the war in the east for the Germans? What the
outcome of the battle and its effect?
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What was the codename of the Allied invasions of Normandy? Who was involved and what happened?
What did the Germans do in anticipation of this invasion?
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What new strategies did the Allies use in the fight in Europe and North Africa? What were some
obstacles they faced in achieving their goals?
Section 4 – War in the Pacific – Pages #820 - 824
Standard 4 –Recall that Allied forces reversed Japan’s expansion in the Pacific and battled toward the main Japanese
islands.
To achieve mastery, you should be able to answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences:
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What was the battle that served as the turning point in the war in the Pacific for the United States? What
was the outcome of the battle, who was involved, and what was its effect?
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What did the United States use to keep their messages secret from Japanese interception and why was it so
successful? Explain what was happening.
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How did the Japanese treat U.S. prisoners after they had successfully taken the Phillippines from the United
States? Be specific.
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Explain the United State’s use of the “Island Hopping” strategy? How did it work and why was it so successful?
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What were Kamikaze pilots? How did Japan use them against the United States? Why would a Japanese pilot
want to be a Kamikaze?
Section 5 – Victory and Consequences – Pages #825 - 829
Standard 5 –Analyze how the Allies won World War II, the most devastating war in world history.
To achieve mastery, you should be able to answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences:
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How did Harry S. Truman become President? What problems was he immediately presented with?
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What two (2) major events made the Japanese finally surrender? What two Japanese cities were affected
and how many people were affected?
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What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project? What specifically was created? Where was it tested?
What happened to Japan as a result of the Manhattan Project?
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What was the Holocaust? Who was responsible for it and how many people were killed as a result of it?
Vocabulary: Use your book to define the following vocabulary words for Chapter 26.
Totalitarianism (p.804)
Facism (p.804)
Nazis (p.805)
Axis Powers (p.806)
Appeasement (p.806)
Allied Powers (p.806)
Lend-Lease Act (p. 808)
Pearl Harbor (p.808)
War Productions Board (WPB) (p.810)
Tuskegee Airmen (p.812)
Internment (p. 813)
Battle of Stalingrad (p.817)
D-Day (p. 819)
Bataan Death March (p. 820)
Island Hopping (p. 822)
Kamikaze (p. 822)
Holocaust (p. 827)
Genocide (p. 827)
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