WWII UNIT EXAM MC STUDY GUIDE

Directions: Answer the following questions using your WWII packet assignments. Answer with complete information.

1)What was US foreign policy after WWI through the start of WWII? Why and what laws did the US put in place to make sure it followed its policy?

2)What were the events in Europe that led to the start of WWII and what specific policy allowed for Germany to take over Europe?

3)How did FDR get around the laws that made it difficult for the US to get involved in the conflicts in Europe?

4)Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?

5)What was the series of events leading to World War II in the correct chronological order?

6)List what actions the US took to mobilize for war on the Home Front.

7)List and explain how the war affected women and minorities, especially Americans of Japanese Ancestry? What did the Korematsu v. The United States case show

8)Why did the Soviet Union finally join the Allies in the war against Germany?

9)What were the battles and strategies in the European and Pacific Theaters of War that were key turning points in the war?

10)Why was the Battle of Stalingrad significant in WWII and after WWII?

11)What was the Wannsee Conference and why was it significant in Germany’s plan to win the war?

12)What were the key Conferences the allies held during the war that helped them plan strategy and the end of the war? Explain the major agreements of each conference.

13)What was the Manhattan Project and who was the project leader?

14)What was Truman’s justification for the use of the atomic bomb? President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic .

15)Why was the decision to have war crimes trials for convicted Nazi leaders a significant decision in the Yalta Agreement?

16)What was one result of World War II?

17)What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?

WWII UNIT EXAM MC STUDY GUIDE

Directions: Answer the following questions using your WWII packet assignments. Answer with complete information.

  1. What was US foreign policy after WWI through the start of WWII? Why and what laws did the US put in place to make sure it followed its policy?
  2. What were the events in Europe that led to the start of WWII and what specific policy allowed for Germany to take over Europe?
  3. How did FDR get around the laws that made it difficult for the US to get involved in the conflicts in Europe?
  4. Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?
  5. What was the series of events leading to World War II in the correct chronological order?
  6. List what actions the US took to mobilize for war on the Home Front.
  7. List and explain how the war affected women and minorities, especially Americans of Japanese Ancestry? What did the Korematsu v. The United States case show
  8. Why did the Soviet Union finally join the Allies in the war against Germany?
  9. What were the battles and strategies in the European and Pacific Theaters of War that were key turning points in the war?
  10. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad significant in WWII and after WWII?
  11. What was the Wannsee Conference and why was it significant in Germany’s plan to win the war?
  12. What were the key Conferences the allies held during the war that helped them plan strategy and the end of the war? Explain the major agreements of each conference.
  13. What was the Manhattan Project and who was the project leader?
  14. What was Truman’s justification for the use of the atomic bomb? President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic .
  15. Why was the decision to have war crimes trials for convicted Nazi leaders a significant decision in the Yalta Agreement?
  16. What was one result of World War II?
  17. What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?