U.S History U6 lesson 1-9

2) Place the Italian events in chronological order.

-Benito Mussolini develops belief that a strong leader is needed who can make the people follow. -Mussolini founds a new political party in Italy, which he called the Fascist Party. -Mussolini threatens to lead his party's private army, the Blackshirts, into Rome to overthrow the government to defend the nation from communism. -The king makes Mussolini Premier of Italy. -Mussolini sets himself up as complete dictator of Italy.

12) Select the three steps Congress took in 1940 to prepare the nation's defenses.

-Congress passed the Selective Service Act requiring all men 18 to 65 to register for the draft. -The U.S. leased 50 obsolete destroyers to Great Britain in exchange for British naval bases. -Congress appropriated money to build a two-ocean navy and to strengthen the army.

1) Select the three ways in which World War II differed from World War I.

-German armies were more powerful. They had better equipment, weapons, and training than their World War I predecessors. -There was no possibility that the Axis Powers would agree to a negotiated armistice. The Axis Powers would have to be beaten into submission. -The Germans were able to quickly conquer most of Europe with relative ease. Unlike World War I, the Allies would have to actually invade the continent of Europe.

3) Place the German events in chronological order.

-Germans are bitterly disappointed by their loss in World War I. -Several new political parties form in Germany. -Adolph Hitler becomes the head of the Nazi Party. -Hitler is incarcerated for leading an unsuccessful revolt. -Hitler writes Mein Kampf, outlining his beliefs and plans for rebuilding Germany. -Hitler intimidates voters and secures unlimited authority over the German government. -Hitler repudiates the Treaty of Versailles and begins to rebuild the nation's military.

9) Select three positives Roosevelt's leadership provided while the nation recovered from an economic disaster and faced another potential war in Europe.

-Roosevelt's personal magnetism and inspiring optimism despite a personal battle against polio made him popular. -Roosevelt was viewed as a courageous, bold, positive, and compassionate leader. -FDR's reassurance and willingness to try new things gave people confidence.

1) Place the Russian events in chronological order.

-Russian Communists, known as Bolsheviks, revolt against Czar Nicholas I. -Bolsheviks, under Vladimir Lenin, seize power. -The Communist government immediately negotiates a separate peace with the German government. Russia drops out of World War I. -Communists change the name of the empire to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. -Vladimir Lenin dies, leaving behind a leadership struggle. -Stalin institutes policies designed to modernize and industrialize Russia. He orders the death of those who disagree. -Governments of other European nations react to Stalin's policies by becoming fiercely determined not to allow communism to take control in their countries.

18) Order the events in the North Africa and the European Theaters in chronological order.

-The British find that they cannot make serious progress against the tanks and troops under Rommel in the North Africa Theater. -President Roosevelt sends General Dwight D. Eisenhower to North Africa to conduct a major campaign against the Axis called Operation Torch. -The Americans fight their first major battle in Africa, the Battle of Kasserine Pass. -Liberating North Africa from Axis control, the Allied force turns its attention to the island of Sicily. -Mussolini is forced to resign, and Italy surrenders to the Allies. -A combined force of American and British forces landed in Italy and begin their offensive with the objective of capturing Rome. -Benito Mussolini is captured by a group of Italian partisans. He is executed by being shot.

15) What contributions did women provide to The Women's Army Corps (WAC)?

-Women in the WAC served in desk jobs positions. -Women in the WAC served in nursing positions. -Women in the WAC served in noncombat support positions.

9) Select the three factors that allowed several new political parties to form in Germany.

-dissatisfaction with the current government -hatred of the Allies for imposing severe restrictions -the worldwide depression

9) President Roosevelt ordered General _______ to leave the Philippines for Australia where he was to form a new army.

Douglas MacArthur

5) The Office of ________ brought leaders of labor and management together in an effort to increase production of war materials.

Production Management

15) Japanese-Americans were anxious to fight for the United States. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was labeled the ______ Battalion because nearly all of them suffered wounds in combat.

Purple Heart

20) How did fighting in multiple theaters affect Allied planning?

The Allies adopted a strategy in which the war in Europe took priority over the Pacific and the other theaters.

Propaganda Poster Answers

1-The poster targets women who are taking on traditional male roles, especially in manufacturing areas that support the war effort. 2-The poster wants the viewer to identify with the self-confident woman who is willing to do what it takes to help America win the war. 3-The goal of the poster is to inspire maximum effort in working to produce goods and war materials for American troops. 4-The poster specifically targets workers who have access to war-related information. 5-Uncle Sam is a personal symbol for the personal U.S. government. He symbolizes authority as an uncle figure. 6-The finger held to the lips communicates the importance of keeping government information secret. 7-The target audience is farmers, especially those running households. 8-The poster seeks to reassure Americans by encouraging them to take positive, measurable steps to help themselves and the war effort. 9-The more food Americans could produce for themselves, the more that would be freed to be sent to support the war effort.

