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7.7 Conducting WWII

AP World History 7.7 Conducting WWII

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World War II was known as what type of war? World War II was a total war.
What strategies did governments use during this war? Governments used a variety of strategies, including political propaganda, art, media, and intensified forms of nationalism, to mobilize populations (both in the home countries and the colonies or former colonies) for the purpose of waging war.
What Western democracies mobilized for war in WWII? Great Britain under Winston Churchill: quotes United States under Franklin Roosevelt: arsenal of democracy
What did governments use to mobilize the state's resources for war? ideologies, including fascism and communism to mobilize all of their state’s resources for war and,
What were ideologies used for in totalitarian states ? n the case of totalitarian states, to repress basic freedoms and dominate many aspects of daily life during the course of the conflicts and beyond.
What Totalitarian states mobilized for war at this time? Japan, Germany, USSR
What did Sir Ian Jacob say helped to win the war for the allies? Sir Ian Jacob, Churchill’s military secretary, once said to him that the Allies won the war “because our German scientists were better than their German scientists.”
Who led the USSR during WWII? USSR under Joseph Stalin: supplied by US lend-lease, tenacity
What area contained the majority of the fighting during WWII? European Theater and the Pacific Theater, in particular, saw some of the most intense fighting of World War II and involved some of the most significant events of the war, including: the Holocaust, the use of atomic weapons and end of famous dictators.
Germany conquered___________ in 1939-1940. Germany conquered Europe 1939-1940; UK held on
Germany attacked _____________ in 1941. Germany attacked Russia 1941; Russia held on
UK and ______________ defeated Italy in North Africa in 1943. UK and US defeated Italy in N Africa and invaded Italy 1943
Russia counter attacked and drove _______________ out of Russia in 1944. Russia counter attacked and drove Germany out of Russia 1944
UK and ________________ invaded France; all 3 destroyed Germany 1945. UK and US invaded France; all 3 destroyed Germany 1945. Conferences, trials, rebuilding, cold war
What were some of the new military tactics that were utilized during WWII? New military technology and new tactics, including the atomic bomb, fire-bombing, and the waging of “total war” led to increased levels of wartime casualties.
What was the key to victory in WWII? Code use and code breaking were key to victory
What gave the Allies a marked advantage? Radar gave the Allies an advantage
What allowed battles to be fought over hundred miles of ocean? Aircraft carriers: battles fought over hundreds miles of ocean
What were long range bombers used for? Long range bombers; Nukes and their debate
What were the total casualties of war? Casualties: most ever 50-70 m. dead, ½ were civilian
What battles were fought in the Pacific Theater? Japan invaded China but China held on 1937 Japan invaded SE Asia; attacked US (Pearl Harbor)
Where did the U.S. defeat Japan's carriers? US defeated Japan’s carriers at Midway 1942 ,US island hopping from Solomon’s to Philippines
What ultimately destroyed Japan? conventional and atomic weapons destroyed Japan
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