Module 14 WWII

20. U.S. military presence in Japan after the war.

. Since Japan had no military, they had to agree to U.S. military presence to protect their country

. Match the name of each city to the correct description. Each city will be used only once. Berlin, Brussels, London, and Warsaw.

Berlin: Germany, The Battle of Berlin resulted in the surrender of the German army and the death of Adolf Hitler (by suicide) London: England, royal air force took down luftwaffe Warsaw: Poland, Ghetto Brussels: Belgium, Brussels came to a halt under the German administration. Violent and widespread rationing, requisitions, persecution, and deportation seized the city

18. Communist Party popularity in Italy and France at end of war.

Communist parties gained huge popularity after the war and some communists tried to gain power by leading violent strikes. People started voting for anti communist parties. Communist parties declined as italy and france restored their economy

Place an "X" in the table to show whether each statement is associated with the D-Day invasion or the Battle of the Bulge

D-day: Normandy, France, Allies stormed the beach, June 6, 1944 Battle of Bulge: In a forest, Germans pushed through the forest, December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945

Event that put the U.S. in an unofficial war with Germany.

Germany's resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I.

19. General MacArthur's economic plans for Japan.

He didn't revive the japanese economy, but he did increase participation of workers and farmers in the new democracy

Stalin's strategy for Allied forces in 1943.

He wanted them to invade France first.

16. Significance of the battles fought in Okinawa.

It gave the USA a clear path to Japan and set japan as its next target.

Doolittle's raid on Japan in 1942.

It was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II.

Elements of the Final Solution.

Jews were not listening when being to to migrate out of Germany so the Nazi party decided to kill them all.

. U.S. government's strategy to conserve natural resources.

Local rationing boards issued coupons to consumers that entitled them to a limited supply of rationed items.

One way the U.S. tried to stop Japan's aggression in the Pacific.

The United States cut off oil shipments to Japan.

Place an "X" in the table to show whether each statement about the Holocaust is true or false

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Place an "X" in the table to show whether each statement about the initial treatment of the European Jews by the Nazis is true or false.

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Why did Stalin sign the nonaggression pact with Hitler?

So that his armies could invade Poland virtually unopposed by a major power

15. Battle of the Bulge importance.

The Battle of the Bulge marked the last German offense on the Western Front. The catastrophic losses on the German side prevented Germany from resisting the advance of Allied forces following the Normandy Invasion.

Why did Hitler turn his attention away from Great Britain?

The British had put up too much of a resistance.

Japan seeks to conquer the Dutch East Indies.

The East Indies were targeted by the Japanese for their rich oil resources which would become a vital asset during the war.

17. Reason for massive famine in Europe.

There was lack of money, water electricity, and little farms to provide them food

10. Allied attack on Guadalcanal.

To deny their use by the Japanese to threaten Allied supply and communication routes between the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.

Hitler's war strategy for Operation Sea Lion (Britain)

To eliminate the English Motherland as a base from which the war against Germany can be continued and if necessary, to occupy the country completely.

11. Hitler's first plan towards Germany's Jewish population.

To force them to migrate

Admiral Yamamoto's decision to attack Pearl Harbor.

Yamamoto argued that only a surprise attack aimed at crippling U.S. naval forces in the Pacific had any hope of victory.