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CH. 14 America and World War II Study Guide
It was the bloodiest, deadliest war the world had ever seen. More than 38 million people died, many of them innocent civilians. It also was the most destructive war in history. Fighting raged in many parts of the world. More than 50 nations took part in the war, which changed the world forever.
For Americans, World War II had a clear-cut purpose. People knew why they were fighting: to defeat tyranny. Most of Europe had been conquered by Nazi Germany, which was under the iron grip of dictator Adolf Hitler. The war in Europe began with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. Wherever the Nazis went, they waged a campaign of terror, mainly against Jews, but also against other minorities.
In Asia and the Pacific, Japanese armies invaded country after country, island after island. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, the U.S. Congress declared war, taking the U.S. into World War II.
Pre-Test: World War II – The World at War
T F 1 Americans from many races and ethnicities served in the armed forces during World War II.
T F 2 The United States developed the atomic bomb in secret.
T F 3 After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese-Americans in the U.S. were involuntarily sent to relocation camps.
T F 4 Rationing of raw materials and food affected only European citizens.
T F 5 The United States’ general strategy was to defeat Japan first, and then fight the war in Europe.
T F 6 The day Allied troops crossed the Rhine river and entered Germany is commonly Referred to as “D-Day.”
T F 7 President Roosevelt ordered the military to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
T F 8 The United Nations was conceived during the closing months of the war as a world peacekeeping authority to replace the League of Nations.
T F 9 After the war, Nazi war criminals were put on
CH. 14 America and World War II Study Guide
It was the bloodiest, deadliest war the world had ever seen. More than 38 million people died, many of them innocent civilians. It also was the most destructive war in history. Fighting raged in many parts of the world. More than 50 nations took part in the war, which changed the world forever.
For Americans, World War II had a clear-cut purpose. People knew why they were fighting: to defeat tyranny. Most of Europe had been conquered by Nazi Germany, which was under the iron grip of dictator Adolf Hitler. The war in Europe began with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. Wherever the Nazis went, they waged a campaign of terror, mainly against Jews, but also against other minorities.
In Asia and the Pacific, Japanese armies invaded country after country, island after island. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, the U.S. Congress declared war, taking the U.S. into World War II.
Pre-Test: World War II – The World at War
T F 1 Americans from many races and ethnicities served in the armed forces during World War II.
T F 2 The United States developed the atomic bomb in secret.
T F 3 After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese-Americans in the U.S. were involuntarily sent to relocation camps.
T F 4 Rationing of raw materials and food affected only European citizens.
T F 5 The United States’ general strategy was to defeat Japan first, and then fight the war in Europe.
T F 6 The day Allied troops crossed the Rhine river and entered Germany is commonly Referred to as “D-Day.”
T F 7 President Roosevelt ordered the military to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
T F 8 The United Nations was conceived during the closing months of the war as a world peacekeeping authority to replace the League of Nations.
T F 9 After the war, Nazi war criminals were put on