part vi: the newest stage of world history 1914-present world chapter 31 homework page 1

AP World Chapter 31 Homework page 1

Chapter 31: A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World

Part VI: The Newest Stage of World History

1914-present



Introduction: Chapter introductions are a valuable guide to the material you are about to read, telling you

what topics will be covered and how they fit together. If you keep the “big picture” provided by the introduction

in mind as you read the chapter, you will find it much easier to organize your notes, identify important

information, and avoid getting lost in the details. With this in mind, re-read the introduction to Chapter 30. As

you read, make a list of the key topics you expect to learn about.

Key Topics:



1. Old and New Causes of a Second World War As you read this section in your textbook, complete

the list below of the causes of the Second World War

Causes of the Second World War

1. The gradual militarization of Japan

2. The rise of the Guomindang in China

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2. Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of War in Europe and the Pacific As you read this

section in your textbook, complete the following section to compare and contrast global reaction to Japanese

and German aggression in Europe.

Global Responses to Aggression

Japan Germany

• Japan launched a massive invasion of

China in 1937



3. The Conduct of a Second Global War As you read this section in your textbook, complete the

following section to trace the course of World War II



4. War’s End and the Emergence of the Superpower Standoff As you read this section in your

textbook, complete the table below to compare and contrast the efforts made at Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam to

reduce tensions between the Soviet Union and its wartime allies and to shape the postwar world.

Debating the Postwar Settlement

Tehran Yalta Potsdam

• Allies agree on an invasion

of occupied France



5. Nationalism and Decolonization in South and Southeast Asia and Africa As you read this

section in your textbook, complete the following table to describe the postwar process of decolonization in

South and Southeast Asia and Africa



Short Answer Section: After reading and studying the chapter, review your understanding by answering

each of the following questions, which emphasize important ideas within the chapter.

1. Was World War II inevitable? Why or why not?

2. Compare the strategies and tactics of World War I to World War II.

3. Compare the Germans’ policy toward Jews and the Japanese policy toward the Chinese.



4. Trace the early successes of the Germans and Japanese.

5. Why were the Germans and Japanese unable to sustain their level of victories? What role did the U.S.S.R.

play in allied victory?

6. Describe how the war conferences contributed to the Cold War.

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7. Can you think of any ways that would have kept India from dividing after independence?

8. How did the United Nations’ plans for the Middle East differ from what occurred?

TERMS, EVENTS, PEOPLE

National Soviet (Nazi) Party: founded by Adolf Hitler in the period of the Great Depression in Germany.

Blitzkrieg: German term meaning lightning warfare; involved rapid movement of troops and tanks.

Vichy: collaborationist French government established at Vichy in 1940 following defeat by Germany.

Winston Churchill: British prime minister during World War II; exemplified British determination to resist Germany.

Battle of Britain: British defeat of the Nazi air offensive.

Siege of Stalingrad: 1942–1943 turning point during Germany’s invasion of Russia; Russians successfully defended the

city and then went on the offensive.

Holocaust: Germany’s attempted extermination of European Jews and others; 12 million, including 6 million Jews, died.


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Battle of the Bulge: failed Nazi effort in 1943–1945 to repel invading allied armies.

Pearl Harbor: American naval base in Hawaii attacked by Japan in December 1941; caused American entry into World

War II.

Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway Island: United States air and naval victories over the

Japanese; opened the way for attack on Japanese homeland.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: two Japanese cities on which the United States dropped atomic bombs in 1945; caused

Japanese surrender.

United Nations: global organization, founded by the Allies following World War II.

Teheran Conference (1944): meeting between the leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union; decided to

open a new front against Germany in France; gave the Russians a free hand in eastern Europe.

Yalta Conference (1945): agreed upon Soviet entry into the war against Japan, organization of the United Nations; left

eastern Europe to the Soviet Union.

Potsdam Conference (1945): meeting between the leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union in 1945;

the allies accepted Soviet control of eastern Europe; Germany and Austria were divided among the victors.

Atlantic Charter: 1941 pact between the United States and Britain; gave Britain a strong ally; in return the document contained a

clause recognizing the right of all people to select their own government.

Quit India movement: mass civil disobedience campaign against the British rulers of India in

1942.

Muslim League: Indian organization that emerged at the end of World War II; backed Britain in the war.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Muslim Indian nationalist; leader of the Muslim League; worked for a separate Muslim state;

first president of Pakistan.

Kwame Nkrumah: African nationalist responsible for forming the Convention Peoples Party in Ghana; leader of the

first black African state to independence (1957).

Land Freedom Army: African revolutionary movement for reform of Kenyan colonial system; began a conflict in

1952; called the Mau Mau by the British.

Jomo Kenyatta: leader of Kenyan African Union, a nonviolent nationalist party; became first president of independent

Kenya in 1962.

Land Freedom Army: Kenyan underground group, led by radicals from the Kenyan African Union; engage in terrorist

acts against British and other opponents.

National Liberation Front (FLN): Algerian nationalist movement that launched a guerrilla war during the 1950s; gained independence for Algeria in 1962.

Secrete Army Organization (OAS): Algerian settler group opposed to independence from France; gained strength in

France.


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Afrikaner National Party: became the majority in the all-white South African legislature in 1948; worked to form the

rigid system of racial segregation called apartheid.

Haganah: Zionist military army; the military arm of the Jewish Zionists in creating Israel.

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