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US II – WWII Review
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1. In avoiding “entangling alliances” and being dragged into WWII the U.S. adopted the policy
of ______________________________________________during the 1920’s and 1930’s.
2. ___________________________________________ is the reducing of a country’s military.
3. In need or raw materials, Japan invaded ______________________________ in 1931 which led to
war between China and Japan.
4. ____________________________________ denied Jews of their German citizenship and allowed for
the destruction of Jewish property.
5. _______________________________________________ formed the military alliance known as the
Axis Powers. ____________________________________ later joined this alliance.
6. __________________________________________ attended by Germany, Italy, England and France
and granted Germany control of the Sudetenland.
7. Giving into Germany to avoid a
full scale war is known as ______________________________
8. The Japanese attacked the U.S. Gunboat ________ and American oil tankers in China without
warning.
9. The following leaders gave in to Germany or followed a policy of appeasement where Germany’s
aggression was concerned in order to keep peace in Europe.
France:
__________________________________________________
Great Britain
__________________________________________________
10. ____________________ and ________________________signed a nonaggression pact where they
both agreed not to attack each other and they would divide Poland between them.
11. The invasion of ________________________by Germany, caused the allied powers to declare war
on Germany.
12. The following countries made up the Allied Powers: _____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
13. The following countries made up the Axis Powers:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
14. He defeated Willkie in the election of 1940 during WWII, the only president to be elected to four
terms. _____________________________________________
15. __________________________________________ was the name given to Hitler’s lightning war
against Poland.
16. Hitler established a puppet government in ____________________________ after France fell in
1940.
17. After France fell, __________________________________ stood alone against the Axis Powers.
18. Great Britain and the U.S. agreed to the ____________________________________ stating that
they would not pursue territorial expansion, and stating that each country has the right to choose
their own form of government.
19. After the shocking event of Pearl Harbor, Pres. Roosevelt called on Congress to pass a declaration of
War against _________________________, Roosevelt’s appeal for war was preceded by
This famous quote of his heard round the world “___________________________________”
20. ___________________________________________required all men ages 21 to 35 to register with
their local draft boards.
21. Commanded all U.S. Army Units in the Pacific _________________________________________
22. ______________________________________ was commander of the Pacific Fleet.
23. President Roosevelt felt General MacArthur was incompetent in fighting the war in the Pacific and
he ordered him to Australia. What was MacArthur’s famous quote when he left the Philippines?
“___________________________________________”
24. German general sent to fight in Africa to help defeat the allies and aid the Italians: (known as
The Desert Fox) ____________________________________________________________
25. The defeat of the Germans at the Battle of __________________________________ broke the
momentum of the Axis powers in Russia and Europe.
26. The General who led the troops in Africa: ___________________________________________
27. The line of defense along the border of France and Germany _______________________________
28. The _________________________ were able to overcome the Axis powers both at land and sea by
using sonar.
29. ____________________________________ was the Allied invasion of German occupied France.
30. The invasion of Allied troops in Normandy (the largest invasion in history) is known as
_____________________________________ taking place on June 6, 1944.
31. D-Day led to the liberation of _______________________________________________
32. The systematic slaughter of European Jews _ ______________________________
33. _______________________________________was Germany’s final counterattack against the Allies.
34. _______________________________________________________________________met at the
Yalta Conference to plan for postwar peace.
35. Germany surrendered on May 7. May 8, known as ___________________ marked the end of WWII
in Europe.
36. On April 1, 1945, the largest landing force landed in the Pacific. This was the bloodiest battle of the
Pacific. __________________________________________
37. The _________________________ led by Oppenheimer, was a group of scientists who invented the
Atomic Bomb.
38. _______________________________, was unaware of the U.S.’s possession of the Atomic Bomb.
39. _______________________ was a Jewish scientist who warned Roosevelt that the Germans were
developing a bomb of mass destruction.
40. Before the end of WWII President Roosevelt of the U.S. passed away, ________________________
became President leading the U.S. to the end of WWII.
41. When Japan refused to surrender, Truman ordered the first Atomic Bomb to be dropped on
_____________________________________________________________
42. Tibbets, flew the B-29 bomber __________________________which dropped the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima.
43. After the dropping of the first atomic bomb, Japan refused to surrender. Truman ordered the
dropping of the second atomic bomb on the city of __________________________________
44. Austrian leader who surrendered to Hitler & the Nazis __________________________.
Essay:
Choose one event we have studied during WWII and discuss why do you think it is in the history books?
Please provide at least three details behind the event (although the more details the better). It must be an
event, not a person. It must also be a specific event, not a broad topic.