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Unit 12 World War II
Unit 12 World War II SSWH 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What act finally forced Britain and France to declare war on Germany? | Germany invaded Poland in 1939. |
| What position did the US take at the beginning of World War II | The US followed a policy of neutrality and isolationism. |
| Why did Hitler blame the Jewish population for all of Germany's troubles? | Anti-semitism ( persecuting Jews) was a key part of Nazi ideology. |
| What was Hitler's "Final Solution"? | genocide of people the Nazis considered inferior |
| How did Nuremberg Laws reflect the Nazi policy of anti-semitism? | These laws deprived Jews of their rights as German citizens. |
| Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii? | The Japanese felt the US fleet in Hawaii was a threat and had to be destroyed. |
| How did the US first respond to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ? | The US declared war on Japan and Japan's allies in response to this attack. |
| What battle turned the tide of war in North Africa in favor of the Allies? | El Alamein |
| During which conference was the final decision to invade France and open a second front made by the Allies? | Tehran Conference in 1943 |
| What took place on D-Day of "Operation Overlord"? | On this day Allied forces launched the largest sea to land invasion and landed on France's Normandy coast. |
| Which battle took place on the "island of death: and stopped the Japanese advance in the Pacific? | the battle of Guadalcanal |
| Who went on the Bataan Death March that took place and the Philippines and why did they do this march? | Allied POWs were forced by the Japanese to make this trek. |
| For what reasons did Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan? | Truman hoped this act would decrease US casualties and end the war quickly. |
| What were the results of the Nuremberg Trials that were held post World War II? | Individual military personnel were held responsible for their actions during war time and could not claim they were simply following orders. |
| What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference in 1945? | Allies met to decide how to restructure Europe after World War II. |
| How was Germany divided at the Yalta Conference? | Germany was divided into 4 zones - each occupied by an Allied military force. |
| What was the main reason Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania became Soviet satellites after World War II? | Soviet troops had occupied these countries at the end of World War II. |
| What portions of the Japanese economy were the primary focuses of the post-WWII recovery program? | This recovery effort focused on developing industry and creating an export economy for Japan. |
| Why was the United Nations created after WWII? | The primary purpose of this organization was to promote conditions that support world peace. |
| What was the Cold War and why did it begin? | This conflict was a struggle over political differences that began after WWII as a result of conflicts and distrust between communist and democratic governments. |
| What efforts were made by the United States to contain communism? | The US initiated the Marshall Plan for economic aid and the Truman Doctrine to give military aid to European nations that were rebuilding and to help other nations resist communism. |
| Mussolini and Hitler supported this war as a way to test reactions of European leaders to their military aggression | Spanish Civil War |
| Allies at this conference tried to appease Hitler by giving in to his demands for the Sudetenland | Munich Conference in 1938 |
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