Exam 28: World War Ii

Why did the French people,at first,accept the Vichy government? Describe the initial resistance to the Vichy government.What event(s)changed their support? Who were the key political leaders involved? In your opinion,were the French truly on the side of the Allies? Explain.

How did the Spanish Civil War affect world politics?

At Potsdam,the Allies agreed to ________.

The Battle of the Bulge ________.

Defense against Germany during World War II was known as "The ________" in the Soviet Union.

Even after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and ________,the Japanese would have continued fighting if Emperor Hirohito had not intervened.

The Japanese launched an air attack on the United States on December 7,1941 at the U.S.naval base of ________.

The Big Three for most of the war were _________.

In a secret agreement,signed in August 1939,the nations of ________ agreed to divide Poland amongst themselves.

By the end of 1941,________.

In 1943,the foreign ministers of Great Britain,the United States,and the Soviet Union reaffirmed the commitment to fight until _________.

What decision allowed the Soviet Union to eventually gain control of Eastern Europe?

Who were the "Big Three"? What meetings and discussions occurred between the "Big Three?" What important decisions did they make together? What ideological and political differences occurred among them? In your opinion,which peace conference,agreed to by the "Big Three," had the most pronounced effect on postwar Europe?

The key reason why the Western powers adopted a policy of appeasement was their ________.

Residents of ________ paid with their lives for counting on Russia to liberate their city before turning south to the Balkans.

Refer to the excerpt "Rosie the Riveter and the American Women in the War Effort." How did the onset of,and American involvement in,World War II change the place of women and minorities in American society? What prejudice did they need to overcome? In what ways did women contribute to the war effort?

What proved that the appeasement of Hitler during the Munich Settlement was a failure?

Hitler referred to the ________ as Untermenschen.

The Holocaust was driven by ________.

What nation suffered the most during World War II?