1. WWII CLOZE Notes 1 Axis Powers Italy Japan Aggression Ignores Treaty
Adolf Hitler
Italy conquered Albania and ___________________________in Africa.
Mussolini increased the size of Italy’s ___________________________.
In 1925, Benito Mussolini became ___________________________.
The aggressive countries soon became known as the _______________________________.
Japan signed an alliance with ___________________________________in 1940.
Mussolini signed an ___________________________with Germany in 1936.
Japan eventually conquered the East Indies, the Philippines, and many other ___________________________.
A month later, the Japanese captured ___________________________.
In January ________, the Japanese captured Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Over the next few years, Japan conquered all of eastern China.
Japan built up its army, navy, and air force and ___________________________in 1931.
Emperor Hirohito was the ___________________________and the military had a lot of power in his government.
In 1939, Hitler’s Nazi army invaded ___________________________.
Hitler also ___________________________of Czechoslovakia, and France and Great Britain gave in.
In 1938, he ___________________________with Germany.
In 1936, Hitler took back some ___________________________along the Rhine River.
He also promised to restore Germany’s ____________________________.
He rebuilt Germany’s ___________________________.
Hitler soon became Germany’s ___________________________, taking complete control of the country.
The Nazi party’s leader, ___________________________, gained control of Germany in 1932 because he promised to ____________________________________________________________in the world.
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2. WWII CLOZE Notes 2 Axis Success Two-Front War U.S. Enters WWII
Pearl Harbor
Neutral U.S.
Japan had conquered all of ___________________________, the East Indies, the Philippines, and many other Pacific Islands.
Germany had conquered most of ___________________________ and had invaded the Soviet Union.
The Axis powers were successful in the ___________________________ of WWII.
In the ___________________________, it fought against Japan.
In ___________________________, it fought against Italy and Germany.
The US fought a ___________________________ during WWII.
On December 11, ___________________________ declared war on the US.
They agreed and the US officially entered WWII on ___________________________.
The next day, President Roosevelt asked Congress to ___________________________ on Japan.
More than ___________________________ were killed, and many US battleships and airplanes were destroyed.
On ___________________________, Japanese airplanes made a surprise attack on the US naval base at ___________________________ in Hawaii.
Many people in the US believed that the war was Europe’s problem, not America’s.
When WWII broke out in Europe in ____________, the US followed a policy of ___________________________, which meant that they wouldn’t help either the Axis or Allied powers.
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3. WWII CLOZE Notes 2 VE Day Closing In Holocaust D-Day
People were thrilled and ___________________________ all over Europe and the United States.
The next day, May 8, 1945, is called VE Day – ___________________________.
___________________________ to the Allies on May 7, 1945.
Finally, the American and Soviet armies met in Germany on ___________________________.
American, British, and French forces closed in on Germany ___________________________.
In 1945, the Soviets advanced steadily from the east ___________________________ itself.
As the Allies advanced through Europe, they captured the concentration camps and _______________________________________________ that were still alive.
Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than ___________________________ between 1933 and 1945.
Finally, Jews were rounded up and forced into ___________________________ where millions died.
Then he forced them to move into ___________________________ called ghettos.
First, he hurt the Jews economically by forcing Germans to _____________________________________________________ from Jewish shops.
Hitler blamed all of ___________________________ after WWI on the Jewish people.
Throughout Hitler’s rule, the Nazis persecuted __________ and other minorities in Germany.
By August, Paris had been liberated and by September, the Germans were completely ___________________________.
The Germans were now being attacked from the west, ___________________________, and the east.
They ___________________________, but the Allied troops still came under heavy fire and thousands were killed.
On June 6, ___________________________ Allied forces under the command of US General Dwight D. Eisenhower invaded ___________________________.
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4. WWII CLOZE Notes 3 VJ Day Atomic Bombs Iwo Jima Japan’s Soldiers
Island Hopping
This day is officially known as VJ Day – ____________________________________ .
The two sides signed formal surrender papers on the US battleship Missouri on ________________________________________ .
Both cities were completely ___________________________ , and the Japanese finally agreed to surrender.
A few days later, the US dropped a second bomb on ___________________________ .
On August 6, 1945, an American bomber plane dropped the first ___________________________ ever used in war on the Japanese city of ___________________________ .
He warned the Japanese government to ___________________________ , but they refused to give up.
President ___________________________ made a difficult decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan.
The Allies thought about invading Japan, but were worried that too many ______________________________________________________ .
It was a fierce battle, but the ___________________________ eventually took the island.
The Japanese protected the island with traps and ___________________________ .
The island was important because it was ___________________________ and it was a good place for US planes to land.
In February 1945, American forces invaded the island of ___________________________ .
