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World War II Study Guide
Causes of World War II
Hint: These are the ways post WWI
Europe set the stage for WWII
 Worldwide depression
 High war debt owed by
Germany
 High inflation
 Massive unemployment
World War II began September 1,
1939 when Hitler invaded Poland.
This event marks the beginning of
World War II!!
Allied Powers in WWII
Great Britain led by Churchill
France
Canada
Soviet Union (from 1941) led by Stalin
United States (from 1941) led by Roosevelt
American Policy towards Europe and Asia changes
 Originally isolationism
 Lend-Lease Policy – U.S. starts lending war
materials to Allies in exchange for land in the
Caribbean.
 Tensions caused by Japanese aggression in East
Asia
 December 7, 1941 – Japan attacked the
United States at Pearl Harbor without
warning. (A date which will live in infamy!)
 The U.S. declared war on Japan
Be sure to review the details of each of these battles and turning points.
1. Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France declare war on
Germany. (Sept. 1939)
2. Germany captured Paris. (June 1940)
3. Germany bombed London (Battle of Britain). (Sept. 1940)
4. U.S. provided supplies to the Allies through the Lend Lease
Policy.
5. Germany invaded the Soviet Union (June 1941)
6. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. (Dec. 7, 1941)
7. U.S. declares war on Japan. (Dec. 8, 1941)
8. Germany & Italy declare war on the United States. (Dec. 11,
1941)
9. U.S. declares war on Germany and Italy. (Dec. 11, 1941)
10. The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of
Midway (Turning Point in the Pacific). (June 1942)
11. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad (Turning
Point in Europe). (Feb. 1943)
12. American and Allied troops landed in Normandy, France (DDAY!) (June 1944)
13. Germany surrenders (May 8, 1945) V-E Day
14. The United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima
and then on Nagasaki three days later). (Aug. 1945)
15. Japan surrenders in Aug 15, 1945. V-J Day
Axis Powers in WWII
Hint: These leaders are all
FASCIST dictators
Germany led by Hitler
Italy led by Mussolini
Japan led by Tojo
Americans support the war effort
at home
Factories and workers
needed to produce war
goods. (World War II
brings an end to the
Great Depression)
Women work in defense
plants (Rosie the Riveter)
The war affects race relations in the U.S.
Japanese Americans treated with distrust,
prejudice and moved in to internment camps.
Discrimination against African Americans
continued.
The Holocaust
 Anti-Semitism
 Aryan Supremacy
 Systematic attempt to rid
Europe of all Jews
(Boycotted Jewish stores, threats,
segregation, imprisonment and
killing of Jews and others in
concentration and death camps)
 Allied forces liberated
concentration camps!