WWII Review Guide



WWII Review Guide

Define

1. Ghettos

2. Blitzkrieg

3. Kamikazes

4. Genocide

5. Kristallnacht

Important Leaders-Know what country, title, important actions/events

1. Winston Churchill

2. Erwin Rommel

3. Douglas MacArthur

4. Dwight D. Eisenhower

5. Isoroku Yamamoto

Timeline-Know what happened, when, and be able to put in Chronological order

1. Germany invades Poland

2. D-Day

3. USA drops A-bomb

4. Germany Surrenders

5. Japan Surrenders

Map

1. List and identify Axis Countries and Allied Countries

2. List where and identify battle sites: El Alamein, Battle of the Bulge, Italian Invasion, D-Day, and Battle of Stalingrad

Events

1. What were the causes of WWII?

2. What two Political Movements became popular during the 1920s-30s?

3. What were the acts of aggression for the following countries? Italy, Germany, and Japan

4. What starts WWII?

5. Battle Description- Tell When the battle happened, Where the battle occurred, Who won the battle, and Why that battle was important

A. Battle of Britain

B. Operation Barbarossa

C. Pearl Harbor

D. Dolittle Raid

E. Battle of Coral Sea

F. Battle of Midway

G. El Alamein

H. Battle of Stalingrad

I. Sicily Invasion

J. D-Day

K. Battle of the Bulge

6. What is the Holocaust? What methods were used by the Germans? What is the difference between concentration camps and extermination camps? Besides Germany, what area did Hitler put these camps? Names of the camps?

7. What project developed the A-bomb? Who were the leaders of that project? Why did the US decide to use the bomb on Japan? Who made the decision to use the a-bomb? What were the effects of using the bomb?

8. What were the effects $ and life (civilian and military) of WWII? What country lost the most? What other areas were hurt by WWII?

9. What did the top Nazi leaders face after WWII? Where did the Nazi leaders go on trial? What was the outcome/punishment?

10. How did the US occupation in Japan change their culture? What form of government did Japan go to? What could Japan never do again after WWII?

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