World History Test review
Chapter 32
Chapter 32, section 1
Be able to : explain how World War II started, the early stages of the war, the purpose of the nonaggression pact, describe the Battle of Britain, the significance of the rescue at Dunkirk, decisions made
by the United States to help with the war effort
identify the following terms – blitzkrieg, Luftwaffe, Vichy, Charles de Gaulle, Winston Churchill, RAF,
Erwin Rommel, cash and carry, Lend Lease Act, Atlantic Charter, “arsenal of democracy”
Chapter 32, section 2
Be able to : identify events and battles in the Pacific and their significance
identify – Isoroku Yamamoto, Douglas MacArthur, island hopping, Pearl Harbor, Doolittle’s raids, Battle
of the Coral Sea, Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of Midway
Chapter 32, section 3
Be able to : describe the change in policies taken by the Nazis during the Holocaust, explain the results
of the Holocaust
define – Kristallnacht, Aryans, ghettos, the Final Solution, genocide, Auschwitz, einsatzgruppen,
Nuremberg Laws
Chapter 32, section 4
Be able to : describe the major events that ended the war in Europe and Asia; explain the effects of the
war on civilians on the home front during the war
define – Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of El Alamein, Dwight Eisenhower, Operation Overlord, Battle of the
Bulge, Harry Truman, V-E Day, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, kamikazes, Nisei, Sansei
Executive Order 9066, “Second Happy Time”, Operation Drumbeat, Four freedoms paintings, Victory
gardens, Victory speed, Office of Price Adjustment, GI Bill, Rosie the Riveter, WACS, WAVES, WASPS,
Selective Service Act, Conscientious objectors, Code talkers, Manhattan Project, Little Boy, Fat Man
Robert Oppenheimer, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USS Indianapolis
Chapter 32, sec. 5
Be able to : describe the effects of World War II on Europe, Japan and the United States
Terms - Nuremberg Trials, demilitarization, democratization