7.6 World War II

• The policy of appeasement adopted by Britain and France emboldened the Axis powers and failed to prevent the outbreak of WWII
• The formation of opposing alliances in WWII helped the Allies coordinate against the Axis threat.


  True
• The Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942-43 marked a major turning point, halting the German advance
• What was the Lend-Lease Act designed to provide to the Allies?

  War materials
• What policy did the U.S. initially pursue before entering World War II?

  Isolationism
• What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

  Provide war materials to Allies
• Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan pursued aggressive expansionist policies to build empires
• Match the Axis powers with their leaders:

  Nazi Germany ↔️ Adolf Hitler

  Fascist Italy ↔️ Benito Mussolini

  Imperial Japan ↔️ Hideki Tojo
• The aggressive expansionist policies of the Axis powers included the German annexation of Austria
• The Treaty of Versailles after WWI imposed heavy reparations on Germany, contributing to resentment exploited by the Nazis.

  True
• The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 brought the United States into WWII
• The U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to Japan's surrender, ending WWII.


  True
• The Lend-Lease Act provided critical war materials to the Allies.

  True
• The U.S. decision to use atomic bombs against Japan led to the country's surrender
• The Soviet Union's political system during the Cold War was a communist dictatorship
• Which countries were part of the Allied Powers during World War II?

  U.S., Soviet Union, U.K., France
• Sequence the major turning points of World War II:

  1️⃣ Pearl Harbor Attack

  2️⃣ Battle of Stalingrad

  3️⃣ D-Day Invasion

  4️⃣ Atomic Bombings of Japan
• The atomic bombings of Japan led to the country's immediate surrender and the end of World War II.


  True
• What were the key principles of the United States during the Cold War?

  Individual liberty, free markets
• Chronological order of major events in WWII:

  1️⃣ Pearl Harbor Attack

  2️⃣ Battle of Stalingrad

  3️⃣ D-Day Invasion

  4️⃣ Atomic Bombings of Japan
• The United States initially pursued a policy of isolationism before entering WWII.


  True
• The U.S. played a pivotal role in the D-Day Invasion of Normandy
• What event in 1941 brought the U.S. into World War II?

  Pearl Harbor attack
• What year did the D-Day Invasion take place?

  1944
• Sequence of major U.S. contributions in World War II

  1️⃣ Lend-Lease Act

  2️⃣ D-Day Invasion

  3️⃣ Atomic Bombings
• The D-Day Invasion opened a new front in Western Europe.

  True
• What policy by Britain and France emboldened aggressors and failed to prevent the war?

  Appeasement
• The Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 brought the United States into the war against the Axis
• What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942-43?

  Halted German advance
• Match the post-World War II global dynamics with their descriptions:

  Cold War ↔️ Ideological conflict between U.S. and Soviet Union

  Containment Policy ↔️ U.S. strategy to limit Soviet expansion

  United Nations ↔️ Organization to promote global peace