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World War II #01
GA 5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Standards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a dictator? | A ruler who has total control of a country and its people |
| What is fascism? | When the government controls the economy, culture, and all parts of people’s lives |
| Why did people turn to strong leaders after World War I? | After World War I people turned to strong leaders to solve the problems created by the war, such as economic depression and loss of jobs. |
| What is racism? | The idea that one race, or group of people, is better than other races |
| Who was the leader of Germany during World War II? | Adolph Hitler |
| Who was the President of the United States during World War II? | Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) |
| Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II? | Winston Churchill |
| Who was the leader of Italy during World War II? | Benito Mussolini |
| Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II? | Hirohito |
| What countries were ALLIES during World War II? | United States Great Britain France Soviet Union (Russia) |
| What countries were the AXIS POWERS during World War II? | Germany Italy Japan |
| Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II? | Joseph Stalin |
| What did Hitler want for Germany? | Hitler wanted Germany to build a powerful military and become a strong nation. |
| What group did Hitler blame for Germany’s problems? | The Jewish people |
| What agreement did Hitler make with Stalin and why did Hitler want to make this agreement? | Hitler and Stalin agreed not to attack each other. Hitler wanted to make this agreement so he could focus his attention on attacking and taking over other European countries. |
| What two countries were the first to form the Allied Powers? | Great Britain and France |
| What did the Allies try to do to avoid going to war? | The Allies tried to make agreements with Hitler to avoid conflict. They asked Hitler to agree to quit attacking other countries in Europe. |
| What did Hitler do to Austria and Czechoslovakia? | Hitler invaded and took over Austria and Czechoslovakia and annexed (added) them to Germany. |
| What promises did Hitler and the Allies make to each other? | Hitler agreed to stop attacking other countries and the Allies agreed to let Hitler keep the lands he had already taken over. |
| What did Hitler do on September 1, 1939? | On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland. As a result of this the Allies (Great Britain and France) declared war on Germany. |
| How had Europe changed by the end of 1941? | By the end of 1941 Hitler (Germany) controlled almost all of Europe. |
| Why did many Americans support isolationism? | Because America was just coming off of World War I and they did not want to fight any more. |
| How did President Franklin Roosevelt feel about Britain before the U.S. entered World War II? | Franklin Roosevelt wanted to help the British before the U S entered World War II. He did this by supplying them with military supplies such as planes, ships, tanks, and even pilots. |
| What action was Japan taking at the beginning of World War II? | At the beginning of World War II Japan had invaded China and was taking over other countries in Asia. |
| Why did Japan want to conquer other Asian countries? | To get valuable resources such as tin, rubber, and oil. |
| What happened on the morning of December 7, 1941? | On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the U S Naval Base in Pearl Harbor. As a result of this the US declared war on Japan. |
| What happened three days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? | Italy and Germany declared war on the United States |
| Why did Italy and Germany declare war on the United States? | Because they were in an alliance with Japan and when the US declared war on Japan they wanted to help Japan |
| Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? | Because Japan believed that the only threat to their success was the US Navy so they wanted to take out all of the Navy ships that were at Pearl Harbor. |
| Where in Pearl Harbor? | Hawaii |
| 27) What famous words did Franklin Roosevelt say about December 7, 1941? | “a date which will live in infamy" |
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