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History of Europe 3
6th Grade Social Studies: Unit 4 - Nazism thru WWII
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What caused the U.S. to enter WWII? | The attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) |
| What was Japan's goal prior to WWII? | to rule Asia and the Pacific Ocean |
| What country did Japan invade in 1931? | 1931: Manchuria (northern China) defeated |
| What was Italy's goal prior to WWII? | Mussolini wants to revive the Roman Empire (control the Mediterranean area) |
| What country did Italy invade in 1935? | 1935: Ethiopia was invaded and taken over |
| What country did Italy invade in 1939? | 1939: Albania invaded |
| Why didn't the Allies do anything when the pre-WWII dictators were trying to expand their empires? | (1) World War I killed so many they were afraid of another war (2) US would not help (isolationism) (3) thought dictators would go away |
| Name the pre-WWII dictator from Japan and his political party | 1941: Hideki Tojo from Japan - he leads a military dictatorship |
| Name the pre-WWII dictator from Spain and his political party | 1939: Francisco Franco from Spain - his party was called the Nationalists (fascists) |
| Name the pre-WWII dictator from Germany and his political party | 1933: Adolf Hitler from Germany - his party was fascist and called the Nazis |
| Name the pre-WWII dictator from the USSR and his political party | 1924: Joseph Stalin from the USSR - his political party was called the Communists |
| Name the leaders of the United Kingdom during the pre-WWII era (1939-1945) | thru 1940: Neville Chamberlain 1940-1945: Winston Churchill |
| Name the leaders of the United States during the pre-WWII era (1939-1945) | thru 1945: Franklin Roosevelt 1945 - Harry Truman |
| Name the leaders of France during the pre-WWII era (1939-1945) | thru 1940: Henri Petain 1940-1944: Marshal Philippe Pétain - in the Vichy France area (German occupied zone) 1940-1945: Charles de Gaulle - in the Free France zone |
| Name the leaders of China during the pre-WWII era (1939-1945) | Nationalists: Chiang Kai-Shek Communists: Mao Zedong |
| Define: Vichy France | Vichy France was the French government during World War II that collaborated with Nazi Germany |
| What resulted from the Holocaust after WWII? | the United Nations created Israel as a Jewish state and Nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes |
| What sparked the beginning of WWII? | Germany invades Poland |
| What countries were part of the Allies? | United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France |
| What countries were part of the Axis? | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Define: Prejudice | (1) an opinion that is formed without knowing or understanding all the facts. (2) General bad treatment of a person or group without specific cause or reason. |
| What preexisting prejudices were present before WWII? | Before the Nazis came to power, there were already some negative feelings towards Jewish people in Germany. Some people wrongly believed that Jewish people were responsible for many of the country’s problems. |
| Summarize the “events leading to the Holocaust” | Once the Nazis were in power, they started passing laws that took away the rights of Jewish people. They forced Jewish people to live in separate areas called ghettos. During World War II, the Nazis decided to kill all the Jewish people in Europe (the Holocaust). |
| During what years did WWII take place? | 1939-1945 |
| Define: Holocaust | Extermination of 6 million Jews and 5 million others the Nazis didn’t like in concentration camps (during WWII) |
| Who was Hitler? | Germany’s leader during WWII |
| Who was Winston Churchill? | England’s leader during WWII |
| What sparked WWI? | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Why did Hitler set up concentration camps? | Hitler wanted more living space for Germans |
| Define: Genocide | the planned killing of a race of people |
| Who was Mussolini? | Italy’s fascist dictator during WWII |
Created by:
Engle Family
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