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Birth of Israel
1. Who had controlled Israel before the end of World War II?
Britain
2. After the war was over, control of Palestine was given to whom?
3. What was the problem in Palestine that needed to be resolved?
The Muslims and the Jews both want to same land
4. What was the solution of the General Assembly?
The created Israel.
5. Has the problem been successfully resolved? Why or why not?
Part A: Vocabulary Terms and Significant People
Define the following terms and people.
Term
Appeasement
Definition
To yield or concede to the belligerent
demands of in a conciliatory effort,
sometimes at the expense of justice or other
principles.
Aggression
The practice of making assaults or attacks;
offensive action in general.
Final Solution
The Nazi program of annihilating the Jews of
Europe during the Third Reich.
Axis Powers
A group of countries that opposed the Allied
powers in World War II, including Germany,
Italy, and Japan as well as Bulgaria,
Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia
Allied Powers
Non- aggression Pact
Totalitarianism
Absolute control by the state or a governing
branch of a highly centralized institution.
Dictatorship
Absolute, imperious, or overbearing power
or control.
Genocide
The deliberate and systematic extermination
of a national, racial, political, or cultural
group.
Benito Mussolini
Italian Fascist leader: premier of Italy 1922–
43.
Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria:
Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
Adolf Hitler
Emperor Hirohito
Definition in your own words
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Isolationism
33rd president of the U.S. 1945–53.
The policy or doctrine of isolating one's
country from the affairs of other nations by
declining to enter into alliances, foreign
economic commitments, international
agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire
efforts of one's country to its own
advancement and remain at peace by
avoiding foreign entanglements and
responsibilities.
Part B: Explain how each of these leaders was able to come into power in their countries
Emperor Hirohito- (pages 437-439 in text)
Benito Mussolini- (pages 455-457 in text)
Adolf Hitler- (pages 459-463)- you must include Treaty of Versailles and Depression
Part C: Causes of World War II
Cause
Appeasement
How was it a cause of World War II?
Aggression
You must include Manchuria, Rhineland, Sudetenland, Poland
Alliances
What event caused the Allied powers to get involved in World War II? _____________
In the beginning, the US maintained a policy of isolationism.
What event cause the United States to get involved in World War II? __________
Part D: The Holocaust
“Kristallnacht”Star of DavidGhettoesFinal SolutionPart E: Nuclear Weapons- Use your table/ memo to Truman for a reference.
Reasons for
Reasons against
List the results/ impact from dropping the atomic bomb
-1)
-2)
-3)
Part F: Costs of War
Issue
War Casualties
Economic Costs
Refugees
Effects