Grade 9 Final Exam Study Sheet 2024-2025 PDF

Islamic Educational College-Jabal Amman American Program-Middle &High School 2024 - 2025 Social studies department – First semester - Final Exam Study Sheet Student’s N...

Islamic Educational College-Jabal Amman American Program-Middle &High School 2024 - 2025 Social studies department – First semester - Final Exam Study Sheet Student’s Name: Material included Topic 8: The world between two wars (1910-1939) Lesson 8: The rise of Nazi Germany Grade: 9 Topic 9: World War II (1939-1945) Subject: World History Lesson 1: Aggression, appeasement Teacher: Abdallah Alhajhussain and War Lesson 2: Axis powers advances Lesson 4: Allies turn the Tide Lesson 8: The rise of Nazi Germany  After World War I, Germany established the Weimar Republic It is a Democratic government with a parliamentary system Granted women's suffrage and included a bill of rights Faced severe economic problems: 1. War reparations 2. Hyperinflation 3. Worthless currency 4. Middle-class savings wiped out Adolf Hitler promised solutions to Germany's problems He was elected chancellor in 1933 And he quickly became dictator of the fascist state Hitler's promises: 1. To put an end to reparations 2. To create jobs 3. To rearm Germany His accomplishments: Called his government the Third Reich Launched public works programs Rearmed Germany, violating the Versailles Treaty Established a totalitarian regime Used Gestapo (secret police) to suppress opposition Implemented (what has been called) anti-Semitic policies like: 1. Nuremberg Laws (1935) 2. Deprived Jews of German citizenship 3. Placed severe restrictions on Jews Indoctrinated German youth Rewrote textbooks to reflect Nazi racial views Limited women's roles Encouraged "pure-blooded Aryan" women to have many children Sought to purge German culture of "corrupt influences" Denounced modern art and jazz Glorified German artists and myths 1  Hitler's view on Christianity:  Considered it "weak"  Combined Protestant sects into a single state church Clergy responses:  Many supported the regime or remained silent  Some courageously spoke out against Hitler's government Remember: "Fascist" is the broader category, and "Nazi" refers to the specific variant practiced in Germany. In short, Nazi Germany was both a fascist and a Nazi state, with Nazism as a racialized, expansionist form of fascism. Lesson 1: Aggression, appeasement and War  Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles  In March 1939, Hitler took over the rest of Czechoslovakia. Then in August 1939, Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact. With this agreement, Hitler and Stalin entered a peace agreement. They agreed to divide up Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe between them. A week after the Nazi-Soviet Pact, German forces invaded Poland. Two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany.  1938: Anschluss (union Between Germany and Austria)  March 1939: Hitler took over rest of Czechoslovakia  Nazi-Soviet Pact signed  September 1939: Germany invaded Poland, starting WWII  Japan invaded Manchuria and China  Mussolini invaded Ethiopia  Hitler rebuilt German military and occupied Rhineland  Western powers adopted appeasement policy  Hitler annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia  Nazi-Soviet Pact signed Lesson 2: Axis powers advances- Part 1  September 1939: o Nazi forces launched a blitzkrieg against Poland. o Stalin invaded Poland from the east; Poland ceased to exist within a month.  Early 1940: o Germany conquered Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium. o France surrendered, and Germany set up the Vichy government in the south.  Britain's Defiance: o Under Winston Churchill, Britain resisted Hitler’s bombing raids. 2   Axis Expansion: o Germany and Italy added Greece and Yugoslavia. o Japan occupied territories in Asia and the Pacific.  June 1941: o Germany invaded the Soviet Union, breaking the Nazi-Soviet Pact. o The severe Russian winter slowed the German advance after massive Soviet losses.  Nazi Atrocities: o Millions sent to concentration camps as slave laborers. o Death camps killed millions of people belonging to different races and ethnicities other than the German Aryan Race during the Holocaust.  U.S. Involvement: o Passed the Lend-Lease Act in 1941 to aid Axis foes. o U.S. and Britain agreed on the Atlantic Charter for postwar goals. o Japan bombed Pearl Harbor; U.S. declared war on Japan four days later Lesson 2: Axis powers advances- Part 2  Total War Effort: o Allies directed all resources to the war effort. o Governments controlled production (e.g., converting factories for wartime needs). o Rationing of consumer goods; wages and prices regulated. o Increased production ended the Great Depression but led to restrictions on rights, press censorship, and propaganda.  Japanese Internment: o In the U.S. and Canada, Japanese descent citizens faced internment due to racial prejudice and security fears.  Women's Roles: o Women replaced men in factories (“Rosie the Riveter”) and took on roles in military operations. Lesson 4: Allies Turn the Tide- Turning Points (1942-1943):  Pacific Theater: o Allies won battles of the Coral Sea and Midway using aircraft carriers.  North Africa: o General Dwight Eisenhower led Allied forces to trap Rommel’s army, leading to Rommel’s surrender in May 1943. 3   Italy: o Allies invaded Sicily; Mussolini overthrown, but fighting continued for 18 months.  Eastern Front: o Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet forces encircled and defeated German troops. Germans Counterattack:  Battle of the Bulge caused heavy losses but marked the decline of German resistance. Yalta Conference:  Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin planned the post-war era.  Key decisions: 1. Soviet entry against Japan, and 2. division of Germany into occupation zones.  Mistrust among Allies foreshadowed post-war tensions. Study the following table, you should be able to identify each Act of aggrestion with its response: Flags are required too. Acts of aggresion Response Japan invades Manchuria. League of Nations condemns the act. Japan withdraws from the League. This is the flag of Japan during the era of WWII. Italy invades Ethiopia. League of Nations imposes sanctions which were not enforced. This is the flag of Italy during the era of WWII. Hitler violates the Treaty of The West denounces his move but Versailles. takes no action. This is the flag of Nazi Germany during the era of WWII. 4