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Chapter 24: The United States in WWII
Pages 771-777
1. Explain how America’s entry into the war helped turn the tide in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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2. The Battle of Stalingrad marked the _____________________________________________________________.
3. The commander of Operation Torch was ___________________________ and the plan called for _____________
_______________________________________________________________ in ____________________.
4. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
5. The D-Day invasion took place in __________________, France on _____________, 1944 and was known as
_______________________.
6. By the end of August, __________________________ from the Germans and Hitler’s war machine was in ______
___________________.
7. In the Battle of the Bulge, the victory at Bastogne helped __________________________________ and also
became a symbol of _________________________________________.
8. What happened by the end of January 1945?
Pages 778-783
9. What was Kristallnacht?
10. Describe the Final Solution.
- Established ___________________________
- Method of killing was ____________________
- They were ____________________________ camps.
- Cruel ________________________________
11. According to the map on page 781, which two countries had the greatest number of concentration camps?
12. What were the Nuremberg Trials?
Pages 786-792
13. Describe the Bataan Death March.
14. Identify the quick string of victories achieved by the Japanese in late 1941.
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15. As the Battle of Midway ended, it was clear that the _________________________________________________.
The plan to ________________________________________ and Japan’s navy _____________________________.
____________________________________________________________________ no longer existed.
16. What was the main job of the code talkers?
17. Navajo code talkers could accurately transmit vital info about ___________________________, _____________
__________________ and more. Their contributions ____________________________________________.
18. What was the death toll in the Battle of Iwo Jima?
19. The Battle of Okinawa was only ________ miles from Japan; this island was to be the ______________________
_____________________________________. This would be the _________________________________________
in the Pacific.
Pages 794-799
20. Describe two ways Americans helped meet the food needs of the military during WWII.
21. What did war bonds help pay for during the war?
22. Describe three ways Hollywood helped out the war effort.
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23. What was the clear goal of Executive Order 9066?
24. Describe three hardships internment placed on Japanese Americans.
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25. Using the graph on page 799, describe the impact government spending had on the national debt from 1941-1945.
Pages 802-807
26. The Big Three were ____________________, _____________________________ and ____________________.
27. At the Yalta Conference, the three leaders agreed to _________________________________________. The
Soviet zone covered most of the _____________________________________, while the ________________,
________________ and ________________ zones covered the _______________________.
28. What happened after the Allies were finally able to cross the Rhine River?
29. What happened on the following dates?
April 12, 1945
April 30, 1945
May 8, 1945
31. What two Japanese cities were destroyed by the dropping of atomic bombs?
32. The United Nations was formed to _______________________________________________________.
33. Identify the two causes and four effects of World War II.
Causes
Effects