World War II Study Guide (Unit 5)

2017

PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE There will be many questions in multiple-choice format that refer to the following:

1. Basic unit vocabulary

2. Battle of the Atlantic

3. America’s entrance into the war; reasons for initial hesitation; Neutrality Acts, Lend-Lease Act

4. How Hitler gained power in Germany

5. Hitler’s beliefs about Aryanism and a race war

6. Hitler’s initial attempts at taking land; steps toward the start of war in Europe

7. How Hitler and Stalin felt about each other; why did they eventually fight each other?

8. Members of the Axis Powers

9. Who/what were the SS?

10. What happened during the bombing of London?

11. Why Japan is motivated to action in the Pacific

12. First aggressive attacks by Japan in Asia

13. The year World War II starts and ends

14. Importance of Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and the D-Day Invasion

15. Basic facts about the Holocaust, why it happens, how it happens, where, etc.

16. Events/conditions in America during the War (mobilization, war bonds, conservation, increased manufacturing, Japanese internment, impact on women, prejudice, etc.)

17. Notable figures of the Axis and Allied Powers (Stalin, Hitler, FDR, Tojo, Hirohito, Truman, etc.)

18. Role of propaganda in the war effort in Europe and Pacific

19. End of the war—how did it happen, when did it happen, what led to it?

20. Manhattan Project

21. What was fighting in the Pacific like compared to fighting in Europe?

22. Where was there fighting all happening at during World War II?

23. Causes and effects throughout World War II (think of green posters done in class)

PART 2: CHRONOLOGY Could you put the following events in chronological order?

· Bombing of Pearl Harbor

· Atomic bombs are dropped on Japan

· Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders

· Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

· Germany invades Poland, beginning World War II

· Italy surrenders to Allied Powers

· D-Day landings by Allied troops at Normandy

· Japan surrenders to Allied Powers

· European powers sign Policy of Appeasement

PART 3: SHORT ANSWER ESSAY Be prepared to answer any of the following short-answer essay questions:

1. Describe characteristics that all the members of the Axis Powers have in common.

2. Why do you think the Axis Powers lost? What do you think are some reasons behind why they failed to conquer/control the territory they wanted?

3. What are the reasons someone could say World War II is tied to the outcome of World War I?

4. What are some specific lessons you believe we could learn (as a world people) from World War II?

5. How were the Pacific and European Theaters similar and different?

6. What are some of the ways the United States considered letting World War II end, in addition to the use of an atomic weapon?

7. What are some reasons why you think this generation of Americans has historically been called “The Greatest Generation”? Do you agree with this title?

PART 4: EXTRA CREDIT: There will be some open-ended questions for possible extra credit.