Chapter 15 Anticipation Guide: World War II 1. T/F The Axis Powers had a unified goal during World War II. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 2. T/F The combined victories at Stalingrad and El Alamein were the turning points of the war in Europe. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 3. T/F Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Casablanca to negotiate the details of peace. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 4. T/F The second front from the sky was a success. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 5. T/F The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific because it removed the Japanese ability to attack. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 6. T/F FDR willingly signed Executive Order 8802 ending discriminatory hiring practices by the government. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 7. T/F There was racial harmony during the war on the home front. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 8. T/F The government was justified in it’s decision to restrict the civil liberties of JapaneseAmericans during the war. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 9. T/F The war had little impact on the lives of the civilians living at home during the war. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 10. T/F Operation Overlord was only a success because the Allies had overwhelming military superiority. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 11. T/F The Battle of the Bulge was evidence that the war was soon to be over. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 12. T/F Adolf Hitler surrendered in order to prevent total destruction of Germany. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 13. T/F After the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Japanese lost their will to fight the war. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 14. T/F Scientists played a major role in deciding the outcome of the war. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 15. T/F President Truman made the correct decision to use the Atomic bomb. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 16. T/F The Nuremberg laws led to the Holocaust. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 17. T/F The Allies attempted to do everything it could to prevent genocide from occurring. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 18. T/F Yalta and Potsdam conferences were successful. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 19. T/F The US was the only superpower to emerge from the war. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________ 20. T/F Countries refused to collaborate after the World War II. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PAGE _________ PARAGRAPH____________