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Note Outline on “World War II in Europe, North Africa, and Asia”
1) List in chronological order the steps taken by Hitler in expansion of German territory that violated the Treaty of
Versailles?
2) Why did Hitler feel that he could invade Poland? When did forces invade Poland? What was “Blitzkrieg” and
what the result? Which actions were taken by Britain and France after Hitler’s invasion of Poland?
3) Which countries did the German army pass through in attacking France? How did Britain and France manage to
escape being entrapped at Dunkirk on May 26, 1940? When did France surrender to Germany?
4) How did Germany plan to conquer Britain? Why did this plan not succeed? What advantages did Britain have in
combating German aggression? To whom was Winston Churchill referring when he said, “Never was so much
many by so many to so few”.
5) Why was North Africa an important target for German and Italian troops? Who was Erwin Rommel and which
major battle did he win?
6) Why did Hitler attack the Balkans? After conquering the area, which resistance movement, led by whom, pinned
down German soldiers in guerilla war?
7) What was the code name for Hitler’s plan to invade the Soviet Union? When did the invasion begin? Initially
what successes did the German army have? What happened when they attempted to capture Leningrad?
8) Why was it important for the Germans to capture Moscow? Why did the German advance on Moscow grind to a
halt? How was General Zhukov able to push back the Germans?
9) When and how did the U.S. begin to help the Allies? What means were used to protect U.S. ships from German
submarines?
10) When did Japan take over Indochina? How did the U.S. react to this? When and why did the Japanese attack
Pearl Harbor? What effect did the attack on Pearl Harbor have on the U.S. Pacific fleet?
11) How did FDR describe the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in asking for a declaration of war? When did
Congress declare war on Japan?
12) Which U.S. territories/colonies in the Pacific did Japan quickly conquer? Who was Douglas MacArthur? What
happened to him and to the troops that he commanded? Which other European colonies were captured by the
Japanese?
13) How much land and how many people in Asia came under Japanese rule? How had they tried to positively
promote themselves to Asian peoples? What were the actual conditions of their colonial rule?
14) How did the Allies first strike back at Japan? What was the significance of this action? Where was “The Battle
of the Coral Sea” fought? What was different about this battle than other prior naval battles? What did the battle
achieve for the Allies?
15) Which battle marked the turning point in the war in the Pacific for the Allies? Why? Who directed the
American fleet there?
16) How many lines of attack did the Allies form in the Pacific? Who led the Allied forces proceeding northward
from Australia? What strategy did he adopt? Why? Which victory did the U.S. Navy and Marines win in the
Solomon Islands in 1942?
17) Where did the second line of attack on the Japanese forces originate? Who headed this force? What are some of
the island groups they attacked? Why were the Japanese unable to effectively combat the Allied onslaught?