Unit 9 – World War II

The disastrous effects of World War I and the Great Depression led –

• To the rise of totalitarian regimes in some countries

• To strong democracies taking shape throughout Europe

• Totalitarian regimes to die out worldwide

• People throughout the world to feel more hopeful about the future

What policy did Great Britain, France, and the United States pursue against the new regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan in the 1930s?

• Fascism

• Appeasement

• Anschluss

• Lebensraum

German troops overwhelmed Poland in 1939 by –

• Unleashing a blitzkrieg

• A new military strategy known in Britain as a “phony war”

• A secret invasion of the Sudetenland region

• A new style of warfare that emphasized speed and firepower

What was Congress’s purpose in passing the Lend-Lease Act?

• To lease U-boats from Germany and then lend them to Britain

• To charge Britain more for U.S. weapons than Britain could afford

• To provide equal amounts of aid to Britain and Germany

• To provide Britain with the aid it needed but could not afford

Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor because –

• It was a preemptive strike against the United States because we had begun to establish bases in Indochina

• The United States had declared war on Japan

• The United States firmly opposed Japanese expansion

• Germany and Italy had refused to sign the Tripartite Act

What is one way American women mobilized for the war effort?

• They joined army, navy, and Coast Guard auxiliaries.

• They flew more than 500 combat missions in fighter planes.

• They served as Navajo Code Talkers in the war in the Pacific.

• They fought in the island-hopping campaign in the Pacific.

Some 100,000 Japanese Americans were evacuated from the West Coast during World War II and made to live in internment camps –

• Because they refused to serve in the U.S. Military

• But were eventually freed by the Korematsu v. United States ruling

• Because some West Coast leaders questioned their loyalty

• Because most Japanese Americans supported Japan in the war

In what way did Americans’ lives change during World War II?

• Congress reduced taxes on working Americans to boost morale.

• The government relaxed controls on wages and prices.

• Americans found it easier than ever to buy consumer goods.

• Some goods were rationed to free up resources for war production.

Which generalization do these posters support?

• Women refused to volunteer to assist in the war effort.

• The government urged women to fill jobs left vacant by men.

• The government tried to recruit women for combat in the war.

• Female military officers commanded both male and female troops.

Which sentence completes the chart?

• Jewish people are permitted to emigrate with most of their belongings.

• Jewish people are forced to act as personal slaves in non-Jewish homes.

• Jewish people organize popular rebellions to overthrow the Nazi dictatorship.

• Jewish synagogues and businesses are attacked in government-supported riots.