WORLD WAR II p. 1 1. The leader of Germany during World War II was 2. The leader of Japan during World War II was 3. The leader of Italy during World War II was 4. Germany, Japan, and Italy formed the Powers. 5. The leader of Great Britain during World War II was 6. The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II was 7. The leader of the USA during World War II was 8. Great Britain, U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union), and the USA were the Powers. 9. A meeting was held in Germany called the where Hitler was given the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia in an effort to avoid war. 10. The strategy of giving into demands in an effort to avoid war is called. 11. France and Great Britain declared war on Germany after they invaded the country of. 12. The war strategy of a fast attack is called which means lightning war. 13. Congress passed the - Act which allowed the USA to supply weapons and food to Great Britain. 14. The country of made a surprise attack on the American naval fleet at Pearl Harbor in. 15. The date of the Pearl Harbor attack was.
WORLD WAR II p. 1 16. German troops got caught in a terrible winter surrounded by Soviets without reinforcements in the Battle of. This was the first German surrender and a turning point in the war in Europe. 17. The invasion of German-occupied France by Allied forces was called Operation or. It was the largest sea-to-land invasion ever attempted. 18. The date of the D-day attack was. 19. This was the last German offensive attack in Europe called the Battle. After weeks of fighting the Allied forces began to drive the Germans back towards Berlin. 20. V-E Day or Victory in Europe Day was in of 1945. 21. The was a top secret scientific program to develop the atomic bombs. 22. The USA bombed the Japanese cities of and. 23. President had to make the decision to use the bombs. 24. The Germans killed millions of Jews in the. The purpose was which is to kill a race of people. 25. The Americans placed Japanese Americans in camps. The purpose was to them by moving them away from the coast. 26. The Japanese used a tactic of purposely crashing planes full of explosives into American ships which was called. 27. The Battle of was the largest naval battle in history and a victory for the US who crushed the Japanese fleet near the coast of the Philippines. 28. V-J Day or Victory over Japan Day was in of 1945.
COLD WAR p.1 1. The country of and its capital city of were divided among four nations after World War II. 2. The was a policy supported by the President of the U.S. that urged Congress to help countries that were under the threat of Communism, often offering military aid. 3. The was a program of economic aid that helped rebuild Western Europe at a very high cost. 4. The Nazi war criminals faced the which led to the idea that certain crimes are inexcusable even if a person is following orders during war. 5. An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts was established in 1945 called the. 6. A pact between the U.S. and 10 other countries for mutual defense was which stands for (4 words) 7. A pact between the Soviet controlled countries of Eastern Europe to defend each other was named the. 8. The Berlin symbolized the iron curtain. 9. was the first country to use the atomic bomb. 10. is a foreign policy aimed at stopping the strategy spread of into countries where it doesn t exist. (Answers to #2 and #3 are examples.) 11. was a Cold War foreign policy between nations over political differences (communism v. democracy) using all strategies short of war. 12. The period of hostility between Western Powers and Communist Powers was known as the.
COLD WAR p.2 13. was a satellite launched by the Soviets in 1957. 14. The offered veterans money for school and loans for houses, farms, and businesses. 15. The communist takeover of China was led by. The United States did not recognize the any Chinese government except the one in Taiwan for years. 16. The still divides Korea into a communist northern country and a non-communist southern country. 17. Joseph McCarthy led a Congressional committee HUAC which stands for and branded people as reds or members of the Party, often without proof. 18. Sputnik led to America forming NASA in 1958 which stands for. 19. In an race both the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more. 20. The new nuclear weapon was a bomb even more powerful than the atomic bombs. The only country to use an atomic bomb in war is. 21. A period of increased births during the 1950s and 1960s was called the. 22. A redistribution of the population in 1970s occurred in the southern area of the USA called the. 23. An attempt by the government to replace slums with better housing was called. 24. Young people in the 1950s who began to express dissatisfaction with American society through art, poetry, literature and music were called the.
DECADES 1. Presidents: John. F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Richard M. Nixon A. 1960s B. 1970s C. 1980s D. 1990s E. 2000s 2. Presidents: George W. Bush (served 2 terms); Barack Obama A. 1960s B. 1970s C. 1980s D. 1990s E. 2000s 3. Presidents: George H.W. Bush (End Term); William Jefferson Clinton (2 terms) A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s E. 1990s 4. Presidents: Harry S. Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s E. 1990s 5. Presidents: Ronald Reagan (served 2 terms); George H.W. Bush (Begins his term) A. 1960s B. 1970s C. 1980s D. 1990s E. 2000s 6. EVENTS: The Wall represented the Cold War for many and was a barrier of concrete and barbed wire built in. (p.436) 7. EVENTS: The Soviets installed nuclear missiles in communist in October of and led to the establishment of a telephone so the leaders of U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. could talk directly to each other at a moment s notice. (p. 436) 8. EVENTS: On July 20, the Eagle landed on the surface of the moon. (p. 438) Two American astronauts: and became the first people to walk on the moon. 9. EVENTS: September 11, - Terrorists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the near Washington, D.C. and the in New York City. (p. 500)
Answer Key WORLD WAR II COLD WAR DECADES 1. Adolf Hitler 2. General Tojo 3. Benito Mussolini 4. AXIS powers 5. Winston Churchill 6. Joseph Stalin 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt 8. ALLIED powers 9. Munich Conference 10. Appeasement 11. Poland 12. Blitzkrieg 13. Lend-Lease Act 14. Japan, Hawaii 15. December 7, 1941 16. Battle of Stalingrad 17. Operation Overlord, D-day 18. June 6, 1944 19. Battle of the Bulge 20. May 1945 21. Manhattan Project 22. Hiroshima, Nagasaki 23. Truman 24. Holocaust, genocide 25. Internment, relocate 26. Kamikaze 27. Battle of Leyte Gulf 28. August 1945 1. Germany, Berlin 2. Truman Doctrine 3. Marshall Plan 4. Nuremberg trials 5. United Nations 6. NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization 7. Warsaw Pact 8. Berlin Wall 9. USA 10. Containment; communism 11. Brinkmanship 12. Cold War 13. Sputnik 14. G.I. Bill 15. Mao Zedong 16. 38 th Parallel 17. House Un- American Activities Committee 18. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 19. Arms; weapons 20. Hydrogen 21. Baby boom 22. Sun Belt 23. Urban renewal 24. Beats 1. 1960s 2. 2000s 3. 1990s 4. 1950s 5. 1980s 6. Berlin Wall; 1961 7. Cuba; 1962; hotline 8. 1969; Neil Armstrong; Edwin Buzz Aldrin 9. 2001; Pentagon; World Trade Center