Guided Reading Activity 26-1 - PC\|MAC

1 87 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-1 Guided Reading Activity 26-1 DIRECTIONS:Filling in the BlanksUse the information in your textbook to fill in theblanks using the words in the box. Use another sheet of paper if PartychancellorGermanyItalyMunich ConferenceSudetenlandMarch 1939 AlbaniaVersailles treatyanti-SemitismFascist PartyPolandmilitary leadersManchuriaJoseph StalinIl DuceNeutrality ActseconomicEthiopiaThe Rise of DictatorsBenito Mussolini rose to power by appealing to Italians resentment of the (1). Mussolini s (2)was strong enough to force the Italian king tomake Mussolini head of the government. Known as (3), Mussolini quicklyended democratic rule in Italy. In 1935 Italian forces invaded and annexed (4)in Africa. In 1939 Italy attacked and annexed (5).

2 In 1921 Hitler becamechairman of the National Socialist German Workers Party, or (6). Openlyracist, Hitler s extreme (7)led to unspeakable horrors. When Hitler became(8)of Germany in 1933, he ended all democracy and established totalitarianrule. To gain support for expansion, Hitler formed an alliance with (9)in1936. In Japan (10)rose to power because the government failed to solve thecountry s (11)problems. In September 1931 Japan launched a surprise attackagainst (12). In 1940 Japan signed a pact of alliance with (13)andItaly. (14)became the Communist leader of the Soviet Union. To keep theUnited States out of war, Congress passed a series of (15). Germany on the MarchAfter annexing Austria in 1938, Adolf Hitler announced Germany s right to annexthe (16). To avoid war, the leaders of Italy, France, and Great Britain agreed to Hitler s demands at the (17). Hitler promised not to expand Germany sterritory further. In (18)Hitler s army seized the rest of Czechoslovakia.

3 In August 1939 Hitler and Joseph Stalin signed a treaty called the Soviet-GermanNon-Aggression Pact, which freed Hitler to invade (19).93 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-1 Reteaching Activity 26-1 DIRECTIONS:Organizing FactsCreate profiles of the dictators whose actions led the world into war in the early 1930s. In the blanks on the chart, write the letter ofeach item below in the correct category. Some items may fit in more than one it could solve the country seconomic problems by to recapture the glory ofancient Ethiopia and an end to democratic most of to power by appealing toresentment over Treaty of alliance with other troops into the Rhineland,and annexed no other political parties or economic Manchuria in millions of Russians to labor campsAxis LeadersParty/LeaderCountryPolitical BeliefsActions/EventsAdolf HitlerBenito MussoliniJoseph StalinManyMilitary Leaders88 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-2 Guided Reading Activity 26-2 DIRECTIONS:Recalling the FactsUse the information in your textbook to answer thequestions.

4 Use another sheet of paper if did Adolf Hitler invade Poland? What happened two days later? type of offensive did Germany use to invade Poland? Baltic republics did Joseph Stalin force to accept Soviet military bases? did British and French forces settle in 1939 and 1940? countries did Hitler attack and conquer in the spring of 1940? did Allied troops retreat after Belgium collapsed? were the trapped troops rescued? countries formed the Axis Powers? did Hitler bomb British shipyards, industries, and cities in August 1940? was the prime minister of Great Britain? did Hitler call off the invasion of Great Britain? did Hitler launch an attack in June 1941? were among the isolationist leaders of the America First Committee? was historically significant about the Selective Training and Service Act? did Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill pledge and urge in the Atlantic Charter? did the United States respond to Japan s aggression in the Philippines?

