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Study Guide for Unit on WWII

Vocabulary Focus:
1. appeasement-

2. campaign-

3. theater-

4. internment camp-

5. dilemma-

6. Militarism-

7. Alliance-

8. Imperialism-

9. Isolationism-

You should be able to look at a map of the world and identify the major theatres of WWII, including North
Africa/the Mediterranean, Europe and the Pacific.

Questions:
1. Explain the role each of the following played in the events of WWII:
o Adolph Hitler

o Josef Stalin

o Benito Mussolini

o Winston Churchill

o Franklin D. Roosevelt

o Harry Truman
2. What countries made up the Axis Powers in WWII?

3. What countries made up the Allied Powers (or Allies) in WWII?

4. What event began World War II in Europe?

5. When did Germany invade the Soviet Union?

6. What event brought the United States into WWII? On what date did this happen?

7. How did the U.S. military’s need for war supplies affect the nation’s factories?

8. What were some key developments in technology that impacted WWII?

 aviation

 weaponry

 communication

9. How did U.S. involvement in WWII impact women?

10. How did U.S. involvement in WWII impact African Americans?

11. What was the impact of WWII on Japanese-Americans in the United States?

12. What was D-Day (Invasion of Normandy), and what was its impact on World War II?

13. What was “Pacific Island Hopping,” and how did it help the United States and the Allies in its fight
against Japan in World War II?

14. What was the “Battle of Midway,” and how was it a turning point in the war for the Allies?

15. What was President Truman’s dilemma with using the atomic bomb?

16. What events led to the Allied victory over Japan in August 1945?