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Answer the following questions as you view each of the presentations of the Core Content and read the notes from Module 11! Click below each question to type your response. Please have all of your answers in either blue or red color. This portion of Module 11 is worth 60 points!

VUS.11a; War Erupts!

  1. How was the Treaty of Versailles a key cause of World War 2?
  1. What is a dictator?
  1. What is fascism?
  1. Identify the 4 militaristic who rose to power after World War 1 – include their name, nation, and key beliefs:
  1. What common themes did these 4 men have?
  1. What was the purpose of the Neutrality Act of 1935?
  1. What aggressive actions were taken that seemed to be ignored by the League of Nations?
  1. What type of stand did the U.S. continue to take?
  1. What is appeasement? Why doesn’t it work?
  1. What action began World War 2?
  1. Why did Stalin and Hitler not immediately go to war against each other?
  1. What is a blitzkrieg?
  1. Describe the Battle of Britain?
  1. What happened to France?
  1. Compare the policies of “Cash and Carry” and “Lend Lease”?
  1. Why did the U.S. change its policy?
  1. What militaristic activities were being carried out by Japan in the 1930’s?
  1. Why was Japan doing this?
  1. What event caused the U.S. to enter World War 2?
  1. Why was Pearl Harbor such a perfect place for Japan to attack?
  1. Why did Japan need to keep it a secret?
  1. How did Roosevelt describe December 7, 1941?
  1. Why would Seuss describe this as “The End of the Nap”?
  1. Who were the members of the Axis Powers?

VUS.11b; America at War

  1. How was America’s decision to enter World War 2 similar to our decision to enter the first World War?
  1. Who were the “Big Three”?
  1. Why did the Allies decide on a “Defeat Hitler First” strategy?
  1. How did the Axis powers believe they win the war in Europe?
  1. What was the Battle of El Alamein?
  1. Why was El Alamein considered such an important victory for the Allies?
  1. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad considered a major turning point in the war?
  1. What was D-Day? When did it occur? Where did it happen?
  1. What was V-E Day? When was it?
  1. Did this mean the end of the war?
  1. Explain the concept of “Island Hopping”:
  1. What tactic did Japan attempt in the Pacific?
  1. What happened in the “Miracle of Midway”?
  1. Why was Midway considered the turning point in the Pacific?
  1. Why were victories at Iwo Jima and Okinawa so important?
  1. What were kamikaze’s and why did Japan use them?
  1. How did Truman END the war?
  1. Why did Truman decide to drop the bombs on Japan?
  1. When was V-J Day?

VUS.11c; Minority Contribution to the War

  1. Why would this war mark a significant change in the American acceptance of past discrimination?
  1. What obstacles did minorities continue to face during the war?
  1. What new roles did women take during this war?
  1. In what ways did African Americans participate in the war effort?
  1. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
  1. What were the Nisei? Why would they have felt such a strong desire to fight in this war?
  1. What were the Navajo Code Talkers?
  1. What seemed to be the “cost” of minority involvement in the war?
  1. How did the participation of minorities and women reflect social conditions in the United States?

VUS.11d; Prisoners of War

  1. What are prisoners of war?
  1. What was the purpose of the Geneva Convention?
  1. What factors help determine how a nation will treat its POW’s?
  1. Why would the prisoners in the Pacific have been treated worse than prisoners in Europe?
  1. What happened during the Bataan Death March?

VUS.11e; The Holocaust

  1. What was the “Final Solution”?
  1. Did America know of Hitler’s plans before the war?
  1. How many people were killed during the Holocaust?
  1. What is a genocide?
  1. What groups of people were targeted by the Nazis?
  1. What was a concentration camp?
  1. Why did Hitler choose the Jews to be a scapegoat?
  1. What were the Nuremberg Trials?
  1. Were similar trials held in Japan for those atrocities?
  1. What is Zionism?
  1. What are the lasting effects of the Holocaust?
  1. How did this help encourage unrest in the Middle East?