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Unit 7 Assignments for US History: World War II (Chapters 20 and 21) * exam on week’s assignments and class notes on Wednesday 2/15 Friday 1/27: pages 682-685 Terms: 1. Benito Mussolini 2. fascism 3. Joseph Stalin 4. Adolf Hitler 5. Manchuria Questions: 1. Describe the similar ways that Mussolini and Hitler build their fascist states: 2. Describe Stalin's efforts to modernize the USSR 3. Describe Mein Kampf and what it lays out: 4. How did the depression impact Japanese politics? Monday 1/30: pages 686-691 (up to “The Miracle at Dunkirk”) Terms: 1. "appeasement" 2. Poland 3. blitzkrieg 4. France Questions: 1. Describe the Neutrality Act of 1935 and what it prohibited: 2. Describe the Axis Powers: 3. Where did FDR stand on the "isolationism" vs "internationalism” debate? 4. Describe the Anschluss: 5. How is the Munich Conference an example of appeasement: 6. Who signed the Non-Aggression Pact in 1939, and why? Tuesday 1/31: pages 691-696 (up to “Jewish Refugees Try to Flee”) Terms: 1. Dunkirk 2. Winston Churchill 3. Battle of Britain 4. The Holocaust 5. Nuremberg Laws Questions: 1. What new tool helped the British to survive the Battle of Britain? 2. Describe “Kristallnacht”: Wednesday 2/1: pages 696-701 Terms: 1. "Final Solution" 2. concentration camps 5. Auschwitz Questions: 1. Describe the plight of Anne Frank, and of the SS St. Louis: 2. Looking at the map / chart on pg 698, describe where the largest number of Jews were killed - any theories as to why? 3. Describe the debate over why the Holocaust happened: 4. After reviewing the primary sources on pages 700-701, describe theories as to why average German soldiers could participate in such atrocities, and how people who saw and experienced such things could possibly find a way to move on with their lives after the war: Thursday 2/2: pages 702-707 Terms: 1. Neutrality Act 2. Election of 1940 3. Lend-Lease Act 4. Atlantic Charter 5. Pearl Harbor Questions: 1. Describe the America First Committee, and why it butts heads with FDR: 2. Describe the gist of Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech: 2. Describe increasing US / German clashes in the Atlantic: 3. Describe the motive for and the effects of the US embargo on Japan: Friday 2/3: pages 714-721 (up to “Women Join the Armed Forces”) Terms: 1. War Production Board 2. Selective Service and Training Act 3. "Double V" campaign 4. Tuskegee Airmen 5. 442nd Regiment Questions: 1. Describe the impact of US industry on the war - why is the US nicknamed the “Arsenal of Democracy”? 2. Describe segregation in the US armed forces; what motivated blacks to serve? Monday 2/6: pages 721-726 (up to “The Battle of the Atlantic”) Terms: 1. Women's Army Corps 2. Douglas MacArthur 3. Bataan Death March 4. Battle of Midway 5. North Africa Questions: 1. Describe the roles of women in the war effort: 1. Describe the Doolittle raid, and how it impacts Japanese plans: Tuesday 2/7: pages 726-731 (up to “The Housing Crisis”) Terms: 1. Battle of the Atlantic 2. Stalingrad 3. "Rosie the Riveter" 4. A Philip Randolph 5. Bracero Program 6. Sunbelt Questions: 1. Describe the degree to which the government regulates the US economy during the war, compared to peacetime: Wednesday 2/8: pages 731-737 (up to Striking the Soft Underbelly”) Terms: 1. "Zoot Suit Riot" 2. Japanese internment 3. Korematsu v. US 1944 4. rationing Questions: 1. Describe the continuing “Great Migration" and its effects: 2. Describe the Casablanca Conference and what is agreed to there: 3. Describe the bombing campaign over Germany: Thursday 2/9: pages 738-743 Terms: 1. Dwight Eisenhower 2. Cassino / Anzio 3. D-Day 4. "Island Hopping" 5. Guadalcanal 6. kamikaze attacks Questions: 1. Describe the motives behind and effects of an Allied invasion of Italy: 2. Describe the Tehran Conference and what is agreed to there: Friday 2/10: pages 746-751 (up to “Hiroshima and Nagasaki”) Terms: 1. Battle of the Bulge 2. Harry Truman 3. Iwo Jima 4. Curtis LeMay 5. napalm 6. Manhattan Project Questions: 1. Describe how General Patton helped to stave off disaster at the Battle of the Bulge: 2. Describe the questions involved with a Japanese surrender before the dropping of the atomic bomb: Monday 2/13: pages 751-753 Terms: 1. Hiroshima 2. Nagasaki 3. United Nations Questions: 1. Describe the decision to drop the bomb - what were the Yes and No arguments? 2. Describe the Nuremberg Trials: 3. Why did the Allies win the war? Tuesday 2/14 : prep for exam on unit 7 on Wednesday 2/15