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Chapter 8
Study Guide
1. Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany? Germany invaded Poland
2. Why did the rise of dictators cause concern in the 1930s? Dictators often planned to
attack / take over other countries
3. What event caused the United States to enter World War II? Japan bombed Pearl
Harbor
4. Who were the Axis powers during World War II? Germany, Italy, & Japan
5. How would you describe the effect of World War II on the United States' economy?
factories produced military equipment; people had jobs; improved the economy
6. What are some roles of women during World War II? served in military, worked in
factories, played professional baseball
7. Where did the first African American fighter pilots begin training? Tuskegee, Alabama
8. What was Executive Order #9066? forced Japanese Americans to move to internment
camps
9. What was the Manhattan Project? Codename for the United States atomic bomb
program
10. After which battle did Japan’s navy become too weak to continue capturing islands in the
Pacific? Battle of Midway
11. After which battle was Germany forced to retreat from the Soviet Union? Battle of
Stalingrad
12. Where did the largest sea invasion in world history take place? Normandy, France
13. How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of World War II? Japan forced to
surrender
14. What were concentration camps? places where Jews and others were imprisoned /
murdered
15. About how many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust? 6,000,000
16. How did World War II change life for many women and African Americans?
a. Women
i. served in military, worked in factories, played professional baseball
b. African Americans
i. worked in factories, served in military, became fighter pilots
17. Many children organized “scrap drives” in both the US and Great Britain. Millions of
Americans planted Victory Gardens. Many Families rationed goods. Why? What was the
point of all of this? Americans on the home front worked hard to help war effort
18. Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb? hoped it would make
Japanese land invasion unnecessary / save American lives / force Japan to surrender
19. Write the following events in the order in which they happened. a) Allied forces led an
invasion in Normandy, France. b) George S. Patton led the Allies to victory at the Battle
of the Bulge. c) The Allies defeated Axis forces in North Africa and Italy.
a. The Allies defeated Axis forces in North Africa and Italy.
b. Allied forces led an invasion in Normandy, France.
c. George S. Patton led the Allies to victory at the Battle of the Bulge.