Download Reading Guides- WWII in Europe

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Reading Guide: World War II in Europe
Directions: Complete the pre-read portion prior to reading each textbook
chapter. Use the textbook to help you find the answers to the following
questions. You must cite the page where you located each answer. When
you finish reading return to the beginning of each reading guide to identify
the main idea of the textbook lesson and create 2 hashtags about it.
Due: 1/18
War Clouds Gather
Chapter 27: Lesson 1 (pages 746-749)
Pre-Read: Review the political cartoon at the top of page 748. Who is
pictured with Hitler? Why is Hitler cutting off their hair?
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Questions
6. Why were Hitler and the Nazi Party able to take
control of the German government?
7. Which country does Hitler form an alliance with in
1936?
8. How does Joseph Stalin rule the Soviet Union?
9. Who is Emperor Hirohito?
10. Describe Japan’s path to war.
Main Idea:
Where does Japan invade first?
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11. Who is Hideki Tojo?
*after reading the lesson please create 2 hashtags about it
Questions
Where?
1. Which country was Adolf Hitler the dictator of?
2. What did Hitler think of people who did not want
to fight?
12. How did Congress think the Neutrality Acts would
help America stay out of the war?
13. Why did Hitler want to unify Austria with
Germany?
3. What happened in Europe during the 1930’s?
14. Why did he next move to the Sudetenland?
4. How did Benito Mussolini appeal to Italians?
15. How do you think the British and French
governments viewed the Soviet-German
Nonaggression pact?
5. What was Mussolini’s nickname?
Where?
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Due: 1/24
World War II Begins
Chapter 27: Lesson 2 (750-755)
Pre-Read: Look at the Mobilizing for War charts on page 751. Write down 2
inferences about them.
Why do you think there were huge increases in the armed forces and
military production after 1941?
Questions
6. What did Allied troops do when Belgium fell to
the Germans?
7. How did Hitler plan to destroy Britain?
8. How did Winston Churchill react?
9. Why did Hitler decide to attack the Soviet Union
(2 reasons)?
Main Idea:
10. What was Stalin’s scorched earth policy?
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Questions
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1. What was the reaction of Britain and France to
Hitler’s invasion of Poland?
11. Even though Roosevelt vowed to remain neutral
he prepared for war. Name 2 ways.
12. Who opposed the Lend-Lease Act?
2. What is Blitzkrieg?
3. Why was the invasion of Poland so successful?
4. Where was the Maginot Line located and what
was its purpose?
5. Which nations collapsed under German attack in
1940(5)?
13. How did the United States try to halt Japan’s
expansion?
14. What did Tojo do while talks were going on in
Washington?
15. Write down 4 facts about the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
Where?
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Due: 2/7
The European Theater of War
Chapter 27: Lesson 4 (762-767)
Pre-Read: Review the title of this section. What is meant by ‘theater?’
Questions
7. Describe the siege of Leningrad.
8. Which German defeat was viewed as a major
turning point of the war?
Main Idea:
9. What was Operation Overlord?
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Questions
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1. Why did the Allies decide to focus on Hitler first?
10. Name the 5 code names for the beaches at
Normandy.
11. What was the significance of D-Day?
2. How did Stalin and the rest of the Allies disagree
over strategy?
12. Who won the Battle of the Bulge?
How do you think the battle received its name?
3. Who was the German Commander in North
Africa?
4. Why was he called the “Desert Fox?
5. After their victory in North Africa, where did the
Allies move next?
6. When was Rome taken?
13. When the Allies freed German controlled areas,
what did they find?
14. Which minority groups were killed by the Nazis
(6)?
15. What did the term “final solution” mean to the
Nazis?
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