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Independent Study of 1940-1950NAME:________________________________Below you will find key people, events and people of the time period. Using the resources on your desk and your NC book, complete the followingI. ONSET OF WWIIUse the Atlas pages BLUE COVER= 92-93 or YELLOW COVER= pages 84-85 to complete the following activity. Read the overview. Also look at the photo page. Use the information to answer the following questions.1. Who was the leader of Italy during the Second War World?Who was the leader of Germany?What country was an ally of Germany and Italy?What were these three nations called?What were their enemies called?The invasion of what country triggered WWII?At first, which side did the United States fight for?Read the overview again. Also look at the maps “German Aggression,” and “The Axis Attacks.” Use the information to complete the following paragraph.Adolph Hitler came to power in Germany in _____________. He swore to avenge Germany’s humiliations after __________. In 1935 he gained control of a small area called the ___________________. In 1936 he placed troops in the ___________________________ Germany took control of Austria and an area of Czechoslovakia called the ___________________________ in ___________ France and the United Kingdom grew concerned about Hitler’s aggression and declared war in ________________ after Germany invaded Poland. Hitler defeated France in ______________. The next year he attacked the ____________________________.II. AMERICAN ENTERS THE WARUse the Atlas pages BLUE COVER= 94-95 or YELLOW COVER= pages 86-87 to complete the following activity. Read the overview. Also look at the photo page 94/86 and the map “Japan Attacks US Bases.” Use the information to answer the following questions.When did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?What three other Pacific bases were attacked shortly after Pearl Harbor?How many men died aboard the USS Arizona?What country declared war on the United States shortly after Pearl Harbor? Look at the map “Japan Attacks US Bases” and “Pearl Harbor.” Also look at the photo page 94/86. Write T if the statement and F is the statement is false.__________26. In Hawaii, Japan only attacked Pearl Harbor.__________27. Japan sent troops to invade all US bases in the Pacific..__________28. Most of the US’s large warships at Pearl Harbor were damaged or sunk.__________29. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in order to expand further in the Pacific.__________30. The Americans were prepared for the attacks on Pearl Harbor. ................
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