1. World War II
Interactive Webquest

2. Origins of World War II
1) The origins of World War II can be traced back to the end of ____________.
A = WWI
2) What event signaled the beginning of WWII?
A = Germany invading Poland (9/1/39)
3) What type of attack did Hitler use against Poland?
A = Blitzkrieg
4) What did the United States do in response to Japan’s aggression in the Pacific?
A = Stop exporting oil and steel to Japan
5) What event forced the United States to enter the war?
A = Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor

3. American Home Front
6) How did American industries help in the war effort?
A = Begin manufacturing war equipment
7) How did the war effort effect unemployment?
A = Reduced unemployment
8) What was the name given to the character that represented the thousands of women that went to work in the industries during World War II?
A = “Rosie the Riveter”
9) What items did the United States force American citizens to ration during the war?
A = water, meat, steel, gas, sugar, and etc.
10) How did Hollywood help in the war effort?
A = Made movies, entertained the troops and sold war bonds
11) In 1942, President Roosevelt signed a law that would force the removal of Japanese and Japanese Americans from the Pacific coast to ____________________.
A = Internment Camps

4. Major Battles of World War II
Battle of the Bulge
A = December 16, 1944 – January 16, 1945
United States & Germany
The last major German offensive
Midway
A = June 4, 1942 – June 7, 1942
United States & Japan
Japanese would use this Midway to attack the West Coast of America.
Guadalcanal
A = August 1942 – January 1943
US set up a Marine base on this island.

5. Major Battles of World War II
Normandy / D – Day
A = June 6, 1944
Allies & Germany
The turning point of World War II
Iwo Jima
A = February 19, 1945 – March 27, 1945
The United States & Japan
Iwo Jima would be used by the Americans to fly missions to mainland Japan.
Battle of the Atlantic
A = 1939 – 1945
Great Britain, United States & Germany
U-boats were used to attack American and British ships.

6. Major Battles of World War II
Pearl Harbor
A = December 7, 1941
United States & Japan
This attack brought the US into the war
Battle of Britain
A = August 13, 1940 – September 17, 1940
Great Britain & Germany
German Luftaffe’s Blitzkrieg assault of England.
Okinawa
A = April 1, 1945 – June 2, 1945
The closest fighting to Japanese Mainland
Stalingrad
A = September 12, 1942 – January 31, 1943
Germany & Soviet Union
The harsh winter prevented Germany from defeating the Russian troops.

7. At War’s End
12) What was Hitler’s “Final Solution” to the Jewish problem?
A = Exterminate all Jews
13) What was the most common way that Jews were killed?
A = Gas Chambers
14) Name other ethnic groups, other than Jewish, that Hitler killed in the Death Camps.
A = Slavs, Gypsies, Handicapped, Russian, Catholics, etc…
15) Name three Nazi Concentration Camps.
A = Dachau, Sobibor, Auschwitz, etc…

8. At War’s End
16) What was the name of the project to develop the nuclear bomb?
A = Manhattan Project
17) When was the first nuclear bomb test (Trinity) detonated?
A = July 16, 1945
18) Which President ordered the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan?
A = Harry S. Truman
19) What two cities were the targets chosen for the Atomic Bombs?
A = Hiroshima and Nagasaki
20) Name the two bombs that were dropped on Japan.
A = Little Boy (Hiroshima) / Fat Man (Nagasaki)

9. At War’s End
21) What was the name of the B-29 plane that carried the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
A = Enola Gay
22) What happened to Germany following World War II?
A = Split into East and West Germany
23) What were the Nuremburg Trials?
A = Former Nazi Officers on trial for War Crimes
24) On May 8th, 1945, Germany surrenders to the Allies. This day is known as _______________.
A = V – E Day

10. At War’s End
25) On August 15, 1945, Japan surrenders to the Allies. This day is known as _______________.
A = V – J Day
26) On what battleship did Japan surrender to the United States?
A = USS Missouri
27) What was the Marshall Plan?
A = Plan to rebuild Europe
28) Who were the four countries that signed the Declaration of the United Nations?
A = United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union and China

11. World War II Leaders
_____ He was commander-in-chief of the German Luftwaffe or Air Force.
A = Hermann Goering

12. World War II Leaders
_____ He was a Japanese Naval Officer who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor.
A = Yamamoto

13. World War II Leaders
_____ Known as the “Desert Fox”, he was commander of the German Afrika Corps and in charge of defending the Atlantic Wall.
A = Erwin Rommel

14. World War II Leaders
_____ He was the Japanese Army Minister who led Japan in battles in the Pacific.
A = Hideki Tojo

15. World War II Leaders
_____ He was emperor of Japan during World War II.
A = Hirihito

16. World War II Leaders
_____ Nicknamed “Old Blood and Guts”, he was the commander of the 3rd Army Division during WWII.
A = General George Patton

17. World War II Leaders
_____ He led the US forces in the Pacific. Following the early defeat at the Philippines, he made the statement, “I’ll shall return”.
A = General Douglas MacArthur

18. World War II Leaders
_____ He was commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II and the architect of D-Day.
A = General Dwight D. Eisnhower

19. World War II Leaders
_____ He was Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II.
A = Winston Churchill

20. World War II Leaders
_____ He was head of the Nationalist Government of China during World War II where he led troops against the Japanese.
Chiang Kai Shek