The Americans
Chapter 24 Outline
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World War Looms

I.	Dictators Threaten World Peace
a.	Nationalism Threatens Europe and Asia
i.	What problems were created after the Treaty of Versailles?
ii.	Why did many countries have trouble establishing democratic 
governments?
iii.	What kind of ruler was Joseph Stalin?
iv.	What were the goals that Stalin tried to establish in the U.S.S.R.?
v.	What were the costs of Stalin's goals?
vi.	How was Benito Mussolini able to rise to power in Italy?
vii.	What is fascism and does it support free enterprise?
viii.	What was Mussolini's nickname and what did he accomplish for Italy?
ix.	How did Adolf Hitler rise to power in Germany?
x.	What was contained in Mein Kampf?
xi.	What were the key elements of Nazism?
xii.	Why did Germany call his empire the Third Reich?
xiii.	How was Japan practicing militarism?
xiv.	What were examples of aggression in Europe?
b.	The United States Responds Cautiously
i.	 What was contained in the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
ii.	What were the arguments in the U. S. regarding World War I and 
America's entry into the war?
iii.	How was anti-war sentiments expressed in the country?
iv.	What was the Good Neighbor Policy?
v.	What was contained in the Reciprocal Trade Agreements?
vi.	What was contained in the Neutrality Acts?
vii.	Why did many Americans feel the need to get involved in the Spanish-
Civil War?
viii.	What were the American volunteers called?
ix.	How did Roosevelt's position gradually become clearer?
II.	War in Europe
a.	Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall
i.	How was Hitler able to gain control of Austria?
ii.	How was Hitler able to gain the Sudentenland?
iii.	What policy did the other nations take toward Hitler's aggression?
b.	The German Offensive Begins
i.	When did Hitler take the rest of Czechoslovakia?
ii.	What agreement did Hitler and Stalin make over Poland?
iii.	What was the blitzkrieg?
iv.	When did Britain and France declare war on Germany and why?
v.	What was the sitzkrieg or phony war?
vi.	How was the phony war broken?
vii.	What was Hitler's surprise attack?
c.	France and Britain Fight On
i.	What danger did Germany's attack through Belgium present for France?
ii.	What happened at Dunkirk?
iii.	What were the highlights of the Battle of Britain?
III.	The Holocaust
a.	The Persecution Begins
i.	What were some of the first moves of Hitler's plans against the Jews?
ii.	Why did Hitler and some German's dislike the Jews?
iii.	What was contained in the Nuremberg Laws?
iv.	What happened during Kristallnacht?
v.	What problems did the Jews who tried to leave Germany experience?
vi.	Why did the U.S. not want to allow any more Jewish immigrants into the 
country?
vii.	What happened to the St. Louis?
b.	The Final Solution
i.	What is genocide and how did Hitler view this as a solution?
ii.	Why did Nazi's believe the Final Solution provided an acceptable answer?
iii.	What groups did Hitler target for elimination?
iv.	What happened to Jews in concentration camps and ghettos?
v.	What took place at the death camps?
vi.	What methods were used to kill many of the victims?
IV.	America Moves Toward War
a.	The United States Musters Its Forces
i.	How was the U.S. policy revised after the war in Europe broke out?
ii.	Who were the Axis powers?
iii.	Why did the U.S. want to avoid entering the war after the Tripartite Pact 
was signed?
iv.	How did the U.S. try to overcome the limitations of the Tripartite Pact and 
aid its allies?
v.	How did the U.S. begin the process of building their forces?
b.	"The Great Arsenal of Democracy"
i.	What was contained in the "Lend-Lease" Plan?
ii.	What were the wolf-packs and how did they hinder U.S. aid to their allies?
c.	Planning for War
i.	What was contained in the Atlantic Charter?
ii.	How was the U.S. being pulled into the war in 1941?
d.	Japan Attacks the United States
i.	What were the Japanese goals and how did the U.S. stand in its way?
ii.	Was the U.S aware that the Japanese were preparing for attack?
iii.	What happened at Pearl Harbor?
iv.	What did Roosevelt say when he declared the U.S. entry into war?