World War II

Study Guide

 

Prelude to War-

 

  1. Italy’s problems-

 

 

  1. Fascists-

 

 

  1. Benito Mussolini-

 

 

  1. Joseph Stalin-

 

 

  1. Germany’s problems-

 

 

  1. Nazi party-

 

 

  1. Adolf Hitler-

 

 

  1. Mein Kampf-

 

 

  1. Hitler’s ideas-

 

 

 

 

  1. Hitler’s economic plan as compared to FDR’s.

 

 

 

  1. How are the Nazis and Fascists both fascist?

 

 

  1. How do both Hitler and Mussolini come into power?

 

 

  1. Japan’s problems-

 

 

  1. Who takes over for Japanese gov’t? Why?

 

 

 

  1. Emperor Hirohito-

 

 

  1. Manchuria
  2. Nye Committee-

 

 

  1. Neutrality Act of 1935-

 

 

  1. Neutrality Act of 1937-

 

 

  1. Why does FDR begin to aid China despite the N.A’s?

 

 

  1. Internationalism, why does FDR want it?

 

 

  1. Isolationism, why rest of US wants it-

 

 

  1. Axis Powers-

 

 

  1. Spanish Civil War-

 

 

 

Sec 2

 

  1. Germany vs Treaty of Versailles-

 

 

 

  1. Why does Germany want Austria and part of Czechoslovakia?

 

 

 

  1. Munich Conference-

 

 

 

 

  1. Why did Europe do nothing to stop Hiter? (4)

 

 

 

  1. Poland-

 

 

 

  1. Non-Aggression Pact-

 

 

  1. non-aggression act a surprise?

 

 

 

 

War 1940

 

 

25. What did Germany plan to do with Poland after the invasion?

 

 

 

 

26. Who was invaded in 1940?

 

 

 

27. Dunkirk-

 

 

 

28. Surrender of France/result-

 

 

 

 

29. Battle of Britain-

 

 

 

30. Give two advantages England had and Germany had in the Battle of Britain.

 

 

 

31. What was the Germans’ target in the beginning of the Battle of Britian? Near the end? Why did it change? What was the result?

 

 

 

People

32. Joseph Goebbels-                                                                          33. Heinrich Himmler-

 

 

34. Winston Churchill-

 

Things

35. Wehrmacht-                                                                    36. Luftwaffe-

 

 

37. SS-                                                                                    38. Einsatzgruppen-

 

 

 

39. Who did the Nazis want to get rid of? Why?

 

 

 

40. Euthanasia-

 

 

 

41. Books

 

 

 

42. Hitler Youth-

 

 

 

43. Lebensborn-

 

 

 

44. Nuremburg Laws-

 

 

 

 

45. Kristallnacht-

 

 

 

 

46. Concentration Camps-

 

 

 

 

 

47. Round up, the steps-

 

 

 

 

 

48. Why were Jews allowed to take a bag with them to the concentration camps? What happened to their possessions?

 

 

 

49. Extermination Camps-

 

 

 

 

50. End result-