Review Sheet-WWII
Know the Map (Europe and Pacific)(Major countries and battles)
Know these Terms:
Blitzkrieg kamikaze island-hopping Erwin Rommel
Kristallnacht Kasserine pass Holocaust D-Day
Battle of Britain Iwo Jima Midway Omar Bradley
Manhattan Project Pearl Harbor Douglas MacArthur Battle of the Bulge
Bataan Death March Quarantine Speech War Production Board
Battle of Coral Sea Stalingrad Rape of Nanking Chester Nimitz
Dwight D. Eisenhower Hiroshima Non-aggression Pact
Rosie the Rivetor Bracero appeasement napalm
Nuremberg Trials Double V EO 9066
Know these dates and why they are important.
September 1, 1939 June 6, 1944 September 2, 1945.
December 7, 1941 May 8, 1945.
Short Answer
Name the Short term and long term causes of WWII in Europe?
Why did the US use the Atomic bomb on Japan to end the war?
What were the major results of WWII?
Essay Questions: (Choose 1) answer in 2-3 paragraphs on test
1. How did WWII change US society? (exp. families, work, economy, & population)
2. Compare and contrast the war in Europe and the War in the Pacific. What were the most important battles? Why were the US and their allies successful?