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World War II—part 1
America and the World—Chapter 19, Section 1
Drawing from experience: What decision did the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, make regarding the treatment of
Germany? How do you think the decision affected Germany?
Organizing Your Thoughts: Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Dictatorships were established in several countries after
World War I. List the countries and the dictators in the diagram.
1. Dictator
Dictators After World
War I
_________________________
2. country
_________________________
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. What situations in Germany and Japan led to the rise of dictatorships there?
8. Why did President Roosevelt not veto the Neutrality Acts?
World War II Begin—Chapter 19, Section 2
Drawing from experience: Why do you think many Americans wanted the U.S. to follow a policy of isolationism? Do you think that
was possible when dictators came to power in several countries of the world? Why or why not?
Organizing Your Thoughts: Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Adolf Hitler made continuous demands for territory.
Britain and France met some of the demands in an effort to avoid war. In the diagram, list Hitler’s demands in the order in which they
occurred, starting in 1937.
Hitler’s Demands
1.
2.
3.
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4. Why did Britain and France agree to a policy of appeasement toward Hitler?
5. Why did the evacuation at Dunkirk make it almost impossible for Britain to defend itself against Hitler?
6. Why helped Britain prevent a German invasion?
The Holocaust—Chapter 19, Section 3:
Drawing from experience: What is the Holocaust? Have you seen movies or read books about the Holocaust? What was the focus of
the movie or the book?
Organizing your thoughts: Use the chart below to help you take notes. Historians have considered several factors that could have led
to an event such as the Holocaust to occur. List these factors in the chart.
Factors that Contributed to the Holocaust
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Why was the U.S. reluctant to accept Jewish immigrants?
8. Why was the purpose of the Wannsee Conference?
America Enters the War—Chapter 19, Section 4
Drawing from experience: Imagine that you are living in the U.S. in 1940. How do you think you would have felt about the nation
becoming involved in the war overseas?
Organizing you thoughts: Use the diagram below to help you take notes. President Roosevelt was determined to help Britain shile
keeping the U.S. neutral. List these ways in the diagram.
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1.
3.
Ways to Provide Aid to
Britain While
Remaining Neutral
2.
4.
5. What did the revised Neutrality Act provide?
6. Why did President Roosevelt decide to run for a third term as president?
7. What was the Lend-Lease Act?
8. What led Congress to declare war on Japan?
Mobilizing for War—Chapter 20, Section 1
Drawing from experience: Imagine that you are living in the U.S. on December 7, 1941. How do you think that you would have felt
about the war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Organizing your thoughts: Use the diagram below to help you take notes. Even before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S.
government mobilized the nation for war. List two ways it did so.
Ways of Mobilizing for War Before
the U .S. Entered the War
1._________________________________________________________
2.
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3. What was the effect of the cost-plus system on production?
4. What was the advantage of making welding rather than riveted ships?
5. How did women’s role in the military change during World War II?
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The Early Battles—Chapter 20, Section 2:
Drawing from experience: Have you ever seen a movie about World War II? What was the movie about? How did it portray
conditions during the war?
Organizing your thoughts: Use the chart below to help you take notes. Several battles occurred in the early years of World War II.
Explain the result of each of the battles listed in the chart.
Battle
Battle of Bataan Peninsula
Result
1.
Battle of Midway
2.
Allied invasion of North Africa
3.
Battle of Stalingrad
4.
5. How were Americans able to know about Japanese plans against the U.S. in the Pacific?
6. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the war?
Life on the Home Front—Chapter 20, Section 3
Drawing from experience: During WWII, some local governments banned a certain style of dressing. Do you think a government
should have the right to do that in certain circumstances? Why do you think so?
Organizing your thoughts: Use the diagram below to help you take notes. During WWII, the American people supported the war
effort at home. Describe how they did so.
1.
Ways Americans Supported
the War Effort at Home
3.
2.
4. What was the purpose of the Fair Employment Practices Commission?
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5. How did racism and discrimination affect Japanese Americans during World War II?
6. Why did the OPA (Office of Price Administration) introduce rationing during World War II?
Pushing the Axis Back—Chapter 20, Section 4:
Drawing from experience: Do you know anyone who fought in or lived through WWII? What are their recollections about the battles
fought during the war? How did they get information about the war?
Organizing your thoughts: Use the chart below to help you take notes. The Allies fought the Axis in Europe and in the Pacific. List
the results of the battles that are listed in the chart.
Location of Battle
Sicily
Outcome
1.
Normandy
2.
Leyte Gulf
3.
4. What agreements were reached at the conference in Casablanca?
5. What agreements were reached at the conference in Tehran?
6. Why did the invasion of France (Normandy) have to begin at night?
7. How did the geography of the Pacific affect American plans to defeat Japan?
The War Ends—Chapter 20, Section 5:
Drawing from experience: What is the United Nations? Do you think the United Nations serves a necessary purpose? Why or why
not?
Organizing your thoughts: Use the diagram on the next page to take notes. Several events occurred during 1945—the last year of
World War II. List the event that occurred on the date shown in each box.
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1945
Events
February 19
1.
April1
2.
April 12
3.
April 25
4.
May 8
5.
August 6
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August 9
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August 15
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9. What was the importance of the Allied victory at the Battle of the Bulge?
10. Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
11. Why did President Roosevelt want to establish an international organization?
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