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    8th Grade

    Learning Objective Questions

    3rd QUARTER

     

    1. How did Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini come to power in Italy?(Topic 8.6)

    2. How was Communist dictator Joseph Stalin able to maintain power in the Soviet Union for nearly 30 years?(Topic 8.7)

    3. What problems did Germany face in the years following the Great War that gave rise to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party?(Topic 8.8)

    4. Why can the League of Nations be deemed a failure?(Topic 9.1)

    5. When and where did World War II begin? (Topic 9.2)

    6. What does the term "blitzkrieg" mean? What are the three main components of blitzkrieg?(9.2)

    7. Describe the details of the Battle of France.(9.2)

    8. What happened at Dunkirk?(9.2)

    9. How were the British able to prevail in the Battle of Britain?(9.2)

    10. What did Hitler's plan "Operation Barbarossa" consist of?(9.2)

    11. Discuss at least three reasons why Operation Barbarossa failed. (9.2)

    12. Although at first it appeared highly successful, why was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ultimately a failure?(9.2)

    13. Why is the Battle of Midway considered an important "turning point" of the war in the Pacific?(9.4)

    14. Why was the outcome of the fighting in the desert of North Africa of vital interest to both the Axis and Allies?(9.4)

    15. Why was the Battle of El Alamein an important “turning point” during the Second World War?(9.4)

    16. Why is the Battle of Stalingrad a crucial “turning point” in the Second World War?(9.4)