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Birth of Israel
1. Who had controlled Israel before the end of World War II?
GREAT BRITAIN
2. After the war was over, control of Palestine was given to whom?
UNITED STATES
3. What was the problem in Palestine that needed to be resolved?
JEWS WONT HOMELAND IN HOLY LOND- SO DO MUSLIMS
4. What was the solution of the General Assembly?
DIVIDE PALESTINE- HOLY LAND INTO JEWISH AND MUSLIM AREAS.
5. Has the problem been successfully resolved? Why or why not?
STILL FIGHTING BOTH WONT SOME LOND- NO COMPROMISE
Part A: Vocabulary Terms and Significant People
Define the following terms and people.
Term
Appeasement
Aggression
Final Solution
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Non- aggression
Pact
Totalitarianism
Definition
GIVING IN TO AGGRESSIVE
DEMANDS IN ORDER TO AVOID
WAR.
BEHAVIOR THAT IS MEANT TO
INTIMIDATE OR UNJURE A
PERSON.
THE NAZI PARTYS PLAN TO
MURDER THE ENTIRE JEWISH
POPULATION OF EUROPE AND
THE SOVIET UNION.
THE ALLIANCE OF GERMANY
ITALY AND JAPAN IN WORLD WAR
2
THE ALIANCE FORMED BETWEEN
BRITAIN FRANCE AND RUSSIAN
DURING WORLD WAR 1.
Definition in your own words
GIVE IN TO DEMANDS TO
AVOID CONFLICT.
TAKING OVER TERRITORIES.
NAZIS PROGRAM- TO
EXTERMINATE (TO GET RID
OF) JEWS !
ALLIANCE OF OTHER
NATIONS THAT HAD WAR IN
WORLD WAR 2.
ALLIANCE THAT IS FORMEDD
BETWEEN BRITAIN AND
OTHER TRIBES DURING
WORLD WAR 1.
WHEN NATIONS AGREE NOT
TO ATTACK EACHOTHER.
AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN
NATIONS TO NOT ATTACK ONE
ANOTHER.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN
WHEN SOMEONE HAS
WHICH THE PERSON OR PARTY IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF
CHARGE HAS ABSOLUTE CONTROL LIFE.
Dictatorship
OVER ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.
A government controlled by one
person, or a small group of people.
Genocide
THE KILLING OF AN ENTIRE
PEOPLE.
Benito Mussolini
Known as "Il Duce" -- the Leader -Mussolini was the Fascist dictator of Italy
during World War II.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler's 12 years as ruler of
Germany, which led to the deaths
of millions in World War II, have
made him one of history's most
hated villains.
Hirohito ruled Japan for more than
six decades of the 20th century,
during a period in which the nation
aggressively pursued political
dominance in Asia, withstood the
devastation of World War II
Emperor
Hirohito
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Isolationism
President Franklin D. Roosevelt managed
to pull Americans out of the Great
Depression and lead them to victory in
World War II.
Harry Truman became president of
the United States after the death of
Franklin Roosevelt on 12 April
1945.
STAYING OUT OF THE AFFAIRS
AND WARS OF OTHER NATIONS
THE POSITION INTIIALLY HELD BY
THE U.S. AT THE BEGINNING OF
WORLD WAR 2.
A PERSON THAT IS
CONTOLLED BY SOMEONE
OR A SMALL GROUP OF
PEOPLE.
DELIBERATE KILLING OF A
RACE.
ITALIAN DICTATOR- FASCIST.
GERMAN DICTATORFASCIST.
JAPAN DICTATOR- BAD
ECONOMY – RETURN TO NON
WESTERN WAYS.
U.S. PRESIDENT DURING
WORLD WAR 2.
U.S. PRESIDENT END OF
WORLD WAR 2
STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE
WITH OTHER NATIONS.
STAYING TO THEM SELVES.
DOES NOT WONT TO GET
INVOLVED IN ANY WARS.
Part B: Explain how each of these leaders was able to come into power in their
countries
Emperor Hirohito- (pages 437-439 in text)
EMPERER HIROHITO RISED TO POWER- IMPROVE WEAK ECONOMY. GET RID OF
WESTERN WAYS.
Benito Mussolini- (pages 455-457 in text)
BENITO MUSSOLINI RISE TO POWER- WEAK GOV’T POOR ECONOMY.
Adolf Hitler- (pages 459-463)- you must include Treaty of Versailles and Depression
HITLER RISE TO POWER- SAID HE IS GOING TO CHANGE THE ECONOMY. TREAY OF
VERSAILLES- GO BACK ON.
Part C: Causes of World War II
Cause
Appeasement
Aggression
How was it a cause of World War II?
FRANCE AND BRITAIN DID NOT TAKE CHARGE.
You must include Manchuria, Poland
STOP HITLER AUSTRI, RHINELAND HUNGARY. DOESN’T HOLD HIM
ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT FOLLOWING T OF V.
Alliances
MANY COUNTRIES HAVE EACH OTHERS BACK..
What event caused the Allied powers to get involved in World War II? _____________
In the beginning, the US maintained a policy of isolationism.
What event cause the United States to get involved in World War II?
Part D: The Holocaust
“Kristallnacht”-KNIGHT OF THE BROKEN GLASS. BREAK JEWISH STORE OWNED IN
GERMANY.
Star of David- IDENTIFIED JEWS MANDATORY WEARING.
Ghettoes- MADE JEWS- ISOLATED IN AREAS.
Final Solution- ELIMINATE ALL JEWS
Part E: Nuclear Weapons- Use your table/ memo to Truman for a reference.
Reasons for
STOPS JAPAN. WINS WAR !
Reasons against
REVENGE PEARL HARBOR WONT
SURVIVOR SAVE US SOLDIERS LIVES !
List the results/ impact from dropping the atomic bomb
-1)MADE THE WAR END MORE QUICKLY.
-2) COST THE DEATH OF A LOT OF PEOPLES LIVES.
-3) MADE IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO WIN WARS IN WW2.
Part F: Costs of War
Issue
War Casualties
Effects
CAUSED THE LIVES OF A LOT OF PEOPLE TO DIE.
Economic Costs
MADE IT HARD FOR NATIONS AND TRIBES TO WIN
WARS.
Refugees