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WWII – THIS IS Worth 300 points Define the Following:
1. Washington Conference (1921)
2. Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)
3. Dawes Plan
4. Henry L. Stimson
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Tuskegee AirmenJ. Robert
Oppenheimer
I am become death, destroyer of worlds!
V-J Day
Comprehension
1. In what ways (2) did the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression contribute to World War II?
2. List and DESCRIBE two events that reflected American willingness to participate in some international
affairs during the 1920s?
3. How did mobilization for World War II end the Great Depression in the US?
4. What was required by the Neutrality Acts How did Roosevelt manage to get aid to Great Britain in 1939
and 1940 despite the limitations imposed by the Neutrality Acts?
5. Why did the US gradually shift from a policy of isolationism to a policy that favored the Allies? What
three actions did the US take in 1940 to strengthen itself?
6. Describe the Lend-Lease Act. Why did Congress pass the Lend-Lease Act?
7. Why did FDR cut off trade with Japan on products with a military use? What was the US response to this
attack? Describe the Japanese response?
8. What was Operation Overlord; describe it and who commanded it?
9. How did the Allies attempt to regain control of the Pacific? What was the overall aim of this military
strategy?
10. What was the name of the project that built the Atomic Bomb? Why did Truman decide to use the
atomic bomb against Japan? What two cities were the first atomic bombs dropped? What was the result of
the bombs?
11. What efforts did the national government make to regulate production, labor, and prices during the
war? How successful were they? List five items that were rationed during the war.
12. What kind of work did Women and African Americans do during the war? How were they treated on
the job? What obstacles did they face? What long term effects did Women and African Americans
experiences in WWII had on their lives after the war?
13. USE the Website Oyez.org to fill out the Supreme Court Case Study sheet. Write a summary of the
case Korematsu vs. US . Include the following: Facts of the case, Constitutional Question, Conclusion.
Use http://www.oyez.org/. What did Congress do in 1988 to apologize?
14. What was Hitler’s “Final Solution to the Jewish question”? What important principle did the
Nuremburg Trials establish?
15. Use a graphic organizer to explain the significance of each leader listed below. Worth 36 points
Leader
Country Significance
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Charles De Gualle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
Erwin Rommel
Harry Truman
Neville Chamberlain
16. Use a graphic organizer to explain the significance of each battle listed below. Worth 18 points
Battles
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Bulge
Stalingrad
El Alamein
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
D-Day
Theater
Significance
17. Construction Response Question - WWII (War Conferences) Worth 30 points
During World War II, the leaders of the Allied powers met several times to discuss the course of the war.
These wartime conferences took place at different locations.
For TWO of the conferences listed below.
Atlantic Charter Conference (1941)
Teheran Conference (1943)
Casablanca Conference (1943)
Yalta Conference (1945)
Potsdam Conference (1945)
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Name the countries and leaders that participated in each conference.
Discuss a main point decided at each conference.
Analyze how the war progressed because of the conference.
The following is a SEPARATE GRADE. 100 Points / 300 points
On a map of Europe locate the following places:: Unless directed otherwise use a black
star. MAKE SURE YOU LABEL EVERYTHING!!!
Color the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland purple
Draw 5 ships going across the English Channel representing the 5,300 ships that crossed on June 6, 1944
Label London
Label Moscow, USSR
Label the English Channel
Label Yalta, USSR
Label Normandy, France
Color Italy Red
Label Paris, France
Label Auschwitz-Birkenau
Color France yellow
Label Treblinka
Color Germany Red
Label Potsdam, Germany
Label Berlin, Germany
Use a yellow χ to identify the location of the following battles: Bulge, D-Day, Stalingrad
On a map of the Pacific locate the following places: Unless
directed otherwise use a black star.
MAKE SURE YOU LABEL EVERYTHING!!!
Color China orange
Color Japan Red
Color Manchuria orange
Label Hiroshima, Japan
Color French-Indo China orange
Label Nagasaki, Japan
Color Philippines orange
Use a yellow χ to identify the location of the following battles: Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Midway, Pearl Harbor,
Leyte Gulf, Philippines Sea