5 And where did the Japanese attack the United States? happened the day after the attack? 94 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-2 Reteaching Activity 26-2 DIRECTIONS:Sequencing EventsFor each section, number the events in theorder in which they I. War in Europe Hitler attacks Denmark and Norway. launches an attack on the Soviet Union. Britain and France declare war on Germany. troops march victoriously into Paris. s army uses the blitzkrieg to attack Poland. than 800 British ships rescue more than 300,000 British and Frenchsoldiers trapped at Dunkirk. calls off the invasion of Great Britain. Finns surrender to the Soviet Union after a heroic battle. Germans bomb and destroy entire London neighborhoods in anattempt to weaken British morale.

6 Netherlands and Belgium ask the Allies (Great Britain and France)for help when Hitler invades these II. America and the War and Italy declare war on the United States. D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Training and Service Act. Hideki To jo becomes prime minister of Japan. asks Congress for a declaration of war. and Winston Churchill draw up the Atlantic Charter. votes to enlarge and strengthen the navy. Lend-Lease Act allows the United States to sell, lend, or lease arms orother war supplies to any nation considered vital to American defense. warplanes attack the American military base at Pearl Harbor, by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-3 Guided Reading Activity 26-3 DIRECTIONS:OutliningLocate the heading in your textbook. Then use the information under the heading to help you write each answer.

7 Use another sheet of paper if many Americans joined the armed forces during the war, both as draftees and as volunteers? many women served in the military during the war and in what branches of the armed forces did they serve? the War How was most of the $320 billion cost of the war raised? Sacrifices What goods were rationed during the war? the War else did Americans help the war effort? was the role of the Office of War Information? and What character encouraged women to take factory jobs? Americans During the was the 332nd Fighter Group known as? 1941 who demanded that the government ban discrimination against African Americans in defense industries? Americans What minority group worked as code talkers using their own language as a code? Americans Who became the first Hispanic woman in the Women s Army Corps? Americans Where were more than 100,000 Japanese Americans relocated during the war?

8 95 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-3 Reteaching Activity 26-3 DIRECTIONS:Recognizing Supporting DetailsEach main idea is related to thetopic given. Complete the chart by writing the letter of the items that supporteach main could not buy nylon had taxes withheld fromtheir Hayes, one of the thousands ofNative Americans who served,became a hero at Iwo 250,000 women served in theWACs, the WAVES, and women sunits of the marines, Coast Guard,and army air urged people to buy war used government-issuedration coupons to buy shoes, gaso-line, tires, sugar, and worked as welders and riveters in one million AfricanAmerican men and women servedin the armed Native Americans left reserva-tions to work in defense planted victory gardens togrow recruited farm and railroadworkers from the more than 300,000 HispanicAmericans who served in the war,12 received the Medal of CommitmentTopic: World War II required commitment from all Americans in almost every aspect of their Main Idea: More than 15 million Americans2.

9 Main Idea: Americans made personaljoined the armed to support the war Details:Supporting Details: 3. Main Idea: Women and minorities contributed4. Main Idea: Americans contributed to the wartime need for labor at to the war Details:Supporting Details: 90 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-4 Guided Reading Activity 26-4 DIRECTIONS:Recalling the FactsUse the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use another sheet of paper if whose control were the Axis forces in North Africa? happened in November 1942? was this victory important? did the Allies drive the Germans out of North Africa? did the Italians do as the Allies advanced into Italy in late 1943? did British and American air forces do in the summer of 1942? long did Germany s siege of Leningrad last?

10 Was Stalingrad a major German target? did the Soviets defeat the Germans at Stalingrad? commanded the Allied invasion of France? was the name of this operation? happened on June 6, 1944? What is this day called? happened on December 16, 1944? had the Soviets accomplished by mid-April 1945? did Germany sign an unconditional surrender? did FDR not share in the Allied victory celebration? was the Nazi final solution of the Jewish question ? was located in Auschwitz, Poland? many Jews died in the Holocaust? other groups were also killed by the Nazis? 96 Copyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Date Class SECTION26-4 Reteaching Activity 26-4 DIRECTIONS:Organizing FactsBelow are events that took place along theway to an Allied victory in Europe. Complete the time line by writing the corresponding letters in each box.