Japanese ___________________________ crashed their planes into US ships on purpose, fully expecting to die.
The Japanese soldiers ___________________________ and were willing to sacrifice themselves for their country.
Fighting Japan was difficult because the Japanese were ___________________________ .
This campaign brought American troops closer and ___________________________ .
US forces ___________________________ island after island held by the Japanese.
In 1944, the US followed an ___________________________ campaign in the Pacific.
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5. WWII CLOZE Notes 4 Truman Churchill Stalin Roosevelt
Harry ____________________
US – Franklin ____________________ & Japan – Emperor __________________
Soviet Union – Joseph ____________ Italy – Benito ______________________
____________________ – Winston Churchill ____________________ – Adolf Hitler
Allied Powers Axis Powers
He was the US president when ___________________________ .
He made the difficult decision for ___________________________ to be used against Japan.
When President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, Vice-President Harry S. Truman became the ___________________________ .
He was a symbol for the ___________________________ of the British and he led the country through its darkest hours of the war.
He was a writer and ___________________________ and served in the British Army in Africa and India.
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of ___________________________ during WWII.
In May 1945, the Soviets under Stalin were able to ___________________________ , Germany’s capital, and defeated the German forces.
Even though the Soviet Union was an Allied Power, Stalin was a ___________________________ like Hitler and Mussolini.
Joseph Stalin led the ___________________________ during WWII.
Roosevelt led the country in its fight against the Axis; however, he ___________________________ to the see the end of the war.
He ___________________________________ and pushed for laws to help the Allies.
After WWII began in 1939, Roosevelt urged the US to get ___________________________ .
President Franklin ____________________ led the US through most of WWII.
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6. WWII CLOZE Notes 4 Hirohito Mussolini Hitler
Emperor Hirohito planned to build a ___________________________ in East Asia.
The military had a ___________________________ in his government, allowing Japan to exercise aggression throughout Asia.
The Japanese believed that their emperor, Hirohito, was descended ___________________________ .
He was ___________________________ and killed by Italians in 1945.
Italy surrendered to the Allies in ____________ , but Mussolini escaped.
In 1936, he signed a ___________________________ and joined WWII.
After WWI, Mussolini became the leader of the Italian Fascist Party and slowly ___________________________ of every aspect of Italy’s government.
He was trained as a ___________________________ and later joined the Italian Army in WWI.
Benito Mussolini was the dictator who led ___________________________ during WWII.
He is responsible for the deaths of over 6 million Jews during the ___________________________ .
At first his army was successful, but eventually they ___________________________ .
Hitler rebuilt ___________________________ and led the country in WWII.
In 1933, he became chancellor of Germany and slowly __________________________________ until he had total control over the country.
Adolf Hitler was the _______________________________________ during WWII.
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7. WWII CLOZE Notes 5 Rosie the Riveter Women in WWII Rationing
Many women helped ___________________________ and ships by fastening metal plates together with clamps called rivets.
She was called ___________________________ , and she symbolized the many women working in factory jobs.
The government created a poster showing an energetic ___________________________ in overalls, ready to “do the job he left behind.”
By the time the war ended, ___________________________ of people working in US business & industry were women.
Over ___________________________ took jobs in America’s industries.
When most of the young men went off to fight in Europe & the Pacific, women had to take their place in ___________________________ .
Times were tough, but the American people ___________________________ on a common goal – to win WWII and bring US soldiers home.
The government put wartime ___________________________ on everything from sugar, coffee, meat, butter, shoes, to gasoline.
During the war, much of the ___________________________ were limited to only what was necessary for ___________________________ .
Americans had to make ___________________________ in order to conserve materials to help factories make products needed for the war.
___________________________ in American life took place during WWII.
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8. WWII CLOZE Notes 5 United Nations Tuskegee Airmen Segregation
In 1950, the UN headquarters was built in ___________________________ .
The purpose of the UN is to solve international disputes peacefully rather than by war and to protect ___________________________ .
The UN Charter was signed by ___________________________ in 1945 in San Francisco, California.
President Roosevelt suggested the name ___________________________ , and in 1944, a conference was help in Washington D.C. that outlined the purposes of the UN.
During WWII, Allied leaders wanted to create an international group to help ___________________________ in the future.
They were the only squadron that did ___________________________ during WWII.
They ___________________________ to protect them while they traveled to Europe.
The Tuskegee Airmen were a well-respected ___________________________ .
Because they were black, they were segregated from the white pilots, but they still went through the same difficult ___________________________ .
They were ___________________________ who trained at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
The ___________________________ were a group of young black men that made a name for themselves during WWII.
In 1948, ___________________________ issued an executive order to desegregate the armed services.
The military ___________________________ African-American troops from white American troops.
During WWII, the military services were strictly ___________________________ .
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