Chapter 22 World War II (U.S. History)

List 2 major results / consequences of World War II.

- 2 superpowers emerged - 50 million died

What 2 cities were the sites of the first use of the atomic bomb in warfare?

- Hiroshima - Nagasaki

Name the nation with its respective tyrant (later figuring significantly in WWII) who came to power in the 1920s and 1930s.

- USSR ---- Stalin - Japan ---- Tojo - Germany ---- Hitler - Italy ---- Mussolini

Iwo Jima : ________________ marines died in this 36 day battle.

6,800

What battle resulted from Hitler's last gamble to win the war in the West?

Battle of the Bulge

What was the secret clause in the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?

Divide Poland

Commander of the Afrika Korps who fought the British & American in N. Africa

Erwin Rommel

George Patton was the supreme commander of the Allied forces from 1944 on. (True or False)

False

The number of Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at Midway was 6. (True or False)

False

The total war cost for the U.S. was around $1 trillion. (True or False)

False

Operation Barbarossa

German invasion of Russia.

Arguably the most important day of the 20th century, D-Day

June 06, 1944

Which act of Congress allowed the U.S. to distribute $50 billions of war materials to the Allies?

Lend-Lease

What assurance did Hitler receive prior to invading Poland?

Non-Agression Pact with Russia.

The Japanese suffered around 110,000 deaths at the Battle of ____________________, "the bloodiest single campaign in the Pacific".

Okinawa

Hitler gained all of the following lands through appeasement except:

Poland

The start date for World War II

September 01, 1939

All of the following were beaches in the Normandy landing except:

Silver

Describe the significance of World War II on history.

There was a lot of cruel things going on but the United States sticked together to fight our enemies and we fought hard to come out on top.

All of the following are factors encouraging American isolationism except:

failure of cash-and-carry

"Island Hopping"

going from one island to another to start fights.

Was President Truman right to use the atomic bombs against Japan? Explain within the context of the war.

it was only supposed to be one bomb then the war was over but that didn't happen.

Operation Overlord was the Allied invasion of Europe. (True or False)

True

The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. (True or False)

True

The turning point in the Pacific war was the Battle of Midway. (True or False)

True

Choose 1 of the leaders of WWII and give a brief explanation of how they impacted the outcome of the war. Leader:

Truman: He became president of our country after all of this happened and took office after FDR.

List the nations who made up the "Big Three", and who represented each at the Yalta Conference (February 1945).

U.S - Roosevelt USSR - Stalin UK - Churchill

Describe the "miracle of Dunkirk".

Weather was terrible causing Germans not being able to fly (air force) but 338,000 soldiers saved.