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18 170 29 over 3500 65

7) In _____, Roosevelt contracted poliomyelitis, better known as polio.

1921

11) By the end of the war, more than __________ Jews had been executed by the Third Reich.

6,000,000

12) _______ gave himself the title "Der Führer."

Adolf Hitler

14) How did the New Deal shift attitudes about the dependence upon the government as a safety net?

Americans accepted government assistance when they were unable to provide for their families.

13) How did the New Deal shift attitudes about the acceptance of deficit spending?

Americans began to accept government deficit spending, as long as the debt did not become too large.

8) The ________ was Austria's forced unification with Germany.

Anschluss

3) Roosevelt declared that America should be an "_________" and begged Congress to come to the aid of England.

Arsenal of Democracy

10) Hitler demanded ________, a port on the Baltic Sea which had once belonged to Germany, from Poland.

Danzig

7) The first part of the war for Europe involved the battle for the _________ Ocean.

Atlantic

13) By 1942, America was fighting major wars in both the ________ and ________ Oceans.

Atlantic Pacific

21) The ____ began after Allied forces surrendered in the Philippines. The victorious Japanese force-marched the prisoners of war over 80 miles to POW camps. Along the way, many prisoners died from exposure, disease, or acts of cruelty perpetrated by the Japanese.

Bataan Death March

3) Although England sustained heavy damage from the continual bombing during the _______, Hitler was forced to abandon his invasion.

Battle of Britain

10) His nickname was "II Duce."

Benito Mussolini

16) How did economics play an important role in appeasement?

Britain and France did not want to spend money to enforce the Treaty of Versailles. They hoped that appeasement might encourage Italy and Germany to become strong trading partners, benefiting the economies of all involved.

10) When Japanese forces captured Burma, they gained control of the Burma Road, which was the route used by the Allies to supply the _______ armies of Chiang Kai-shek.

Chinese

7) In 1937, President Roosevelt allowed the sale of weapons and military supplies to the ________ who were fighting a Japanese invasion.

Chinese

10) _______ drives were held where many young people collected items to be recycled into war materials.

Collection

4) Several of the key nations of ________ were, within fifteen years of the end of World War I, under the control of dictators.

Europe

6) By 1940, the war was being fought on three continents—________, ________, and ________—and on the islands of the Pacific.

Europe Africa Asia

10) How did the struggle with polio influence FDR's view of life?

FDR's struggle with polio gave him a new perspective of optimism and a buoyant spirit. He came to regard solving national issues as easier than overcoming personal setbacks.

5) _______ is a governmental system led by a dictator who stresses nationalism rather than individual liberty.

Fascism

6) Thousands of Jews tried to leave __________ due to these persecutions, but no country would grant them asylum.

Germany

15) Select the three countries that formed the Axis Powers by signing the Anti-Comintern Pact.

Germany Italy Japan

2) What was the ultimate effect of Allied strategic bombing on Germany?

Germany was unable to replace its airplanes, tanks, and heavy artillery as fast as it was being destroyed.

7) Strategic bombing was carried out against __________ railroads, oil refineries, and factories.

Germany's

8) Japan announced what they called the _______ Co-Prosperity Sphere. This was a statement that all of East Asia, including China, Japan, and other oriental nations, were meant to be one large cooperative entity.

Greater East Asia

19) Which statement is NOT a way that President Franklin Roosevelt provided leadership before and during World War II?

He created an executive agency to identify and remove communists from the United States.

7) General ________ led the militant Japanese government.

Hideki Tojo

8) The emperor of Japan during this time was ________.

Hirohito

11) Most military experts believed _______ would have to be dealt with first.

Hitler

8) __________ created extermination camps exclusively for the purpose of killing an entire race of people.

Hitler

7) As the Germans invaded other nations, the __________ were systematically rounded up and executed.

Jews

1) In June of 1940, the _________ officially came on board as Germany's allies.

Italians

14) What was the Japanese solution for its lack of natural resources?

Japan began to acquire nearby territories.

14) Fear of spying and sabotage caused the U.S. government to be suspicious of ______ people living in the western United States. Many were interned in War Relocation Camps.

Japanese

5) On ____________, or the night of broken glass, Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues (places of worship), breaking all the glass and destroying furnishings.

Kristallnacht

11) How did the New Deal shift attitudes about the acceptability of industrial labor unions?

Labor unions grew to an unprecedented size because labor needed a way to provide security in their jobs and get a "fair deal" in their hours and pay. The new government labor boards provided a forum for the labor unions and businesses to settle grievances.

1) The _____________ was not effective as a negotiating forum and was essentially powerless.

League of Nations

4) The ________ Act allowed the President power to sell, lend, lease, or otherwise provide war materials to any nation whose defense was vital to the security of the United States.

