Causes of WWII

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What were ways that Germany was punished after WWI?

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Reparations and demilitarization

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What did Hitler do when he came to power?

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He defied the Treaty of Versailles and made pacts with Japan and Italy

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When did war officially begin?

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When Germany invaded Poland

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Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?

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Fascism

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Winston Churchill was to Great Britain as Joseph Stalin was to —

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Soviet Union

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During the 1930s, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began: supplying weapons to Japan, supplying weapons to Germany, supplying weapons to Italy, giving economic aid to the Allies.

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giving economic aid to the Allies.

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What did Hideki Tojo, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini have in common?

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They were dictators.

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Which dictator is incorrectly matched to a country? Options: Soviet Union — Joseph Stalin, Italy — Francisco Franco, Japan — Hideki Tojo, Germany — Adolf Hitler

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Italy — Francisco Franco

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One reason for the outbreak of World War II was the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations.

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ineffectiveness of the League of Nations

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The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

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allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked