Julian Soriano US History Mr. Thompson March 20, 2013 WWII Study Guide Terms: 1.

Lend-Lease: Act passed in 1941 that allowed President Roosevelt to sell or lend what supplies to any country whose defense he considered vital to the safety of the United States. 2. Munich Pact: Agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France in 1938 that sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace. 3. Nonaggression Pact: Agreement between 2 or more countries, in this case, that Germany and Soviets wont attack each other. 4. Manhattan Project: Code name of the project that developed the atomic bomb. 5. Mein Kampf: Diary that Adolf Hitler wrote during his time in jail. 6. Internment: Temporary imprisonment of members of a specific group. 7. Erwin Rommel: Known as the Desert Fox wanted to push back the Allies to the sea as they landed. 8. Isolationism: A policy that a country or countries isolate themselves from joining any alliances. 9. National Socialist Party: Nazi party lead by Adolf Hitler during WWII and was disbanded in 1945 10. Munich Pact: Agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France in 1939 that sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace. 11. Neville Chamberlain: British prime minister who was at the Munich Conference with Hitler in 1938. 12. Appeasement: Policy of granting concessions in order to keep the peace. 13. Winston Churchill: Prime minister of the UK during WWII. 14. Concentration Camps: Camps used by the Nazis to imprison undesirable members of society. 15. Day of Infamy: 16. General Dwight D. Eisenhower: Supreme Commander of Allies Forces that planned the invasion on Normandy. 17. D-Day: June 6, 1944, the day Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. 18. Yalta Conference (what was it and date): 19. Executive Order 8802: World War II measure that assured fair hiring practices in any job funded by their government. 20. Selective Service Act: Act passed by Congress in May in 1917 authorizing draft of young men for military service. 21. Bracero Program: Plan that brought laborers from Mexico to work on American farms. Questions: 1. What event started World War II in Europe?

- The event that started World War II in Europe was when Germany attacked Poland on September 1939. 2. What was the most effective factor in slowing the Nazi drive into the Soviet Union in 1941? - The most effective factor in showing the Nazi drive into the Soviet Union in 1941 was the Russian Winter. 3. What was Hitlers greatest military blunder? - Hitlers greatest military blunder was declaring war on the U.S.S.R. (Russia). 4. What nations did Germany fail to conquer? - Germany failed to conquer the nations of Russia, Britain, and the Soviet Union. 5. What was Trumans major justification for using the atomic bomb against Japan? - Trumans major justification for using the atomic bomb against Japan was to keep the Americans safe from further attacks and also to save American soldiers to end war between the United States and Japan. 6. When did Roosevelt die? - Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. 7. When did Germany surrender? When did Japan surrender? - Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945 and Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. 8. What were the effects of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? - The creation of a better radar system, immediate declaration of war on Japan and US get out of neutrality and enter the war. 9. What was the point of the Neutrality Acts? -The point of Neutrality Acts was to keep the US out of overseas wars from different countries. 10. Who made the final decision to drop the atomic bombs? - President Truman made the final decision to drop the atomic bombs. 11. What were the major battles in the Pacific theater of WWII? - Major battles in the Pacific theater of WWII were Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Doolittle Raid.