Leaders, Causes and Events Study Guide
1. What is appeasement? Who did the U.S. and European countries appease in the 1930s?
Giving in to someone’s demands to avoid a conflict. The U.S. and some countries in Europe appeased
Hitler and Germany.
2. Put the following events in the correct chronological order. Be sure to know the year of each event.
Atomic Bombs
dropped on
Nagasaki and
Hiroshima
D - Day
Battle of Britain
Invasion of Soviet
Union
Invasion of Poland
Lend Lease Act
Pearl Harbor
Invasion of France
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
Poland – France – Battle of Britain – Lend Lease Act – Invasion of USSR – Pearl Harbor – Battle of
Midway – Battle of Stalingrad – D-Day – Atomic Bombs
3. When did WWII start; when did WWII end? 1939-1945
“I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
4. What event is being described in the quote above?
Pearl Harbor
5. The invasion of what country finally caused war to break out in Europe?
Poland
6. As Germany invaded the country from question 5, what other country invaded Poland and Baltic nations?
Soviet Union
7. What act stated the U.S. would trade war supplies with Great Britain?
Lend-Lease Act
8. What did Great Britain give the U.S. in return for war supplies? (what and where)
Naval bases in the Caribbean and Bermuda
9. What country was invaded by Germany after Poland? What city was captured?
France (Paris)
10. What is the Battle of Britain also known as? Which city was bombed?
Operation Sea Lion – bombing of London
11. What was Hitler’s biggest mistake? WHY is it considered his biggest mistake?
Operation Barbarossa – invading the Soviet Union – fighting on two fronts. Can’t beat USSR in land war.
12. What date was Pearl Harbor attacked? Where is Pearl Harbor?
Dec. 7, 1941, the Island of Oahu in Hawaii
13. Who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Tojo
14. On what two fronts did the U.S. fight on during World War II?
Europe and the Pacific
15. What were the turning points of World War II?
a. Pacific: Battle of Midway
b. Eastern Europe: Battle of Stalingrad
c. The beginning of the end of the war in Western Europe: D-Day
16. Who fought in the Battle of Stalingrad? Who won the battle? USSR and Germany. USSR won
17. What president authorized the use of the atomic bombs? Truman
What two cities had an atomic bomb dropped on it? (be sure to know which was first and which was
second) Hiroshima, then Nagasaki both in Japan
18. What was the name of the project that created the bomb and who was the leader of the project?
Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer
19. Complete the matching.
____D___ Battle of Britain
A. The deadliest battle of World War II.
___B____ Pearl Harbor
B. A date that will live in infamy.
____E___ Battle of Midway
C. The invasion of Normandy. A deadly battle on French beaches.
____A___ Battle of Stalingrad
D. Massive air strike over London.
___C____ D-Day
E. The U.S. defeated Japan’s naval strength.
20. What are the 3 causes of WWII?
Rise of Fascism, Worldwide Depression, Isolationism in Europe and America
21. Matching:
1. ___A__ Communist leader ruling by terror and fear
2. __A__ __D__ _E___ The Big Three
3. __E___Prime Minister of Great Britain
4. __B___Preached the hatred of Jews
5. __G___Ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
22. Explain how did the outcomes of WWI and the Great Depression lead to WWII.
Treaty of Versailles war reparations to Germany and the Depression causing inflation