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Chapter 28 – Global Conflagration: World War II, 1939-1945 H.A.P.E.’ Reading Guide Directions: as you read the chapter, identify the key terms, people, and events (NUMBER THESE!) Include dates where appropriate, and be specific. Answer the Discussion and Essay Questions fully, in paragraph form. For the New Geographical Locations, simply highlight or circle these on the map of Europe on the reverse of this Reading Guide. Completed Reading Guide answers are due the day of the chapter quiz in order to replace the quiz grade. KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND EVENTS Munich Conference Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill the “Final Solution” Nonaggression Pact, 1939 Axis Powers Battle of Britain Leningrad siege Great Patriotic War Lend-Lease Zhukov Yalta Tito Auschwitz Stalingrad battle Eisenhower Potsdam Operation Overlord Dresden bombing Vichy France NEW GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS Dunkirk Sudetenland Stalingrad Vichy France Leningrad Caucasus DISCUSSION AND ESSAY QUESTIONS 1. What was “appeasement”? How might the Great Depression and World War I have an impact on World War II and on the use of “appeasement” as a tool of international diplomacy? Did “appeasement” contribute to the outbreak of World War II or was the war inevitable? 2. What were the elements of the military and diplomatic machine that made it possible for Hitler to control most of continental Europe by 1941? Discuss the blitzkrieg warfare, propaganda, and concepts of superiority in the rise of German power in World War II. 3. What was the basis for Hitler’s social program to maintain racial purity? What groups were targeted? How did this social philosophy lead to the “Final Solution”? What was the response of the Allies to Hitler’s policies of racial extermination? Did the Japanese develop any racial or social policies similar to those of the Germans? If so, how do the two compare? 4. How were the Allies able to carve out a victory in Europe and in the Pacific? What were the contributions of each of the Allied powers? What was the turning point of the war? How did the relative contributions of the various Allied powers to the war effort affect the postwar settlement? Why might the Soviets claim to have borne the brunt of World War II in so many ways? 5. World War II shifted global power away from Europe, completing a process begun in World War I. Which war do you think was more devastating to European global power? Explain.