AP US History
Chapter 23 Reading Guide
Part A
Using the text, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper. Be detailed in your responses.
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Part B
How did Hitler rapidly conquer most of Europe?
Why did the United States implement the Lend-Lease policy?
What actions led up to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor?
How did Japanese Americans respond to internment?
What changes did war bring about on the home front?
How did African Americans challenge racial prejudice during the war?
What challenges did the Allies face when fighting Germany? How did they address those challenges?
What events turned the outcome of the war toward the Allies?
What decisions were made at the Yalta Conference in 1945?
What were the terms of Japan’s surrender?
Provide a brief definition of each of the following key terms and people.
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Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease Act
Women’s Army Corps
Tuskegee Airmen
United Nations
Nuremberg Trials
Harry Truman
Manhattan Project
Part C
Provide a detailed example from the chapter for each of the 7 APUSH Learning Objectives on a separate sheet of paper.
19. P (Politics and Power)
20. A (America in the World)
21. S (Social and Cultural
22. T (Technology, Work, and Exchange)
23. I (Identity)
24. M (Migration and Settlement)
25. E (Environment and Geography)