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The World at War… Again
Review for the Unit Test
During World War II, Winston
Churchill, FDR, and Joseph Stalin
were all leaders of what alliance?
• The Allied Powers….and they were also
known as “The Big Three”
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What is the importance of the date
Sept 1, 1939?
• Germany invaded Poland
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There is a famous picture of Stalin,
Roosevelt, and Churchill at the Yalta
Conference, held in 1945. What do you
think their primary focus would have been to
discuss there in 1945?
• A plan for the end of WW2
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How did European leaders respond to
Hitler’s aggression?
• They tried to appease him or give in to his
demands in order to avoid war
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Why did the US not remain allies with
the Soviet Union after WW2?
• There was a difference in the kinds of
government: the US believed in a
democracy and the Soviets in communism
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Unlike the other leaders, FDR was not
the leader of his nation when WWII
came to an end. Why not?
• He died shortly before the end of the war
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What happened on December 7,
1941?
• Japan bombed the US naval base in Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii during a sneak attack
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What happened soon after December
7, 1941?
• The US entered WWII when they declared
war on Japan
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During World War II, when did
Germany and Italy declare war on the
US?
• After the US declared war on Japan, since
they were allies of Japan
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In which theater (battle area/front) did
most of the battles with Japan take
place?
• Pacific
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How was the military changed after
WW2?
• It was no longer segregated and became
integrated- where white and black units
worked as one
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In “Rosie the Riveter,” a “riveter”
means what?
• Steel worker
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What happened on September 3,
1939?
• Britain and France declared war on
Germany, thus beginning WW2
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What is important about the Battle of
Britain?
• It was the first time Hitler’s plans of
conquest (or taking over a country) were
stopped
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During WWII, why did women enter the
workforce?
• They needed to fill the labor shortage left
when the men went to war
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Which leader in WW2 ordered the use
of the atomic bomb?
• Harry Truman, after FDR has passed
away
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Who did “Rosie the Riveter” represent?
• All of the women who worked in the
factories while the men went off to war
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What was the major goal of the Allied
Powers?
• To force an unconditional surrender of the
Axis Powers
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What happened on August 6 and 9,
1945?
• The US dropped two atomic bombs on the
Japanese cities of Hiroshima (6th) and
Nagasaki (9th)
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Between communications, weaponry,
medical, and industry, where would
you place the technological
advancement of atomic bomb?
• Weaponry
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Radars and computers were both
introduced during WWII. These are
both advancements in which of the
following fields: industry, medical,
weaponry, communications?
• Communications
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What two drugs/antibiotics were made
available during WW2 and helped fight
infections and diseases for many
soldiers?
• Penicillin and sulfa drugs
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Which group did Hitler target during the
war?
• Jewish people
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Why did Great Britain and France
declare war on Germany?
• Germany invaded Poland
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Americans were asked to “do their
part” in both world wars. Name two
things they were asked to do in both
wars.
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Grow victory gardens
Recycle scrap metals
Buy war bonds
Ration certain foods (like wheat and meat) and
oil
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Why did the rise of dictators cause
concern in the 1930s?
• Dictators often planned to attack and
conquer other countries (especially
weaker countries).
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What event caused the US to enter
WWII?
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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What was the goal of the Japanese?
• To control the Far East and gain economic
prosperity ($$)
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Who was the leader of France during
WW2?
• Charles de Gaulle
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What’s the difference between a hot
and cold war?
• In a hot war, there is actual fighting with
soldiers and guns. In a cold war, there is
no fighting- it’s more a battle of
technology, propaganda, and money
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Who were the Axis Powers during
WWII?
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
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What did the US do to its Japanese
Americans after they entered the war?
• It forced many Japanese Americans to
move to internment camps
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Where did the largest land-sea
invasion in world history take place?
• Normandy, France
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What is the difference between
communism and a democracy?
• With communism, people have little or no
freedoms or rights and the government controls
everything. In a democracy, people have rights
and freedoms, elect their leaders, and have a
say-so in their government
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How did the use of atomic bombs
impact the outcome of WWII?
