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Unit 6 Homework Questions
Chapter 10 Section 1: Dictators and Wars
1. Why did the “bitter peace” unravel?
2. How did Joseph Stalin tighten his grip on the Soviet Union? How did Benito Mussolini and the Fascists take control of Italy?
3. How was Adolph Hitler able to seize power in Germany? Describe the rise of the Nazi party.
4. How were the militarists able to gain power in Japan? Describe how Japan expanded its empire.
5. In what ways did both Hitler and Mussolini threaten world peace?
6. What assistance did Hitler and Mussolini provide to Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War?
7. What two countries did Hitler take control of without having to “fire a shot”?
8. What was the significance of the Munich Pact?
Chapter 10 Section 2: From Isolation to Involvement
1. What actions did the Japanese take that caused Roosevelt to oppose their aggression?
2. When Hitler launched blitzkrieg on September 1, 1939, what nation was attacked ushering in the official start of WWII? Define the
term blitzkrieg.
3. Who were the Axis Powers? Who were the Allied Powers?
4. What countries did Hitler invade and take over as he worked his way to the eventual invasion of France?
5. Who was Winston Churchill? What was the “miracle of Dunkirk”?
6. What military machines primarily fought each other during the Battle of Britain and who eventually won the battle?
7. Why did Americans favor isolationism? Why did isolationists argue for neutrality?
8. How did Lend-Lease provide aid to the Allies?
Chapter 10 Section 3: America Enters the War
1. What is the most important significance of the attack on Pearl Harbor? What were some of the results of the attack?
2. How did Americans respond to the call?
3. How did industry mobilize for the war?
4. What was the Doolittle Raid and what was its essential purpose?
5. What was the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea?
Chapter 11 – World War II (1941 – 1945)
Chapter 11 Section 1: The Allies Turn the Tide
1. What was the fundamental difference between the Axis and Allied war strategies?
2. What actions and what new invention aided the Allies in combating the U-boat threat?
3. What battle is considered to be the “true” turning point of the war in Europe?
4. What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?
5. On what island did Americans launch their first offensive against the Japanese?
Chapter 11 Section 2: The Home Front
1. In what ways did women work for victory?
2. Who was A. Philip Randolph and what was Executive Order 8802?
3. What was the purpose of the bracero program?
4. What types of restrictions did aliens face?
5. What was the significance of Korematsu v. United States?
6. What was the 442nd Regimental Combat Team?
Chapter 11 Section 3: Victory in Europe and the Pacific
1. What became a reality six months after the Teheran Conference?
2. Eisenhower’s plan for the invasion of France involved Allied forces landing along what stretch of the French coast?
3. What was D-Day? What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge?
4. Define the term ‘island hopping.”
5. As American forces neared Japan toward the end of the war, what two battles caused thousands of American casualties like no other
battles in the Pacific?
6. Describe the Manhattan Project.
7. Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Chapter 11 Section 4: The Holocaust
1. As Hitler preached hate who did he primarily blame for Germany’s problems?
2. What were the Nuremberg Laws? What was Kristallnacht?
3. What were some of the obstacles Jewish refugees faced?
4. At first, what did the Nazi’s use their concentration camps for? What was the primary purpose of the Nazi death camps?
5. What people were considered “undesirable?”
6. Why was the early Allied response to the Holocaust so weak? What did soldiers discover once they liberated the camps?
7. What was the purpose of the War Refugee Board?
Chapter 11 Section 5: Effects of the War
1. What was decided at the Yalta Conference? What decision was formalized at the Potsdam Conference?
2. How did the world map change as a result of WWII? Why did imperialism go into decline as a result of WWII?
3. Who were the superpowers and why were they considered superpowers?
4. What was the purpose of the United Nations?
5. What occurred at the Nuremburg Trials? Why did “war criminals” go on trial?
6. Why did America assume global leadership?
7. Why did the country’s commitment to civil rights grow?
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