WWII Unit 8 Test Review

  1. Causes of WWII

  • Germany invading Poland in 1939

  • Appeasement: giving in to Hitler at the Munich Agreement

  • Nazi-Soviet Pact: agreement to not fight and divide Poland

  • U.S. became a wealthy creditor after WWI

  1. Great Depression and Economy

  • Stock market crash caused by panic selling

  • New deal: government spending and public works

  • Command economy: government controls industry (Stalin)

  1. Totalitarianism

  • Leaders: Hitler, Stalin, and Tojo

  • Features propaganda, censorship, no opposition, and fear

  • Mein Kampf: Hitler’s plans

  • Aryan Race and Lebensraum

  1. Key WWII Events

  • Start: Germany invades Poland

  • Pearl Harbor is when the U.S. entered the war

  • D-Day was the turning point in Europe

  • Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki —> Japan surrenders

  1. Japan and Tojo

  • Prime Minister of Japan

  • Supported expansion

  • Led during Pearl Harbor

  1. Pearl Harbor

  • Surprise attack by Japan on Hawaii in 1941

  • Caused U.S. entry into WWII

  1. Important Matching

  • Poland invasion —> start of WWII

  • Pearl Harbor —> U.S. enters

  • D-Day —> turning point

  • Atomic bomb —> Japan surrenders