Assignment # _____. Name: ____________________ Assignment # _____ Name: ____________________ Date: _____________________ Period: ____________________ Europe at War…Again World War II (2) Facts: a) Germany’s economy was in ruins after World War I b) Adolf Hitler, elected in 1933 and was part of the Nazi party c) People believed Hitler would help Germany recover. A. Hitler and the Nazi Party 1) Hitler blamed Jewish citizens for Germany’s problems 2) Jewish property was seized 3) Those sent to Concentration Camps were: a) Jewish b) Disabled c) Political Opponents

4) Holocaust-Millions of these people were deliberately killed 5) World War II began when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939 6) June 1940, Hitler’s army went through Western Europe conquering: a) Belgium d) France b) Netherlands e) Denmark c) Luxembourg f) Norway B. World War 2 Alliances 1) United States tried to stay neutral a) entered the war when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

2) Axis Powers a) Germany b) Italy c) Japan 3) Allied Powers a) United Kingdom (Great Britain) b) France c) Soviet Union (USSR) d) United States

When was Adolf Hitler elected in Germany? Read pages 130-132 in the GREEN TEXTBOOK. Copy each question onto notebook paper. Write and circle the correct answers. When was Adolf Hitler elected in Germany? Name one (1) of the Allied Powers countries. Why did the United States enter World War 2? Name one (1) of the Axis Powers countries.