Chapter 31
Reading Guide
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What were the causes of World War II?
How did World War II actually begin?
How was the war fought? What was the Blitzkrieg? Look at the map on 759.
Describe the Holocaust.
How did the war in Europe end? What was the Battle of the Bulge?
What was happening in the war in the Pacific?
How did the war in the Pacific end?
What were some of the postwar conferences (Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam) and their results?
What was the beginning of the Cold War?
How did World War II affect the nationalist movements in Asia and Africa? Give examples.
How did India gain its independence and who were some key leaders?
Africa had a harder time with its independence. Why was that? Give examples of African
movements and how they gained independence.
13. What happened in South Africa and what is apartheid?
14. How did the international community deal with the question of nationalism in the Middle East.
Refer to the map on page 774.
15. How was the global framework altered after World War II?