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24: World War Looms

Purpose:

Given:
Use the The Americans textbook to complete the assignment below.
Refer to the course calendar to acquire due dates and other instructions.
Write complete sentences when a sentence is called for in the tasks below.

Task:
A. Dictators Threaten World Peace
Read pages 734 - 741

Terms & Names
Adolf Hitler Francisco Franco Neutrality Acts fascism Nazism
Joseph Stalin totalitarian Benito Mussolini

ANALYZING CAUSES
How did the Treaty of Versailles sow the seeds of instability in Europe? Think About:
effects of the treaty on Germany and the Soviet Union
effects of the treaty on national pride
the economic legacy of the war

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
Why do you think Hitler found widespread support among the German people? Support your answer with
details from the text.

B. War in Europe
Read pages 742 - 747

Terms & Names:
appeasement blitzkrieg nonaggression pact Charles de Gaulle
Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill

ANALYZING MOTIVES
To what extent do you think lies and deception played a role in Hitlers tactics? Support your answer with
examples. Think About:
William Shirers diary entry about headlines in the Nazi newspa- pers
Soviet-German relations
Hitlers justifications for military aggression

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
Review Germanys aggressive actions between 1938 and 1945. At what point do you think Hitler
concluded that he could take any territory without being stopped? Why?

C. The Holocaust
Read pages 748 - 755

Terms & Names:
genocide concentration camp ghetto Holocaust Kristallnacht

EVALUATING DECISIONS
Do you think that the United States was justified in not allowing more Jewish refugees to immigrate? Why
or why not? Think About:
the views of isolationists in the United States
some Americans prejudices and fears
the incident on the German luxury liner St. Louis

D. America Moves Toward War
Read pages 756 - 763

Terms & Names:
Atlantic Charter Hideki Tojo Allies Axis powers Lend-Lease Act

EVALUATING DECISIONS
Do you think that the United States should have waited to be attacked before declaring war? Think About:
the reputation of the United States
the influence of isolationists the events at Pearl Harbor

PREDICTING EFFECTS
What problem would the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor solve for Roosevelt? What new problems
would it create?

ANALYZING PRIMARY SOURCES Although the U.S. Congress was still unwilling to declare war early in
1941, Churchill told his war cabinet,...

We must have patience and trust to the tide which is flowing our way, and to events.

What do you think Churchill meant by this remark? Support your answer.