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WWII Review Packet
Use lab time on Wednesday to fill out this packet. If you don’t finish in class, you can either print it out and
finish by hand, or save it to a flash drive/email and finish at home.
Target 2 – Causes of WWII
Define the following terms: (“WWII Target 2 vocab”)
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Target 3 – From American Neutrality to Involvement in WWII
Define the following terms:
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Short Answer:
Congress refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles and chose to sign a separate treaty with Germany following
WWI, primarily because they didn’t want to join the League of Nations. Why did congress not want America
to join the league of Nations? (2 reasons from “Wilson’s 14 Points” Article)
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Describe how the Neutrality Acts, the Cash and Carry Law, and the Lend-lease program gradually moved
America closer to war. (“Neutrality to Involvement” reading - sequence and describe)
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Describe the relationship between Japan and the United States prior to Pearl Harbor (“Pearl Harbor
PowerPoint”)
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What impact did the attack on Pearl Harbor have on American attitudes toward the war?
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Target 4 – Major Events and Battles of WWII
Define the following terms: (Front and Island-Hopping from “Allies Fight Back” article)
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Why did the Allies decide to attack the Axis in Africa if Hitler was in Europe? (“Allies Fight Back” Article)
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List 3 pros and 3 cons of dropping the atomic bomb (“Atomic Bomb Graphic Organizer”).
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Explain the significance of the following battles: (see “Allies Fight Back” “Germany Falls” and “Japan Falls”
power points)
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Target 5 – Significant Leaders of WWII
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Target 6 – American Home Front during WWII
Short answer
How was propaganda used during WWII? (“American Home Front” Powerpoint)
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The following were ways that Americans contributed to the war effort from home. Explain how each of
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War Bonds - Click here to enter text.
What impact did Japanese internment have on Japanese Americans? (“Japanese-American Internment”
reading)
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How did the Tuskegee Airmen impact segregation in the military following WWII? (”Tuskegee Airmen”
Reading)
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What impact did women have on the wartime economy? (“American Home Front” PowerPoint)
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