Brewer US History 19/20

For Map Quiz-please have map updated (may use videos to double-check) and know the answers to the Map Questions from Warm-Ups on 2/7, 2/25, and 3/3.

15 pts (matching)

Map 1 (1st, 2nd, 6th in Warm-Up 2/7; 3rd/4th=Quiz 2/7–handed back)

1. What country was the main aggressor in Asia? What side of the war were they on?
2. Why did Japan want to expand?
3. Who was the main aggressor in Europe? What side of the war were they on?
4. Did Hitler invade Italy? What side was Italy on? Who was in charge there?
5. What happened between Hitler and Stalin?
6. Who were the first two countries on the Allies side of the war?

Map 2 (Warm-Up 2/25)

1. What year did Italy join the war?
2. Why was Italy’s location important for the Nazis? (think about where they were able to invade)
3. What kind of government was established in France after it fell to Germany?
4. In July of 1940, where did Germany start bombings?
5. What 3 countries signed the Tripartite Pact, becoming the “Axis Powers”?

Map 3 (Warm-Up, 3/3)

1. What economic event in July 1941 led to tension between the US and Japan?
2. Why did Japan adopt the “island-by-island” strategy in the Asian Pacific following the ban of trading oil with them?
3. During the Nazi invasion of the Eastern half of Poland, Hitler violated his Nonagression Pact with Stalin. As a result, what country joined the Allies?
4. What event led the US to join the war on the side of the Allies in December of 1941?

For Vocab Quiz, see below (15 pts, matching)

Chpt 17 Vocab Quiz (in vocab logs, Review)

• Who was the Chief of Staff during WW2 that supported women joining the military in volunteer-based, noncombat positions?
• What was the organization of women that volunteered in noncombat positions during WW2?
• Who was the nation’s leading Labor Leader who was known for leading protests against racial discrimination in Industry and the Military?
• What secret group of scientists were tasked with developing the Atomic Bomb?
• What was the Government organization that fought against inflation by freezing prices on American goods, in efforts to control and stabilize the US wartime economy?
• What decided which companies would convert from peacetime to wartime production and allocated raw materials to key industries?
• What is the fixed allotment of goods deemed essentials for the military?
• Who was the U.S. General that led Operation Torch in North Africa, which was a big victory for the Allies and led to him being elected the 33rd President of the United States in 1953?
• The day of June 6, 1944-the Allies began the invasion of Europe by “liberating” France.
• A month long battle fought in the Allies’ territory between Great Britain/France and Germany. In a last effort to retain control of Europe, Hitler’s forces created a “bulge” in the Allies’ front. The fighting was bloody and lasted one month, in which the Nazi forces lost soldiers and weapons they could not replace. The Allies could, as the US had entered the war and was mobilizing its economy. Because of the efforts of US soldiers (like Mrs. Brewer’s grandpa), the Nazis had no choice but to retreat.
• The day of May 8th, 1945-Victory in Europe day in which the war in Europe officially ended with an Allies victory against German (Axis) forces.
• Who was FDR’s Vice President that became the 33rd President of the U.S. following Roosevelt’s death?
• What was the turning point in the Pacific War in which the Allies, led by the U.S., began “island hopping,” in which they regained territory back from the Japanese?
• What was a suicide plan attack in which Japanese pilots crashed their bomb-laden planes into Allied Ships and other military targets?
• Who was the American scientist that directed research for the Manhattan Project?
• After Emperor Tojo refused to surrender, Truman authorized the bombing of this important Japanese military center. The US plane Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy,’ leveling the city and creating a wide radius of radiation.
• The second city targeted after Japan’s leaders still refused to surrender. Enola Gay dropped “Fat Man,” resulting in half of the city’s destruction and 200,000 deaths due to injury and radiation poisoning.
• After discovering the horrors of the Holocaust, the Allies put 24 surviving Nazi leaders on trial for crimes against humanity and other war crimes.
• What was the law passed in 1944 to help ease the transition of Veterans returning home to the US from war that provided free education/training, and affordable housing/farm/business loans for veterans?
• What was the Government Order that called for the confinement of 110,000 Japanese Americans to “relocation centers” (prison camps).

Good Luck!