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World War II Notes
1. What did the Central Powers sign? Who was forced to pay for the damages?
2. How did Germany react to the end of World War I?
3. When was Hitler elected chancellor by the German citizens? Hitler was also
the leader of the ___________________.
4. How did Hitler rule? What is a dictator?
5. List 4 dictators and what country they ruled.
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2)
3)
4)
6. In 1939, Hitler invaded _______________________ to begin World War
II.
7. What was Hitler’s plan for World War II?
8. What country did not want to enter World War II? What event cause them
to enter the war? When did this event happen?
9. What countries made up the Axis? What countries made up the Allies?
10. What do all of the Axis countries have in common with each other?
11. Germany’s momentum shifted when the soldiers tried to invade
_______________. In what city was Germany defeated?
12. What country dropped out of the war in 1944?
13. What did the United States do on August 6, 1945? Where?
14. What did the United States do on August 9, 1945? Where?
15. How is an atomic bomb different from other weapons?
16. Who did Hitler and the Nazi party blame for the country’s economic
problems?
17. Where were Jewish people placed by Hitler and the Nazi soldiers? How long
did the Holocaust last?
18. List 3 important parts of Judaism.
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2)
3)
19. How many people died during World War II? How many Jews were killed
due to the Holocaust?
20. What happened to Germany at the end of World War II? Why?
21. What was formed as a result of the war?
22. Besides the United Nations, what two organizations were formed? What
country led each organization?
23. What historical event took place between the United States and the Soviet
Union? What was the Cold War?
24. List 2 major Cold War leaders and what they are known for.
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2)
25. When did the Cold War end? Why did the Cold War end?