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Write a definition for the following words. The page they can be found on is listed.
Dictator: (p. 559) a leader with complete authority over the government
The Axis Countries: (p. 559) Japan, Italy and Germany.
The Allied Countries: (p. 559) Great Britain, France and the US
World War II: (p. 559) War between the Axis and Allied countries that involved
most of the countries of the world, fought from 1939-1945.
Communism: (p. 560) an economic and political system in which the government owns
all property.
Internment camps: (p. 561) is a place where people are imprisoned during wartime.
Concentration camps: (p. 564) prison camps used by the Nazis to enslave or murder
people they regarded as their enemies.
Holocaust: (p. 564) the attempt to destroy the Jewish people because Hitler
blamed them for Germany losing WWI. Many Jews were murdered in gas
chambers.
Hiroshima & Nagaski (p. 564) two cities in Japan that were destroyed when the US
dropped atomic bombs. This forced the surrender of Japan.
Please think about the following questions when writing about the important people below:
Why are they important? What did they do that is so important? When and Where did it take
place? If they were an inventor what did the invention do/why was invention important?
Benito Mussolini p.559
Self proclaimed dictator of Italy who joined the Axis countries in WWII.
Adolf Hitler p.559
Nazi dictator of Germany whose actions led to WWII and the Holocaust.
Josef Stalin p.560
Dictator of the Soviet Union from 1923-1953. He had made a deal with Hitler to
keep the two countries from fighting. Hitler broke the deal and Stalin joined the
Allied countries.
Dwight D. Eisenhower p.562
The 34th President of the US from 1953-1961. Supreme Allied Commander in
WWII, he directed the Allied invasion of Europe, specifically planned the
Normandy invasion. It was also known as June 6th or D-Day.
Harry S. Truman p.564
The 33rd President of the US from 1945-1953. He led the country at the end of
WWII after FDR suddenly died. Truman had an immediate impact when he had to
decide whether or not to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.
How did the Axis dictators cause WWII? (p.559)
They forced the Allied nations to fight because the nations surrounding them were
being invaded by the Axis countries.
How did Americans at home help in the war effort? (p. 561)
They saved and recycled useful materials Children collected scrap metal, bottle
caps and rubber bands which were recycled into military products. They took jobs
in defense factories.
How did the Allies defeat Hitler’s forces? (p. 563)
Soviet forces pushed west after winning the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. The
United States and other Allies pushed east after the Normandy invasion of 1944.
The Allies freed Belgium, France and Luxembourg by September and pushed
towards Germany. The Soviets had taken Berlin and Germany surrendered on May
7th 1945.
How was Japan defeated in 1945? (p. 564 & 565)
The Allies dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.