APUSH EXAM REVIEW GUIDE
WORLD WAR II: 1925-1945
The Prelude To War: 1925-1939
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What was the policy of Appeasement? Why (legislatively and philosophically) was the
policy adopted? How did it lead to the outbreak of WWII?
“Steps To Maintain Neutrality”: 1939-1941
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What steps did FDR take to “maintain neutrality”? Were they actually “steps to maintain
neutrality” or were they steps to prepare for war?
The U.S. Goes To War: 1941-1945
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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941? What was FDR’s immediate
response?
What was the domestic impact of WWII socially, economically, and politically?
Was the use of Little Boy and Fat Man justifiable?
A Constructed Peace: 1945
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What major issues plagued the peace process in Europe?
What decisions were made at Yalta and Potsdam which led to the Cold War?
Key Terms/Concepts
Key People
Treaty of Versailles
Dawes Plan
Kellog-Briand Peace Pact
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Selective Service Act
“Four Freedoms”
Lend-Lease
Atlantic Charter
Executive Order 9066
Pearl Harbor
“Date which will live in infamy” speech
War Productions Board
Operation Overlord
Island Hopping
Manhattan Project
Yalta Conference
VE-Day
Potsdam Conference
Little Boy/Hiroshima
Fat Man/Nagasaki
VJ-Day
Charles Dawes
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hirohito
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Josef Stalin
Harry S. Truman
Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
James Doolittle