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Name____________________________________ Date ____________ Per.___ American History: Chapter 26 The Rise of Dictators and WW II (1931 – 1945) A. READ: Pgs. 818 - 825 In Complete Sentences and In Your Own Words, answer the following questions 1. What is required under the Selective Service Act of 1940? (1 point) All men between the ages of 21 and 35 had to register for military service. 2. Why did Churchill want the Allies to wait for their invasion of Europe? (1 point) He thought that the Allies were unprepared for such an invasion. 3. Why did the Allies go to Africa after planning to invade Europe? (1 point) The Allies wanted to control the Mediterranean and have an invasion route through Italy. 4. Why did the Allies need the Suez Canal? ( 1 point) It was the shortest sea route to Asia and the Middle Eastern oil fields. 5. Who was the “Desert Fox”? (1 point) Germany’s General Erwin Rommel – he was the commander of the Afrika Korps. 6. What happened at El Alamein? (1 point) The British stopped the German advance and then forced them to retreat. 2 7. Read about Dwight D. Eisenhower and answer the Critical Thinking question. (2 points) Possible answer: Much of his job involved planning and preparing for battle, large numbers of soldiers, weapons, and supplies had to be moved efficiently. Neglecting even the smallest detail could be fatal. 8. How did victory in North Africa help the Allies in invading southern Europe? ( 1point) It allowed them to set up bases from which to attack southern Europe. 9. How were the Allies able to defeat the Italians so easily? (1 point) The Italians had turned on Mussolini. The new government did not want to fight and surrendered to the Allies in September, 1943. 10. Why did Germany attack Stalingrad? ( 1point) It was an important industrial center. Capturing it would have hampered the Soviets. 11. What killed many of the Nazi soldiers in Stalingrad? ( 1 point) They were cut off from their food and supplies…. Many starved to death or froze to death. 12. What was the turning point of the war? (1 point) Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad. 13. What was “operation overlord”? (1 point) Operation Overlord was the code name for the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. 14. Why was Hitler expecting an Allied attack at Calais? (1point) It was at the narrowest point on the English Channel, which would make troop movement easier. 3 15. What happened six months after D-Day? (1 point) U.S. forces defeated the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge. 16. Who were the “Big Three” and what was the purpose of the Yalta Conference? (2 points) The Big Three were Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to plan what was going to happen in Europe after the war. 17. What happened to President Roosevelt in April of 1945? Who succeeded him? (2 points) President Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman succeeded him. 18. What did Hitler do on April 30, 1945, once the Russians reached Berlin? (1 point) Adolf Hitler sensed the end was near, and on April 30, 1945, deep inside his air-raid bunker, committed suicide. 19. What was “V-E Day” and what was the date? (2 points) V-E Day was Victory in Europe Day when the Allies declared Victory on May 8, 1945 and the war in Europe was finally over. 20. What crimes did the Allies discover as they advanced toward Berlin? (1 point) The Allies discovered that there were concentration camps throughout Europe where Jews and people of other persecuted groups had been murdered. 21. How many people were killed in the Holocaust? (1 point) An estimated 11 million people were killed in all. 22. What was Hitler’s Final Solution? (1 point) The Final Solution was for the Nazi’s to murder every Jew under German rule. 4 B. Timeline of Events: Create a timeline that shows the sequence of events leading to the end of WWII in Europe. Use the following dates and events to create your timeline. (12 points) Sept. 1942 Germans attack Stalingrad in the Soviet Union Feb. 1943 Germans are defeated at Stalingrad May 1943 Axis powers in N. Africa surrender Sept. 1943 Italy surrenders to Allied forces June 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion of France by Allies Aug. 1944 Paris is liberated from the Germans Dec. 1944 Hitler’s final assault –Battle of the Bulge Feb. 1945 Stalin, Churchill & Roosevelt attend Yalta Conference April 1945 President Roosevelt died, succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman Apr. 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 2, 1945 Soviet Army captures German capital of Berlin May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe (V-E) Day follows surrender of Germany