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Mrs. Jordan APUSH Unit 12 World War II Map Assignment _______/20 Directions: Complete the following map according to the instructions below using the maps and information in Chapter 35 of your text (p. 888 and 893). Part I. Labeling. Europe & North Africa 1. Label: Great Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Egypt, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Turkey, and the Soviet Union. (1/4 point each) 2. Number the following cities/battles and label in your key: London, Paris, Sicily, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Bulge, Normandy, Stalingrad, and El Alamein. (1/4 point each) 3. Label the following bodies of water / regions: English Channel, North Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Suez Canal. (1/4 point each) 4. Shade in and indicate on your key: Axis and Allied Powers. (½ point each) Pacific 1. Label the following countries and regions: Japan, Korea, Manchuria, China, Philippines, Burma, French Indochina, Australia, and East Indies. (1/4 point each) 2. Shade in the following islands and indicate in your key: Aleutian Islands, Midway, Wake Island, Guam, Iwo Jima, Saipan, Okinawa, New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands, and Guadalcanal. (1/4 point each) 3. Label the following bodies of water: Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean. (1/4 point each) 4. Number the following locations and indicate in your key: Pearl Harbor, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. (1/4 point each) 5. Label the boundary line on the map “Furthest Extent of Japanese Control”. (1/4 point) Part II: Fill in the Blanks (¼ point each blank) 1. What were the three neutral nations in Europe during World War II? ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________. 2. What body of water did the “second front” Allied invasion force cross on June 6, 1944? ____________________. On what coast did it land? ____________________. 3. In what country did the key battle of El Alamein occur? ____________________. Mrs. Jordan APUSH Unit 12 4. The furthest penetration of German armies into the Soviet Union was stopped at the crucial battle for what city? ____________________. 5. What were three countries on the Asian mainland Japan controlled during World War II? ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________. 6. What three LARGE island groups did Japan control during World War II? ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________. 7. By mid-1945 the islands closest to Japan that were held by the United States were ____________________, and ____________________. 8. American victories at Guadalcanal and the Coral Sea were important in that they protected U.S. supply and communication lines leading to ____________________. Part III: Answer the following questions below. (½ point each) 1. What geographical advantage was there to the Allied strategy designed to drive the Germans from North Africa before invading Axis-held Europe? 2. What helped determine the landing site for opening the Allies’ “second front” in Europe? 3. What effect did the geographical factor of distance have on America’s conduct of military operations in the Pacific theater during WWII? 4. What is the key importance of the geographical position of the Philippine Islands for the balance of power in the Far Pacific during WWII?