1. World War II Test Short Answer

2. How did Hitler come to power in Germany
How did Hitler come to power in Germany? (Give at least 2 examples from this unit)
Germany lay in ruin after World War I
Treaty of Versailles/Reparations
Hitler/Nazi Party promised biter future
Bring Germany back to rightful place in the world
Use of Propaganda
Charismatic Speaker
Mein Kampf
Fear Tactics
Storm Troopers, violence, intimidation

3. How did Hitler come to power in Germany
How did Hitler come to power in Germany? (Give at least 2 examples from this unit)
Propaganda
Was elected

4. How did Hitler come to power in Germany
How did Hitler come to power in Germany? (Give at least 2 examples from this unit)
good at public speaking and a all or nothing personality

5. How did Hitler come to power in Germany
How did Hitler come to power in Germany? (Give at least 2 examples from this unit)
He was given power by the higher ups. And because the higher ups thought they could control Hitler, and keep him from doing any wrong.

6. How did Hitler come to power in Germany
How did Hitler come to power in Germany? (Give at least 2 examples from this unit)
Hitler came to power in Germany by being a charismatic leader that told the people what they wanted to hear. He focus on unification, purity, and criticized democracy.
In the end, this never game in /true/ power, until he was given authority by politicians that wanted to use his talent for their own goals. They didn't really get that.

7. The cold War

8. Word Sort
With your group, arrange/categorize these terms in the way that you think they fit best.
Discuss why you arranged them how you did and whether or not there anew any terms that you don’t understand.

9. The Roots of the Cold War 1917-1945
Workbook pg. 5

10. Roots of the Cold War Essential Questions:
What conditions/events lead to the beginning of the Cold War?

11. Cold War Definition
A state of tension and hostility between the United Sates and Soviet Union from
Wars fought between allies (Proxy War)
Nuclear build up
Never direct fighting between US and USSR

12. Roots of the Cold War
In 1917 US supported Tsar during the Russian Revolution
Strongly Anti-Communist
During WWI and WWII, the US and USSR are allies.
Roosevelt and Stalin work together to defeat Hitler.
1944 Stalin states : “the war on fascism ends; the war on capitalism begins.”

13. Yalta Conference – Feb. 1945 Big 3: Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
Repair war torn Europe
Stalin Gets
Land returned to USSR
Power to Rebuild E. Europe
FDR/Churchill Gets:
USSR helps in war against Japan
Guarantee of free elections in E. Europe

14. Potsdam Conference – July 1945
Meet again after Germany Surrender.
Truman = USA
Attlee = Great Britain
Stalin = Soviet Union
With FDR and Churchill gone Stalin less willing to negotiate

15. Outcomes at Potsdam 1. Germany surrenders all conquered lands
2. Germany pays 10% of Soviet damages in occupied zone
3. Military occupation and rebuilding of Germany
Divided into 4 zones, Berlin divided too.

16. Revisiting Your Notes Circle Key Terms Highlight Main Ideas Questions:
Cold War
Highlight Main Ideas
Stalin agreed to free elections in Eastern Europe
Questions:
Each questions should be answered by a chunk of information.

17. World War II Test Short Answer

18. What are the conditions and circumstances that allowed Hitler to rise to power in Germany?
Germany lay in ruin after World War I
Treaty of Versailles/Reparations
Hitler/Nazi Party promised biter future
Bring Germany back to rightful place in the world
Use of Propaganda
Charismatic Speaker
Mein Kampf
Fear Tactics
Storm Troopers, violence, intimidation

19. What are the conditions and circumstances that allowed Hitler to rise to power in Germany?
All of the German people were looking for a strong leader and Hitler used his propaganda film to make them think that they were getting a leader that was going to work for them. He was handed power and the people did not fight against it.

20. What are the conditions and circumstances that allowed Hitler to rise to power in Germany?
Hitler was able to rise to power in Germany due to several conditions. One being Germany was in very poor conditions after WW1, Germany was in complete chaos. Because Germany was in chaos Hitler tried to get this nation back on it's feet again. He started off small through appealing the people and by being motivational and promising the rise of Germany once more. He rose to power because of his charisma and brains, and got on the good side of the chancellor.

21. Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938
Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938? (give at least 2 specific reasons why)
Wrong Decision
Gave Hitler time to build his army
German army was not ready to fight in 1938
Gave up Sudetenland without a fight
Loss of Czechoslovakia and its Army
Right Decision
Gave England six months of peace
Gave England six months to build its military
Showed English people that there was no other option but war

22. Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938
Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938? (give at least 2 specific reasons why)
Appeasement was the right policy for England in because although it wasn't necessarily what they wanted, it allowed time (6 months) for them to strengthen their military and be ready to fight when the time came. This bought them a little more time to prepare themselves.

23. Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938
Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938? (give at least 2 specific reasons why)
Appeasement was the right policy for England in because, although it didn't completely stop WWII from happening, it allowed a 6 month time period without war, and it gave everyone time to prepare for the war they knew they had coming. England totally avoided war by giving Hitler what he wanted for 6 months, within these 6 months, Hitler let Great Britain have their space, which is when they took their chance to start preparing to go to war with Germany and the Axis Powers.