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Study Guide for Short Answer
A. Chapter 21 section 2: Explain how Hitler took over
Austria and Czechoslovakia
Main Idea: Adolf Hitler led Germany in its aggressive acts
to expand the territory of the German Empire.
Hitler's Aggressions:
How did Hitler conquer Austria and Czechoslovakia: Hitler
annexes Austria and invades Czechoslovakia.
What role did Great Britain and France play? They accept
Hitler’s demands, sent written protests.
Preparations for War: What preparations did Great Britain
and France make for war when Hitler's plans became clear?
They begin to rearm themselves and also to draft soldiers
into the military
Why did Hitler and Stalin create the Nazi-Soviet Pact? They
secretly agreed to divide and conquer Eastern Europe.
How did the Nazi Soviet pact and Hitler's attack on Poland
lead to World War II? Kept the soviets neutral when France
and Britain had to honor their pledge to protect Poland
Chapter 21 section 3
A. Explain how German control of Norway, Denmark, and
the Low Countries benefited Hitler.
Main Idea: striking and forcefully, the Axis Powers gained
military control over most of Europe.
The" Phony War"
Read the following
response question:
control of Norway,
could outflank the
section and answer the following short
How did Hitler benefit from taking
Denmark, and the Low Countries? Now he
France’s maginot line.
What success did Hitler have in France? Hitler occupied
northern France and Paris. The French Vichy government in
the south of France collaborated with Hitler.
Why was Germany unable to win the battle of Britain? The
Royal Air Force (RAF)fighter planes (Spitfires)had great
success against the Luftwaffe.
What was the U.S. Position on foreign wars during the
1930s? United States was neutral, felt the wars were
European events. And how did it begin to change? The
U.S.sold arms to Britain then the U.S. began to draft men
in preparation for the war.
In what ways did the United States become involved in the
war? The U.S. fought against German subs and protected
ships in the western atlantic.
Chapter 6
Define: “soft underbelly of the axis”. Who said this, what
does it mean?
Explain the significance of Battle of Stalingrad:
Who is Eisenhower? Page 612 text
Operation overlord. Page 613 text
D-Day page 613
V-E Day page 615
V-J Day page 616