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U.S. History
Mr. Rhodes
World War II
Key Terms and People
1. Totalitarian
2. Fascism
3. Munich Conference
4. Axis Powers
5. Allied Powers
6. Lend-lease Act
7. Manhattan Project
8. Holocaust
9. Genocide
10. Neville Chamberlain
11. Winston Churchill
12. Joseph Stalin
13. Adolph Hitler
14. Benito Mussolini
15. Harry S. Truman
Section Objective Questions
13.1 pg. 386-393
1. How did Hitler rise to power in Germany?
2. How did Mussolini rise to power in Italy?
3. What was the U.S. reaction to the rise of dictators in Europe and Asia? Was this response
justifiable? Explain.
Chapter 13.2 pg. 394-398
1. Explain the concept of “appeasement” and how it relates to the Munich Conference in 1938.
2. What areas did Germany attack and eventually control after overrunning Poland in 1939?
3. What developments increased tensions between the United States and Japan in East Asia?
13.3 pg. 399 - 405
1. Describe two ways that the U.S. prepared for war?
2. How did Roosevelt balance American isolationism with the need to intervene in the war?
3. What did the United States do to prepare for war in 1940 and 1941?
4. What were the causes and effects of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor?
13.4 pg. 406 - 411
1. How did the U.S. armed forces mobilize to fight World War II?
2. What role did American industry and science play in mobilizing to fight World War II?
14.1 pg. 418 - 425
1. How and why did the allies fight the Battle of the Atlantic?
2. What did American forces accomplish in North Africa and Italy?
3. What were the events and significance of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of France?
14.2 pg. 426 – 431
1. What was the history of Nazi anti-semitism?
2. How did the United States respond to the Holocaust?
14.3 pg. 433 - 440
1. Name three places the Japanese attacked after bombing Pearl Harbor?
2. Identify and explain the three major turning points of the war in the Pacific.
3. Explain the Allied strategy in the advance toward Japan. How did Japanese resistance
change as the Allies drew closer to mainland Japan?
14.4 pg. 441 - 447
1. What was the Japanese Internment?
2. How did World War II help expand the role of the government in the lives of the American
people?
14.5 pg. 449 – 455
1. How did the Allies defeat Germany and win the war in Europe?
2. How did the Allies defeat Japan and win the war in the Pacific?
3. What challenges faced the United States after victory?