Chapters 31 World History Sanchez Name _____________________________________ Chapter 31-World War II Section 1-Germany overran much of Europe What is appeasement? What was Hitler's demand made on April 28, 1939? What did Britain and France pledge to do if Poland was invaded by Hitler? In August 1939 what agreement did Hitler and Stalin sign? What was the advantage to Hitler of making an agreement with the Soviet Union? What excuse did Hitler use to invade Poland? On what date did Germany invade Poland? What is a blitzkrieg? What countries fell to control of the Soviet Union during the fall of 1939? What country did Germany invade in April of 1940? What is the Luftwaffe? How many days did it take for the German's to capture Norway's major cities and ports? Who became the new Prime Minister of England in 1940? What was the Maginot Line? How did Germany get around the Maginot Line? What happened at Dunkirk? What was the Vichy Regime in France? What movement did Charles de Gaulle lead during WW2? What new secret weapon helped Britain during the German air attack? What happened in the Battle of Britain? Who was Edward R. Murrow? What deal did President Roosevelt make with Britain in September of 1940? What was contained in the Lend-Lease Act of 1941? Who did Hitler attack in April of 1941? What city did Hitler try to starve into submission in Nov. 1941? What finally defeated Hitler in Russia? Section 2-Japan conquered and Asian empire. What did the Japanese want in Southeast Asia? What did Roosevelt do to try and put pressure on the Japanese to stop their attacks? What took place on December 7, 1941? What were the damages of the attack on Pearl Harbor? What were some of the other islands that the Japanese attacked? At what battle did the Allies first stop the Japanese advance? How were the Americans able to stop the Japanese at Midway? What was island hopping? Section 3-The Allies launched a drive to victory Who was the Desert Fox? Why was the Battle of El Alamein important? What took place at the Battle of Stalingrad? When was Mussolini forced to resign? What took place on D-Day? When did Hitler kill himself? When did German finally surrender? Why were the taking of Iwo Jima and Okinawa important? What did President Truman decide to do instead of invading Japan and why? On what two cities did the U.S. drop the atomic bomb? Section 4-World War II left a legacy What were the Einsatzgruppen? How many people are believed to have been killed by the SS killing units? What were the ghettos like in Germany? What is genocide? How many death camps did the Nazi's operate? How many people could be killed in one day at Auschwitz? What was the Holocaust? Who was Raoul Wallenberg? What are some of the ways WWII changed America? 1