WWII Study Guide Key Terms and Ideas to review for your test.
WWII Intro ► Adolf Hitler ► Benito Mussolini ► Treaty of Versailles ► Neutrality Acts ► Dictator ► Totalitarian state
WWII Causes ► Josef Stalin ► Gulag ► German violations of the Treaty of Versailles Rebuilding Army Annexation of Austria ► Munich Conference ► Appeasement ► Nazi-Soviet Pact ► German Invasion of Poland
U.S. Involvement ► German Blitzkrieg ► Axis Powers ► Allied Powers ► French Surrender ► Battle of Britain ► Winston Churchill ► FDR ► U.S. as “Arsenal of Democracy.” ► Germany’s surprise attack on Soviet Union ► Pearl Harbor
Mobilization ► Mobilization (What is it?) ► War Production Board ► Rationing ► New Roles for Women “Rosie the Riveter” ► Relocation of Japanese Americans ► War Relocation Agency
Battles ► “A Time of Peril” Before the U.S. joins German expansion Japanese expansion ► “The Tide Turns” After the U.S. joins ► Italy joins the Allies ► The Second Front ► Dwight Eisenhower ► Operation Overlord
Victory! ► FDR’s fourth election ► President Truman ► Victory in Europe ► Hitler’s suicide ► Island Hopping ► Kamikazes ► The atomic bomb ► Victory over Japan
Counting the Costs ► Destruction of cities ► Bataan Death march ► The Holocaust ► Concentration camps ► German experiments ► War Crimes Trials
Homework ► Write 10 Review questions and their answers using your notes as a guide.