World War 2 Unit Exam

Part I: How did Adolf Hitler Rise to Power?

1. What is the Weimar Republic?
2. Why was the Weimar Republic created?
3. When was the Weimar Republic established?
4. When did the Weimar Republic end?
5. How did the German people feel about the Weimar Republic?
Why?
Part II: How did the Nazis establish a culture of anti-semitism and
racism in Germany?
1. How did the Nazis win power and control of Germany?
2. When did the Nazis ofcially take power in Germany?
3. What is anti-semitism?
4. How did the Nazis spread anti-semitism?
5. What is propaganda?
6. What is genocide?
7. Identify one concentration camp and what happened there (in
detail).
Part III: Why did the United States enter WW2?
1. What event caused the U.S. to enter WW2?
2. When did the U.S. declare war on Japan? On Germany?
3. How did WW2 change womens roles in the U.S?
4. How did WW2 impact race relations in the U.S?
5. What were internment camps and how did they impact the lives
of Americans?
6. How did U.S involvement help end WW2?

Part IV: Document Analysis
*You will be asked to analyze several primary & secondary source
documents.