U.S. History Goal 10 Guide
In addition to the key terms, be able to answer the following questions:
1. Name the leaders of Germany, Soviet Union, and Italy.
2. What is fascism?
3. What government did the Soviet Union have?
4. What book did Hitler write?
5. What was Hitler’s party, and how did it get power?
6. Who did Japan invade, and why?
7. What was the position of most Americans regarding WWII, at the beginning?
8. How did Hitler justify invading countries that bordered Germany?
9. How did Hitler’s invading of other countries related to the Treaty of Versailles?
10. What happened at the Munich Conference? What was this policy called?
11. What was the non-aggression pact, and what was its ultimate result?
12. What country did Hitler invade to officially start WWII?
13. What was blitzkrieg?
14. Why was Germany able to defeat France so easily?
15. What happened in the Battle of Britain?
16. What were the Nuremberg Laws?
17. What happened in Kristallnacht?
18. Why didn’t more Jews leave Germany?
19. What was the Nazi’s “final solution”?
20. What were the three steps the Nazis used to get rid of the Jews?
21. How did FDR disagree with the majority of the American public regarding WWII
(before Pearl Harbor)?
22. How did the Lend-Lease Act get around the Neutrality Acts?
23. What freedoms were described in FDR’s “four freedoms” speech?
24. Why did tensions rise between Japan and the United States?
25. What happened at Pearl Harbor?
26. Who declared war on the United States after we declared war on Japan?
27. What did the War Production Board do?
28. What was the Double V campaign?
29. What is “Rosie the Riveter”?
30. How were Japanese on the West Coast treated during WWII?
31. What happened in Korematsu v. United States?
32. How did rationing help the war effort?
33. How did war bonds help the war effort?
34. What were the two “theaters” of WWII?
35. Why was capturing the Suez Canal important?
36. What happened at the Battle of El Alamein, and why is it significant?
37. What happened at the Battle of Stalingrad, and why is it significant?
38. What was the initial strategy of the Allies to take over Europe? Did it work?
39. What happened at the Tehran Conference?
40. Who commanded troops during D-Day?
41. Where did troops head after succeeding in D-Day? Where did Soviets head after
the Battle of Stalingrad?
42. What was the Battle of the Bulge, and what as the ultimate result?
43. What happened to Hitler as the Allies closed in? What is V-E day?
44. Describe the early struggles of America in the Philippines.
45. What happened at the Battle of Midway and why is it significant?
46. Who took over after FDR died?
47. What was “island hopping”?
48. Who returned to take back the Philippines?
49. Which two major islands were captured on the way to Japan?
50. What did the actions of Japanese civilians tell the United States during the
fighting at Okinawa (and other islands)?
51. What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
52. What decision of President Truman caused the Japanese to finally surrender?
53. What is the United Nations?
54. What happened at the Nuremberg Trials?
55. What was the G.I. Bill?
56. Why was Levittown significant? Did it reflect live in America in general at the
time?
57. What was the Baby Boom?