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1. Name: _________________________________________ Date: ________________________ Period: _______
Unit 7 Study Guide: World War II
(U.S. 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10) EJHS Spring 2015
1 p. 1
4.6:
Describe how the
Treaty of Versailles
led to World War II
2 p. 1
4.6:
List the 5 totalitarian
dictators during World
War II
3 p. 2
4.6:
Name the 3 countries
that were members of
the Axis Powers
4 p. 2
4.6:
Give the FULL
definition of
appeasement
5 p. 2
4.6:
Describe why Winston
Churchill disapproved
of the Munich Pact
6 p. 3
4.6:
Name the country
in a Non-Aggression
Pact with Germany
7 p. 3
4.6:
Explain why the
Japanese wanted to
attack Pearl Harbor
8 p. 4
4.6:
Explain why the
Neutrality Acts were
amended (FDR…)
9 p. 4
4.6:
Describe what the Cash
and Carry program
allowed (to sell…)
10 p. 4
4.6:
Describe the effect of
the Lend-Lease
program (FDR began…)
11 p. 4
4.6:
Describe how FDR’s
Four Freedoms Speech
convinced Americans to
prepare for WWII
12 p. 5
4.7:
Describe the purpose of
the Office of War
Mobilization during
World War II
13 p. 6
4.7:
Name the agency that
handled the rationing of
essential consumer
goods (Office of…)
14 p. 6
4.7:
List the 3 ways that
deficit spending
HELPED the U.S.
during World War II
15 p. 6
4.7:
Explain why the
U.S. was able to
emerge from the
Great Depression
16 p. 6
4.7:
Name the agency that
increased public
support for the war
17 p. 6
4.7:
List the 4 reasons that
propaganda was used
during World War II
18 p. 7
4.7:
List 4 patriotic
activities Americans
were encouraged to do
19 p. 7
4.7:
Name the main way
the government helped
pay for the war effort
20 p. 8
4.8:
Describe who Rosie the
Riveter represented
(women who…)
21 p. 8
4.8:
Explain why women
and minorities were
able to find jobs
22 p. 8
4.8:
Explain the effect of
the accomplishments
of Tuskegee Airmen
23 p. 8
4.8:
Explain why the Double
V Campaign began (to
help bring an end to…)
24 p. 8
4.8:
Describe the main job
of the Navajo Code
Talkers
25 p. 9
4.8:
Explain the Zoot Suit
Riots (riots broke out
between…)
26 p. 9
4.8:
Explain what
Executive Order 9066
resulted in
27 p. 9
4.8:
Explain why Japanese
Americans were
interned (fear that…)
28 p. 9
4.8:
Explain what
Korematsu v. United
States did (it upheld…)
29 p. 10
4.9:
Explain why Great
Britain and France
declared war
30 p. 11
4.9:
Name the battle that
Hitler launched the
greatest air assault in
31 p. 11
4.9:
Name the technology
that the RAF used to
hold off the Germans
32 p. 13
4.9:
Explain why the Battle
of the Bulge was
important (the last…)
33 p. 14
4.9:
Explain what the U.S.
victory in the Battle of
Midway did (made it…)
34 p. 14
4.9:
Name the bloodiest
battle of the war in the
Pacific Theater
35 p. 15
4.9:
Explain what the
Manhattan Project
was code for
36 p. 15
4.9:
Explain the debate
behind the use of the
atomic bomb
37 p. 15
4.9:
Describe what was
decided at the Tehran
Conference
38 p. 16
4.9:
Explain the purpose of
the Potsdam and Yalta
Conferences
39 p. 16
4.9:
List the 4 plans
decided at the
Yalta Conference
40 p. 16
4.9:
Describe the main
provision of the
Potsdam Declaration
41 p. 17
4.9:
Explain the most
important thing about
the Nuremburg Trials
42 p. 18
4.10:
List the 3 members of
the Big Three (country
AND leader)
43 p. 18
4.10:
Describe what
Dwight Eisenhower
was known for being
44 p. 18
4.10:
Describe what Douglas
MacArthur oversaw
45 p. 18
4.10:
Explain Harry
Truman’s reason for
dropping the bomb
46 p. 18
4.10:
Explain what the UN’s
statement of principles
was based on (belief…)
47 p. 19
4.10:
Explain why the U.S.
and Soviet Union
became superpowers
48 p. 19
4.10:
Explain what happened
due to development of
the atomic bomb
49 p. 19
4.10:
Explain why the Soviet
Union would extend its
power over Europe
50 p. 19
Timeline:
Draw a timeline of
Sept. 1st
1939, Dec. 7th
1941, June 6th
1944,
and May 8th
1945

2. Unit 7 Study Guide: World War II
(U.S. 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10) EJHS Spring 2015
Constructed Response (ALL CLASSES)
YOU MUST DO THE ESSAY PREPARATION TO GET FULL CREDIT FOR THE STUDY GUIDE
ASSIGNMENT. If you do not do the essay prep, you will lose a FULL LETTER GRADE.
Choose One Option:
• Complete the graphic organizer below (must be completed IN FULL), OR
• Write a draft for the essay on looseleaf (must be at least Advanced level), OR
• Write bullet points for the essay on looseleaf (must have at least 10 points)
THERE IS NO BASIC OPTION ON THE UNIT 7 TEST.
YOU MUST WRITE AT EITHER ADVANCED OR MASTERY LEVEL.
HONORS ONLY ESSAY
YOU MUST DO THE ESSAY PREPARATION TO GET FULL CREDIT FOR THE STUDY GUIDE
ASSIGNMENT. If you do not do the essay prep, you will lose a FULL LETTER GRADE.
Choose One Option:
• Write a draft for the essay on looseleaf (must be Mastery level), OR
• Write bullet points for the essay on looseleaf (must have at least 10 points)
YOU MUST WRITE AT MASTERY LEVEL (At least 3 paragraphs, at least 7 sentences each)
INTRO, BODY, AND CONCLUSION ARE REQUIRED!
Graphic Organizer
U.S. 4.7: Americans at War
Example #1 Example #2 Example #3
Example of
Propaganda in
World War II
Purpose of
Propaganda
U.S. 4.7: Explain how propaganda was used during World War II. You must
provide at least 3 examples and explain what they were used for.
(The better your examples, the better your grade will be for this essay.)
U.S.4.8: Examine the role of minority groups (Women, African Americans, Native
Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans) on the home front
and in the military and describe how it changed their status in society-
either positively or negatively. You must give at least 3 examples in your
assessment. INTRO, BODY, AND CONCLUSION ARE REQUIRED!