Chapter 15
World War 2, 1941-1945
1. Define each term and briefly explain its connection to WW2 which lasted
from 1941-1945.
a. unconditional surrender
i. internment
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower
j. Executive Order 9066
c. saturation bombing
k. rationing
d. strategic bombing
l. OWI
e. Chester Nimitz
m. island hopping
f. radar
n. superpower
g. Executive Order #8802
o. GATT
h. bracero program
p. United Nations
2. Why was the Battle of
Stalingrad a major turning
point in the war in
Europe?
3. Describe the primary
reason the Allies made
bombing runs over
Germany.
4. Describe how the US
victory at the Battle of
Midway changed the
course of the war in the
Pacific.
5. List three benefits women
gained from wartime work.
6. What section of the United States grew the most during the war? Why?
7. Describe how the US government controlled resources needed for the war
effort.
8. Explain the facts of the case, the issue before the court, and the decision of
the court in the Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. United States (1944).
9. Describe the significance of the Teheran Conference in 1943.
10.
Explain the
primary objective of
Operation Overlord (DDay) at Normandy.
11.
List two German
impact when they were
defeated at the Battle of
the Bulge.
12.
List two reasons
island hopping was so
deadly for both sides.
13. Why did the United States decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan at the
end of the war?
14. List two outcomes of the Yalta Conference in 1945.
15. Identify the Universal Declaration of Rights and explain its basic premise.
16. List three things the United States did after the war to increase its role in
the postwar world.
17.
Describe how the war fostered support for civil rights.