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World War II Study Guide : Please complete at home using your notes if necessary
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ALLIES
Country
Leader’s Name
Government?
o Dictatorship
o Democracy
How did America’s involvement in World War II affect the Great Depression?
What vocabulary word helps explain why Hitler acted as he did toward the Jewish peoples?
Who took over as President of the United States after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in April of 1945?
What 2 words describes how Japanese Americans were treated in the United States during World War II? (hint:notes)
What was the turning point of World War II in the PACIFIC?
What strategies or tactics were used by Nazi anti-Semitists?
What was the turning point of World War II in EASTERN Europe?
Concentration and death camps were established by the Nazi to hold mostly which group of people?
What was the Battle of Britain?
What was the name of the camps that Japanese Americans were sent to?
Who fought at the Battle of Midway? Which country won?
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States eventually declared war on which two countries?
What event caused the United States to become directly involved in World War II?
Use the map to answer the following questions:
What number marks the location of the arrival of Allied forces to start the
liberation (free) of Western Europe?
What number marks the location of the city that Adolf Hitler captured in
his quest to take over Western Europe?
What number marks the location of the D-Day invasion?
What is the definition of a fascist political philosophy?
On December 7, 1941, where did Japan attack the United States without warning?
What was the nickname given to women workers during World War II?
The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews was known as…
After __________ invaded the Soviet Union, the __________ won the Battle of Stalingrad.
What was causing tension between the United States and Japan leading up to World War II?
What were the 4 Causes of Economic Instability in Europe before the war?
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What was the name for the belief of Adolf Hitler in which he stated that one race was superior? (7b)
Even though many Japanese Americans faced harsh treatment during World War II, others did what?
How did Americans at home support the war effort?
What did Germany do to start World War II in September 1939?
What occurred in Japan in August 1945 that caused it to surrender?
Name the things that Americans did to conserve and ration during World War II.
The need for workers during World War II temporarily broke down racial barriers or obstacles to greater equality.
What was done to make this happen?
The American military dropped the atomic bomb on which two Japanese cities?
What were the 3 stages of American foreign policy?
From: __________________ To: ______________________ To: _________________________
What was the turning point of World War II in WESTERN Europe?
The majority of the Allied Powers were democratic nations EXCEPT one, which country was not democratic?
Which forces liberated the Jewish people and other survivors of the concentration camps at the end of the World War
II?
During World War II, how did women contribute to the war effort?