Unit 5 Review

1. Unit 5 Review WWII in Pacific Failure of L of N Holiday Gift Bag WWII in Europe American Involvement 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

2. 100 Failure of the LofN Why did Disarmament fail? Include response of Italy & Japan.

3. 100 Failure of the LofN Countries weren’t willing to reduce weapons, especially if seen as unequal (Italy/Japan). It was also not enforced, and difficult for countries to maintain during the Great Depression.

4. 200 Failure of the LofN List two reasons why Japan withdrew from the League of Nations.

5. 200 Failure of the LofN • Wanted continued expansion • Saw the democratic countries as hypocritical • Felt it was being treated unequally • Wanted to maintain their sphere of influence in Asia

6. 300 Failure of the LofN How did the Abyssinian Crisis prove the LofN was a failure?

7. 300 Failure of the LofN • Showed LofN would not aide countries who were in trouble • Italy violated the League with no consequences • League did not want to get involved because GB/FR needed Italy as an ally • Showed that countries could act without consent from the League

8. 400 Failure of the LofN Why did France invade the Ruhr Valley? How did this show the failure of the League?

9. 400 Failure of the LofN Germany wasn’t keeping up with reparation payments, so France invaded the resource-rich area to claim their money. France acted without the League’s consent and there was no consequence.

10. 500 Failure of the LofN Which two countries continually vetoed one another in the LofN? List two reasons why!

11. 500 Failure of the LofN France and Great Britain • France was concerned with possible German invasion….GB was not • France wanted to punish Germany harshly and take reparations by force…..GB did not support this • France did not want to disarm • GB did not support intervention under “collective security”

12. 100 WWII in Europe List three events that led to Hitler’s takeover of the German government.

13. 100 WWII in Europe Head of Nazi party, appointed chancellor, Hindenburg’s death

14. 200 WWII in Europe • List one similarity and one difference between Hitler’s concentration camps and Stalin’s gulags.

15. 200 WWII in Europe • Similarity: Both targeted groups that were a threat, labor, harsh conditions, high deaths • Difference: CC were more racial, Gulags were political, more Gulags

16. 300 WWII in Europe List three events that led to Italy’s surrender.

17. 300 WWII in Europe • Allies surrounded the country; continued invasion • Mussolini was overthrown • Fascism fell from power

18. 400 WWII in Europe List three effects of Operation Barbarossa.

19. 400 WWII in Europe • German failure because of winter • Modernization of Soviet military • Stalin gives military commanders more control • Increased Soviet patriotism • Shift to war economy • Aide from US/UK

20. 500 WWII in Europe List the four decisions made at the Yalta Conference.

21. 500 WWII in Europe • UN established • Division of Germany • USSR would declare war on Japan for Pacific Islands • USSR would control Poland if he allowed elections

22. 100 WWII in Pacific Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

23. 100 WWII in Pacific Wanted to hurt the American Navy so the US could not interfere with their expansion in the Pacific; wanted to demoralize the US so they would not declare war

24. 200 WWII in Pacific The Battle of _______ was the first American victory in the Pacific, but the Battle of ______ was the turning point in the Pacific because it was the first Japanese territory America conquered.

25. 200 WWII in Pacific The Battle of Midway was the first American victory in the Pacific, but the Battle of Guadalcanal was the turning point in the Pacific because it was the first Japanese territory America conquered.

26. 300 WWII in Pacific List TWO things the U.S. did causing Japan to attack Pearl Harbor.

27. 300 WWII in Pacific • Encouraged sanctions • Trade embargo • Cut off oil, steel, iron shipments • Interfered with their expansion in the Pacific • Aided China

28. 400 WWII in Pacific List TWO things that showed Japan’s transition to militarism.

29. 400 WWII in Pacific • Hideki Tojo became dictator • Military assassinated government officials • Expanded without government consent

30. 500 WWII in Pacific List THREE similarities Hitler’s war in Europe and Japan’s war in the Pacific.

31. 500 WWII in Pacific • Create a sphere of influence • Decrease influence of democracy in the region • Strong nationalism • Importance of the military • Left League of Nations • War Crimes against civilians

32. 100 American Involvement Explain how Code Talkers were used in WWII.

33. 100 American Involvement Mostly Navajo, used in the Pacific, unbreakable code

34. 200 American Involvement Explain how Mexican Americans and African Americans faced discrimination during WWII.

35. 200 American Involvement • Mexican Americans: increase in immigration, competition, zoot suit riots • African Americas: segregated military, unequal training

36. 300 American Involvement Describe the Lend-Lease Act. Include two countries that benefited from this act.

37. 300 American Involvement 1941 US policy that allowed the government to aide any nation who was vital to US security. US loaned millions of dollars to GB, France, USSR, and China.

38. 400 American Involvement Explain how the US was involved in German reparation payments under the Dawes Plan.

39. 400 American Involvement • US economist Charles Dawes produced a report on German reparations: • US reparations agent would reside in Germany • US convinced European powers that payments should be reduced • US provides loans to Germany so they can pay reparations to Allies (this would allow Allies to repay loans to US)

40. 500 American Involvement Japanese Internment began when FDR signed _____________ and it was declared constitutional after the court case ____________.

41. 500 American Involvement Japanese Internment began when FDR signed Executive Order 9066 and it was declared constitutional after the court case Korematsu vs. US

42. 100 Holiday Gift Bag List one cause and one effect of the Munich Conference.

43. 100 Holiday Gift Bag • Causes: wanted to avoid war and maintain peace, GD, negotiate • Effects: allows Hitler to keep control of Sudetenland, Hitler breaks promise and invades Czechoslovakia

44. 200 Holiday Gift Bag List three weaknesses of the Axis powers leading to their defeat in Europe.

45. 200 Holiday Gift Bag • Germany did not commit full resources to defeating GB so Germany had to divert resources to two fronts • USSR invasion forced war on two fronts • USSR invasion allowed US/GB to invade N.Africa • Germany assumed the US would only focus on the Pacific War • Bad military preparations – did not prepare for winter • Material shortages • Did not mobilize the homefront

46. 300 Holiday Gift Bag List four strengths of the Allied powers leading to a victory in Europe.

47. 300 Holiday Gift Bag • US/USSR shift to wartime economy • Allies military is very organized • Increased production of weapons • Mobilization of civilians; homefront • Worked as a team • More will to fight to preserve democracy

48. 400 Holiday Gift Bag List four reasons why the League of Nations failed.

49. 400 Holiday Gift Bag • Sanctions were ineffective • Absence of United States • Did not allow Germany/USSR to join • Main powers continued to veto each other • Aggressive countries were not held responsible for their actions • There was no military force to enforce policies • It did not provide aide to countries in need • Great Depression • Self-Interest of nations

50. 500 Holiday Gift Bag List three changes implemented by the Allies in Japan post-WWII