In 1933 the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany & a dictator seized power over the government. Who was the dictator?

Victory in Europe (V-E Day) came after_____________________.

At the end of the Depression, militarism grew in Europe, and alliances formed. These alliances divided Europe into sections. Based on your knowledge of Social Studies, which countries belonged to the Axis powers?

In 1933, Germany's dictator promised to make Germany the most powerful country in Europe. He promised to take back land that was lost during World War I. To do this, Germany began taking over other countries. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war. This started World War II. Which cause of World War II is being described?

Read the list of events being described below. Which event from World War II is being described?

· December, 1941 Japan used the strategy of surprise attack to bomb this harbor

· As a result, the United States Navy was seriously damaged

· President Roosevelt declared war on the Japan

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied Forces _________________.

As war raged in the Pacific, the United States developed a strategy to defeat the Japanese. This strategy resulted in the defeat of Japan. What is this war strategy called?

Read the description of the famous leader from World War II. Which leader is being described? SS5H4d

· Communist, dictator of the Soviet Union who began the war in an alliance with Germany

· Chose to join forces with the allied powers when the Soviet Union was attacked by Germany

Who was a positive symbol for women during World War II?

Read the description of the famous leader from World War II. Which leader is being described?

· President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

· Declared war on Germany and Japan after the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor

· President who was loved by many Americans because he developed programs to help Americans during the Depression.

Married to Eleanor, an active First Lady, who advocated for civil and women's rights

Women took jobs that the men had quit to join the military. Why was this change important?

Read the description of the famous leader from World War II. Which leader is being described?

· Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989

· Ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor

· Entered into a military alliance with Nazi Germany

Who committed the crime known as the Holocaust?

During WWII African-Americans were admitted to the Army Air Forces but on a strictly segregated basis. Training and service for black enlisted airmen and officers were mostly confined to a single, separate base in Alabama. These all-black combat fighter units formed the famous _________________________.

President Harry Truman chose to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945. What was the purpose of dropping these two bombs?

Read the description of the famous leader from World War II. Which leader is being described?

· President of the United States after the death of president Roosevelt

· Wanted to save lives of Americans fighting in the Pacific

· Decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to force Japan to surrender

Read the description of the famous leader from World War II. Which leader is being described?

· Fascist dictator of Italy

· Believed in Nationalism and used his military to control Italy

· Axis ally of Germany and Adolf Hitler

Which of the following events about life in the United States during World War II is NOT true?

Look at the list of events below. Which answer correctly lists them in the order in which they happened?

1. Attack on Pearl Harbor

2. VE Day

3. D-Day

Use the quotation below to answer question 23.

“We turned back to look at Hiroshima. The city was hidden by that awful cloud...”

These words were spoken by an American airplane pilot on August 6, 1945. On that day the ___________.

The United Nations was created in 1945 in response to World War II. The United States, along with many other countries in the world decided the main purpose of the United Nations was to __________________.

Which first lady was involved in the creation of the United Nations?

Americans at home had to make decisions about rationing materials at home. This was because many natural resources and products became scarce. Why were materials like gasoline and rubber scarce at this time?

Which of the following was an opportunity cost for the United States when the decision was made to enter WWII?

Use the map on the right to answer question 28.

Which important location from WWII can be found on the map?

This famous photograph on the right, now memorialized in a statue just outside of Washington DC, was taken 750 miles from Tokyo, after the costliest battle in the history of the US Marine Corps. Where was it?