• Japan was forced to surrender
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What was the purpose for the Allied
landing in North Africa in Operation
Torch?
• To protect the oil fields in the Middle East
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What did the Allied hope to accomplish
from Operation Torch?
• To take the German pressure off of the
Soviets
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Which alliance did the US join when
they officially entered the war?
• The Allied Powers
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What were concentration camps?
• Places where Jews and other were
imprisoned or murdered.
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What does USSR stand for?
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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About how many Jews were murdered
during the Holocaust?
• Six million
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Who were the main Axis leaders during
WW2?
• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Tojo
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What was the name of Hitler’s political
party?
• Nazis
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Why is Midway Island, in the Pacific
Ocean, important?
• It was the turning point for the war in the
Pacific
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Who were the main Allied leaders
during WW2?
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
• Winston Churchill
• Joseph Stalin
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Hitler’s campaign of mass murder for a
particular group of people was known
as what?
• The Holocaust
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What four countries made up the main
part of the Allied Powers?
• Britain, US, Russia, France
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WWII was mostly fought in which
theaters or fronts?
• Europe/Africa and the Pacific
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Victory in Europe day is also called
what?
• V-E day
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Victory over Japan Day is known as
what?
• V-J Day
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Island hopping was a strategy used in
which theater?
• In the Pacific
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What type of bomb was dropped on
two Japanese cities in 1945?
• Atomic bomb (or A-bomb)
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What were the two Japanese cities that
were bombed with the atomic bomb?
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Why is the Battle of Coral Sea
important?
• It kept Australia from being invaded by
Japan
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Radio detection and ranging is also
known as what?
• RADAR
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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
• An African American unit in WW2 who flew
combat planes and performed bomber
escort missions
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What kind of government did Japan
have in the 1930s and 1940s?
• A militaristic government
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What was the Native American tribe
that helped by transmitting messages
in their native tongue?
• Navajo
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What was the purpose of island
hopping?
• To capture Japanese-held islands and use
them as bases for more attacks….working
our way to the main island of Japan
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Who was the leader of Russia (or the
Soviet Union)?
• Joseph Stalin
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Who was President of the US for most
of WW2?
• FDR or Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Who was the leader of Italy?
• Benito Mussolini
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Who was Japan’s military leader?
• Tojo
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Why is Iwo Jima Island, in the Pacific
Ocean, important?
• It was the location of the famous image of
Marines lifting the flag
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Who was Great Britain’s leader?
• Winston Churchill
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When was Victory in Europe day?
• May 8, 1945
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Why did President Truman decide to
use the atomic bomb?
• To avoid losing more American lives in the
event of another invasion from Japan
• To get Japan to surrender to end the war
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What is the United Nations?
• An organization to keep world peace and
cooperation
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Why did Hitler begin to take over other
countries in Europe?
• He felt the Treaty of Versailles from WW1
was unfair and he wanted them to be
strong again
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When was Victory over Japan Day?
• August 15, 1945
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When was the D-Day invasion?
• June 6, 1945
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What is the term for limiting what
people can buy in order to help the war
effort?
• rationing
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What was the WAC?
• Women’s Army Corp, how women were
able to help in the war
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What was the US’s foreign policy
before the Pearl Harbor attack?
• We wanted to remain neutral
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What kinds of items were rationed in
WW2?
• Milk, butter, eggs, sugar, oil, rubber
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Did the US remain allies with Russia
(Soviet Union) after WW2?
• No, Russia was communist and the US
was democratic
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Place the following events in chronological order:
a. Britain and France declare war on Germany
b. The US declares war on Japan
c. Germany invades Poland
d. Japan surrenders after the US drops two atomic bombs
e. Germany surrenders/V-E Day
f. Japan makes a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor
g. Allies invade the beaches of Normandy, France (D-Day)
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C (9-1-39),
A (9-3-39),
F (12-7-41),
B (12-8-41),
G (6-6-44),
E (5-8-45),
D (8-15-45)
the # is parenthesis is the date
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