Download Date: Name: End of World War 2 Notes: 1. Middle of WW2 Germany

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Name:
End of World War 2 Notes:
1. Middle of WW2
Germany had taken over ________________, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Belgium,
________________ and many other nations.
The Soviet Union, ________________, and ________________ had allied with Germany to
form the Axis Powers.
2. The US Joins World War 2
Japan attacked ________________ ________________, the US naval base located in
________________.
This will lead to the ________________ entering the war
American troops will revitalize Europe’s forces and be ________________
________________ for the Allied victory.
3. The Big 3: Allies
Hitler ________________ _____________ the Soviet Union, causing them to join the Allies.
The Big 3 will form a union and fight together to defeat the Axis Powers
n Joseph ________________ (________________ ________________) aka Russia
n Roosevelt (U.S.A.)
n Winston Churchill (Great Britain)
4. End of WW2: Europe
The ________________ will push Germany in from the ________________
The ________________, ________________, and ________________ will push in from the
________________.
5. V-E day
________________ (Victory in Europe day) was May 7 and 8 1945.
These are the two days that the ________________ ________________of the
________________ Powers in Europe were accepted and signed.
The ________________ in ________________was officially over.
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6. Nuclear War
________________ ________________ will be used by the ________________ as a show of
force to end the war with ________________ in the Pacific.
7. “Little Boy” Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, “________________ _____________” was dropped on ________________.
The U.S.A. asked for an ________________ ________________ by the Japanese or there
would be a ________________ ________________ attack.
8. “Fat Man” Nagasaki
On August 9, 1945, a second nuclear bomb called “________________ ________________”
was dropped on ________________.
On ________________ ________________, 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allies.
9. Rise of Superpowers
At the end of the war, there will be two clear Superpowers: The ________________ and
the ________________ ________________ (________________).
A superpower is a country that has the ________________ ________________on world
politics and has a ________________ ________________ ________________.
Although the USA and Soviet Union were ________________ during WWII, after the war
they are ________________.
10. What to do with Germany?
Germany was accused of ________________ ________________ ________________
________________ and Britain and France did not want to be ________________ again.
The solution was to ________________ ________________, but how?
Germany was divided into ________________ (________________)
and ________________ (________________)
11. Divided Germany: Control
The Soviets had lost ________________ of ________________ in the war and
wanted some control
The U.S.A. feared the ________________ of ________________
Britain and France had no resources to contribute
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U.S.A. would control ________________ ________________ ________________ for the Allies.
12. The Berlin Wall
In 1961 the ________________ built the ________________ ________________ to divide East
Germany from West Germany.
Anyone who tried to cross the wall would be shot.
13. Preventing War through the UN
The term ‘’United Nations’’ was coined in 1942 by Winston ________________ and
Franklin D. ________________
Created October 24, 1945 after World War 2
Canada is an ________________ ________________
14. Goals of the UN
Main goals: ________________ ________________ ________________ from ________________,
reaffirm human rights, and establish equal rights for all nations
________________ member countries, including Canada
Headquarters in New York City
15. Beginnings of the Cold War
The debate over the division of Germany would be the first of many problems
between the Soviets and the U.S.A.
Following the war, the ______________ also developed an ________________ ___________.
Now the two world superpowers ________________ had ________________
________________.
16. The Cold War Begins
The Cold War was a time period when non-cooperation between the two major world
Superpowers, the ________________ and the ________________ ________________, that
caused a fear of ________________ ________________.