WORLD WAR II - Questions for Study

1) What was Lend-Lease? 2) Discuss the BATTLE OF BRITAIN. 3) What were some of the reasons isolationists wanted to stay out of the war? 4) What was the traditional definition of Fascism? Who were the Fascists of Europe in the 30s? 5) Who were the Axis Powers? 6) What were the aggressive actions of Germany and Italy before the start of WWII? 7) What are the reasons Japan attacks Pearl Harbor? 12) What is the date of Pearl Harbor? 13) What is the date of D-Day? What is Operation Overlord? 14) What was the cost of World War II? 15) What was the Yalta Conference? 16) What did Stalin demand in return for his agreement to enter the war against Japan? 17) Did the U.S. have to drop Atomic weapons on Japan? 18) Who was Rosie the Riveter? 19) Name some ways women helped win WWII? 20) What was the Battle of the Bulge? 21) Who was the American Commander in Europe? Who were the American Commanders in the Pacific? 22) Why is the Battle of Midway important? 23) What was the Holocaust? Why did it happen?