11.7.1 - Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on
Pearl Harbor. 11.7.4 - Analyze Roosevelt's foreign policy during World War II.
Unit 6 Benchmark Study Guide
Name ____________________________________________ Period # ______ Date ___________
Directions: Use the textbook to answer the questions below. Many of these questions are directly correlated with the
benchmark test that you must pass to receive your credits.
Page 528: Section 1 Title: ______________________________________________________________.
Main Idea: __________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Why It Matters Now: __________________________________________________________________
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Page 529: Identifying Problems: Why did the new democracies set up after WWI fail? ____________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________. What are the characteristics of a totalitarian state? _________
______________________________________________________________________________________
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Page 530: What factors led to the rise of Fascism in Italy? ______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 531: What were the key ideas and goals that Hitler presented in Mein Kampf? __________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________. Page 532: Why did Japan invade
Manchuria? ____________________________________________________________________________.
Page 534-535: What factors contributed to Americans’ growing isolationism? ______________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
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Page 535: How did Roosevelt get around enforcement of the Neutrality Acts in 1937? ________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________.
Page 534-535: Before 1937, when dictators in Japan, Germany, and Italy came to power, the United States
wanted to: ___________________________________________________________________________.
Chapter 16 section 1 Guided Reading worksheet “Dictators threaten world peace” – see teacher
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11.7.1 - Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on
Pearl Harbor. 11.7.4 - Analyze Roosevelt's foreign policy during World War II.
Page 535: Section Assessment: Critical Thinking #3 – How did the Treaty of Versailles sow the seeds of
instability in Europe? ____________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________________
Page 534: Political Cartoons Skillbuilder: 1) What does Uncle Sam’s turning his back on Europe show about
Americans attitudes in the late 1930’s? _____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________. What U.S. policy does the
cartoon imply? ______________________________________. 3) Why might the Atlantic Ocean have
appeared to shrink in the late 1930’s? _______________________________________________________
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Page 536: Section 2: Title: ________________________________________
Main Idea: ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Why It Matters Now: ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 537: What moves did Germany make in its quest for lebensraum?
________________________________________________________________________.
Page 538: Geography Skillbuilder – Which countries did Germany attack in 1938? ___________________
_____________________________. Which four countries listed on the map are Axis powers? __________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 538: What was appeasement and why did Winston Churchill oppose it so strongly? ______________
______________________________________________________________________________________
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Page 539: How did Blitzkrieg tactics rely on new military technology? ____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 540: What happened during the Battle of Britain? _________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
Chapter 16 section 2 Guided Reading worksheet “War in Europe” – see Teacher
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11.7.1 - Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on
Pearl Harbor. 11.7.4 - Analyze Roosevelt's foreign policy during World War II.
Page 550: Section 4: Title: _____________________________________________________________.
Main Idea: ___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Why It Matters Now: ___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 551: What impact did the outbreak of war in Europe have on U.S. foreign and defense policy?
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 551: Skillbuilder – Analyzing Political Cartoons: What are the axis leaders – Hitler, Mussolini, and
Tojo - greedily carving up? _________________________. What do you think the artist means by showing
Hitler as the one doing the carving? ________________________________________________________.
Page 550 & 552: Describe Roosevelt's feelings toward joining the war? ___________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 552: What was the Lend-Lease Act? ___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 551, 540-541: The U.S. decision to provide "all aid short of war" to allies came at a time when: ____
______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________.
Page 553: Drawing Conclusions: Why did Roosevelt take one “unneutral” step after another to assist
Britain and the Soviet Union in 1941? ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 554: Summarizing: Why was the Atlantic Charter important? ________________________________
___________________________. How did President Roosevelt respond to German Submarines firing on
U.S. ships in the Atlantic ocean? ___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 554: Who or what did President Roosevelt describe as "the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic"? _________
_______________________________________________.
Page 555: Analyzing Issues: How was oil a source of conflict between Japan the United States? _______
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
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11.7.1 - Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on
Pearl Harbor. 11.7.4 - Analyze Roosevelt's foreign policy during World War II.
Page 555 (Peace talks): Which statement best describes the diplomatic relationship between the United
States and Japan at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941? ______________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 556: Geography Skillbuilder: Which countries had Japan invaded by 1941? __________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
Chapter 16 section 4 Guided Reading worksheet – “America Moves Toward War” – see Teacher
Chapter 16 section 4 Geography Application worksheet – “Japanese Aggression” – see Teacher
Chapter 16 section 4 Primary Source reading – “Charles Lindbergh” – see Teacher
Page 559 (Quotation in Test Practice): President Franklin Roosevelt's vision of a world in which war would
be less likely to occur is best exemplified by ________________________________________________.
Page 562: Chapter 17 Section 1 Title: ___________________________________________________
Main Idea: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________.
Why it Matters Now: __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 564: Contrasting: How did the American response to the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor differ from
Japanese expectations? _________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 569: Section 2 Title: _____________________________________________________________.
Main Idea: __________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.
Why It Matters Now: _________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 571: Synthesizing: What two key decisions determined the final outcome at Stalingrad? ________
____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________. How long did the Battle of Stalingrad last? _______________________________.
Page 573: What were the results of the Italian campaign? ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________.
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11.7.1 - Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on
Pearl Harbor. 11.7.4 - Analyze Roosevelt's foreign policy during World War II.
Page 573-574: Once the United States had entered World War II, the Allies focused their efforts on first
winning the war in what part of the globe? __________________________________.
Page 574: Which statement best describes what happened after the D-Day invasion of Normandy in France?
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 574: General ______________ ______________ led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city
from German occupation. Page 574-575: The Allied invasion of ________ occupied _______________
was given the code name D-Day. Page 574: The Supreme Commander of U .S. forces in Europe was
______________ __________________________.
Page 574: Evaluating: Was the Allied invasion of Europe successful? Explain your answer: ___________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 576: Why was the Battle of the Bulge important? _________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
What did the Allied forces that liberated Paris do next? _________________________________________
______________________________.
Ch. 17 sec. 2 Guided Reading worksheet – “The War for Europe and North Africa” – see Teacher
Chapter 17 section 2 Outline Map “Crisis in Europe” - see Teacher
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11.7.1 - Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the events that precipitated the attack on
Pearl Harbor. 11.7.4 - Analyze Roosevelt's foreign policy during World War II.
Page 578: Section 3 Title: _____________________________________________.
Main Idea: ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Why It Matters Now: ____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
Page 579: When forced to abandon the Philippines, _______________ ____________________ made the
vow, "I shall return." The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo
Jima was _______________ ________________________.
Page 583 (last paragraph Okinawa): After the Allies won the hard-fought battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa,
they realized: ___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________. Why was Okinawa a significant island in the war in
the Pacific? ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 585: Just before the end of World War II, President Roosevelt accepted some of Stalin's ideas at the
Yalta Conference because: ________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
Page 586: Summarizing: What decisions did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin make at the Yalta
Conference? ____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ .
Page 587: What did the United States do after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II? ___________
______________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Chapter 17 section 3 Guided Reading worksheet – “The War in the Pacific”
Primary Source from the Annals of American History “Truman and the Bomb” w/ worksheet – See
Mr. Cini
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