Final Examination

World War II
Final Exam
Summer 2015
Dr. Carter

TAKE HOME EXAM:
Use your textbook and notes.  This is to be type-written and turned in no later than 1:00 on Thursday.

PART I:  Short Answer Identification.  20 Points Possible.  From the following list, choose four of the eight terms.  In four to six sentences, be able to identify and state the historical significance for each term you have chosen.  Each is worth five points.
  1. Iwo Jima
  2. The Flying Tigers
  3. Operation Overlord
  4. Warsaw Uprising
  5. Manhattan Project
  6. Battle of Leyte Gulf
  7. V-2
  8. Relocation Camps
  9. Battle of the Bulge
  10. Yalta Conference
 
PART II:  Essay #1.  40 Points Possible.  Choose one of the two following questions and answer it in a minimum of five paragraphs.

  1. What impact did the war have on the Home Fronts of the various belligerent countries?  How was the labor market affected by the war and how did the different countries meet labor needs?  How were minorities and other peoples treated on the Home Fronts?
  2. Discuss the Air War in either the Pacific or the European theater.  What role did the Air War play in the war?  How was the Air War conducted?  What were the strategies of both the Allies and the Axis powers?  How effective was the Air War?
 
PART III:  Essay #2.  40 Points Possible.  Choose one of the two following questions and answer it in a minimum of five paragraphs.

  1. Discuss the final two years of World War II in Europe from right after Stalingrad and the Italian campaign to the defeat of Germany.  Include the major campaigns on the Russian front, Italian front and Western front.  What were the strategies of the Allies to achieve victory?  Why did the war end as it did?  What was the aftermath of the European war?
  2. Discuss the final two years of World War II in the Pacific from right after Midway and Guadalcanal to the defeat of Japan.  Include the major campaigns in the Pacific.  What were the strategies of Nimitz and MacArthur?  Why did the war end as it did?  What was the aftermath of the Pacific war?