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Answer the following short answer questions. Use complete sentences and proper spelling and grammar. Three to four sentences will suffice to answer most of the questions. Be sure to number your answers.

This is a chance to see how well your notes are working for you. Hopefully your History Notebook will provide some of the answers, or it will at least help you remember where in the book you can find the answers. Use this assignment to gauge how you might need to adjust your note-taking skills.

1. What economic and political conditions following World War I encouraged dictatorships?
2. Why did many Americans support isolationism? Why did President Roosevelt support internationalism?
3. How did the Nazi’s try to exterminate Europe’s Jewish population?
4. How did World War II change life for women and minorities in the United States?
5. How did the wartime relocation of many Americans affect US government and society?
6. Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?
7. Why did Churchill and Roosevelt want to attack German-controlled areas in North Africa before areas in Europe?
8. How did the Allies achieve victory in Europe and Japan?
9. Do you agree or disagree with President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb? Why or why not?
10. Using the secondary sources, what are the major opinions of historians concerning Truman’s decisions?