Chapter 30 Study Guide.....

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A.P. World History

Chapter 30 Study Guide

A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World Order

Introduction/ Old and New Causes of a Second World War

1. Even more than the previous global war, World War II was a ________ conflict.

2. The defeats suffered early in the war by the western _________ powers doomed their ___________.

3.  What area of the world was seized by Japan and renamed the State of Manchukuo?

4.  Who was the political and ideological leader of the German National Socialist Party?

5.  What were some of Hitler’s campaign promises to the German people?

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6.  What was the only nation to come to the aid of Spain’s republicans in their fight against Franco and the Axis forces of Germany and Italy?

Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of War in Europe and the Pacific

7.  Although Germany is seen as the catalyst of World War II, it was actually _________ that moved first.

8.  After the Guomindang capital located at Nanjing was captured, __________________ became the Nationalist headquarters for the remainder of the war.

9.  What three countries were part of the Tripartite Pact that was signed in 1940?

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            B. 

            C.

10.  Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with __________________ in 1939 to avoid fighting a two-front war.

11.  The invasion of __________________ prompted the entry of France and Britain into World War II.

The Conduct of a Second Global War

12.  In order to avoid the stalemate that was World War I, German strategy was centered on the concept of ______________________.

13.  The Dutch port of _______________________ was leveled by German bombers in 1940 causing over 40,000 civilian deaths

14.  What factors contributed to the fall of France

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15.  When northern France fell to German control, the Germans set-up a Nazi puppet regime in the city of _____________________.

16.  Identify: Winston Churchill-

17.  How did the British “win” the Battle of Britain despite the fact that they had a smaller air force than Germany.

18.  What new device gave Britain an edge against German aircraft?

19.  The Nazi failure to capture ________________________ in (1942/1943) was a major turning point in the war in the east.

20.  Identify the groups that were targeted for persecution/ genocide by the Nazis.

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21.  At the _____________________________ in February 1942, Nazi officials proposed a “final solution” for the “Jewish problem”.

22.  Approximately how many people were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust?

23.  Identify: Battle of the Bulge-

24.  In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

25.  What areas of Asia were captured by the Japanese by the early 1940’s?

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26.  Which Asian country was able to avoid attack and capture by cooperating with the advancing Japanese?

27.  The Japanese defeat at _________________________ marked the turning point in the Pacific War.

28.  Identify: Curtis Le May-

29.  Which two Japanese cities were reduced to rubble by means of new nuclear technology?

War’s End and the Emergence of the Superpower Standoff

30.  Which organization was formed by the allied powers at the conclusion of the war?

31.  What were the three major conferences that were held by the allies to determine the fate of Europe following World War II?

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            B. 

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32.  What happened to Germany and Japan as a result of the decisions made at the above mentioned conferences?

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            B. 

Nationalism and Decolonization

33.  Identify: Atlantic Charter of 1941-

34.  Which political party in India was most closely aligned with the British during World War II

35.  In 1947, what decision was made regarding the division between Hindus and Muslims living in India?

36.  Identify: Kwame Nkrumah-

37.  Around what year did the African nationalists gain independence of British nonsettler colonies in black Africa.

38.  Identify: Jomo Kenyatta-

39.  Was the Algerian independence movement more or less violent than the fight in Kenya?

40.  In what African colony was the white minority able to keep power?

41.  Identify: Apartheid-

42.  Identify: Haganah-

43.  A Jewish homeland was created in 1948 in a region known to the Arab community as ____________________.