Lend-Lease

12) The French built the ________ Line—bunkers and fortifications—along their entire border with Germany.

Maginot

7) Military leaders invaded a northern territory of China, _________, in 1931 and claimed it for Japan.

Manchuria

4) Churchill made a speech to Parliament recounting the events in France and expressing the determination of the English people___to lose the war and___to surrender.

NOT NEVER

6) The National Socialist German Worker's Party became known as the _________ party.

Nazi

3) The ________ Act of 1935 made it illegal for arms manufacturers in the United States to sell arms to any foreign power that was at war.

Neutrality

5) Winston Churchill became Prime Minister when ________ resigned. He led Great Britain through the terrible ordeal of World War II.

Neville Chamberlain

3) In September of 1935, the German government passed the _______ Laws, which took away all civil rights from the Jews.

Nuremberg

2) Hitler's plan to take Great Britain was called ______.

Operation Sea-Lion

17) The United States government, during the course of the war, divided the war into four theaters. Select the four theaters.

Pacific Theater European Theater North Africa Theater China-Burma-India Theater

8) Within a few months following ________, American industry had been converted from civilian manufacturing to wartime manufacturing.

Pearl Harbor

12) The fall of the__and the capture of American soldiers elevated the importance of the__Theater.

Philippines pacific

5) In 1935, Germany passed a conscription law and re-militarized the ______.

Rhineland

10) ________ were non-Jews who helped Jews during the Holocaust.

Righteous Gentiles

14) On what date did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?

September 3, 1939

12) Jews refer to the Holocaust as the _______, which means "the catastrophe."

Shoah

15) Select the seven groups that were victims of the Holocaust in addition to Jews.

Slavs Russian prisoners of war homosexuals Poles Romani religious leaders political prisoners

11) Francisco Franco gained control of ___ after a four-year civil war.

Spain

17) Why was the "Miracle at Dunkirk" considered miraculous?

The Allied armies were at the mercy of the Germans. The Germans hesitated, allowing time to organize and conduct the rescue. France fell, but the United Kingdom lived to fight another day.

12) How did the New Deal shift attitudes about the role and size of government?

The New Deal changed the definition of government's involvement in promoting the general welfare.

2) _____________ never became part of the League.

The United States

16) What contributions did women provide to The Waves (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)?

The WAVES were similar to the WACs, but some also served as test pilots.

13) Select the two oversight boards that supervised America's war mobilization effort.

War Production Board Office of War Mobilization

14) The ________ Board was designed to help those fleeing the war zone.

War Refugee

16) Who said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." concerning the contribution of pilots during the Battle of Britain?

Winston Churchill

14) What contributions did women not make during this time?

Women worked as spies for the military.

3) Select three things that Allied planners considered important to succeed in their landings on the French coast.

a morning arrival a dark night to cover the invasion force until the last possible moment a low tide to expose the German defenses

4) To defeat the Nazis and liberate Europe, the__would have to__Europe

allied powers invade

1) Hatred for Jews is called ________.

anti-Semitism

4) The policy of allowing Germany to violate the terms of their treaty, but doing nothing to stop it, was called ______.

appeasement

6) The Neutrality Act of 1937 did not lift the ban on the sale of weapons to ______ nations; rather, it reinforced it.

belligerent

11) Germany's invasion of Poland introduced a new type of rapid warfare called a(n) _______, or lightning war.

blitzkrieg

13) The U.S. government would not alter its__laws or__to help the Jews.

immigration quotas

2) In Mein Kampf, Hitler's autobiography, he stated that he intended to _______ the Jews from Germany.

eradicate

4) The Nuremberg Laws were based on___and social___principles

eugenics darwinist

11) To help ___________, Americans bought war bonds, stamps, and even paid higher taxes to support the war effort.

financially

9) At the extermination camps,__chambers were built that could kill up to__people at a time.

gas 2000

6) Shortly after the Allies landed in Italy, the__surrendered. The__took over Italy and continued to resist the approaching Allied armies all the way to

italians germans rome

8) President Roosevelt met Soviet Premier__for the first time at the__Conference. The leaders discussed what to do with control of captured__after the war.

joseph stalin tehran territory

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liberty democracy totalitarianism

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munich chamberlain daladier czechlovakia

1) For many Americans, the thought of involvement in another war was _________.

not popular

9) Because of the need to supply troops with food stuffs, Americans started _________ certain goods.

rationing

5) At a conference at Casablanca in 1943, President__met with Prime Minister__and representatives of Free France, including__Out of the conference came an announcement:__would be defeated and forced into a(n)__surrender

roosevelt winston churchill charles de gauelle germany unconditional

8) Which group was NOT instrumental in FDR's reelection in 1936?

small business owners

6) The German navy began an intensive _______ campaign against British shipping in the North Atlantic.

submarine

13) Who held the real power in Japan after the assassination of the prime minister in 1932?

the Japanese military