World War II 1941-1945 Name ______________________________

Unit Guide

History 7

Turning the Tide

A) How did President Roosevelt’s opinion of the war in Europe differ from that of most Americans? What effect did this have on American policy?

B) Describe the actions taken by the U.S. to aid Britain between 1939-1942.

C) What were the two main things that FDR did to prepare the U. S. for war?

D) Describe the conflicts between the U. S. and Japan that led to Pearl Harbor.

E) Explain why the Japanese decided to attack Pearl Harbor. Why did historian Barbara Tuchman believe that the Japanese attack was a mistake?

F) Describe the damage done at Pearl Harbor.

G) Describe the major conquests Japan achieved in the months following Pearl Harbor. What were the two main purposes of these conquests?

H) Describe the major economic effects that the war had on the U. S. How was the war funded?

I) Why was inflation a concern during the war? What steps were taken to combat this problem?

J) Describe the major contributions made by women and African-Americans to the war effort.

K) How did the fighting in the Pacific differ from previous naval combat?

L) Explain the importance of the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal.

M) What factors gave Britain the advantage in the Battle of the Atlantic?

N) Describe the unique aspects of desert warfare.

O) Describe the Battle of El Alamein. Why was it the decisive battle in North Africa?

P) What factors contributed to the German defeat at Stalingrad? Why was this the decisive battle of the German-Soviet War?

Q) Why was the eastern front the decisive theatre of the European War?

Allied Victory

A) Explain the purpose of the Allied invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy.

B) What were the two main decisions made at the Casablanca Conference.

C) Why did the invasion of Italy prove to be a mistake?

D) Describe the strategy employed by the British in bombing Germany. How did this differ from the American strategy?

E) What new technologies affected the air war?

F) Why was Normandy selected as the location for the invasion of France?

G) Describe the German strategy to oppose the Allied invasion. Describe the Allied plans for the invasion.

H) What factors caused the invasion to ultimately succeed?

I) Describe the Battle of the Bulge.

J) What factors led to a mutual distrust between the Soviet Union and the western allies?

K) Analyze the most important factors in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

L) Describe the American strategy of island hopping in the Pacific. Explain the difficulties that existed in pursuing this strategy.

M) Describe the American bombing of Japan.

N) Describe the fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

O) What factors led President Truman to order the use of the atomic bomb?

P) Describe the effects of the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Q) Explain Japan’s eventual decision to surrender.

R) Analyze the most important factors in the defeat of Japan.

S) Compare the losses suffered by the major countries in the war.

Key Terms:

1) America First Committee

2) Lend-Lease

3) “Arsenal of Democracy”

4) Undeclared Naval War

5) Hideki Tojo

6) Dutch East Indies

7) Douglas MacArthur

8) Bataan Death March

9) Doolittle Raid

10) Japanese Internment

11) ULTRA

12) Bernard Montgomery

13) Siege of Leningrad

14) second front

15) Dieppe Raid

16) Dwight D. Eisenhower

17) George S. Patton

18) Monte Cassino

19) Dresden

20) D-Day

21) Mulberries

22) Claus von Stauffenberg

23) Yalta Conference

24) Elbe River

25) Nuremberg Trials

26) Bushido

27) Tarawa

28) Seabees

29) kamikaze

30) Curtis LeMay

31) Tokyo Raid

32) Manhattan Project