Rise of Dictators/WWII

What basis idea did both Britain and France share after WWI?

• Italy should give up its colonies in Africa. 
• Germany should be divided and occupied the Allied forces.
• Germany military power should be permanently reduced.
• The Central powers should divide the cost of war. 

In 1939, France, Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of what German action?

• Occupation of the Rhineland
• Invasion of the USSR
• Seizure of France
• Invasion of Poland

What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930s appealed to many people in Germany?

• The people were frustrated with their current political and economic situation.
• Germany had been denied membership to the UN.
• Communism had been forced on them. 
• Germans fear that the British and French would take control. 

Between WWI and WWII, Japan tried to solve the problem of its scarcity of natural resources by doing what?

• Exporting agricultural products in exchange for new technology. 
• Establishing a policy of imperialism.
• Building nuclear power plants. 
• Cooperating with the soviet union.

What led to the rise of totalitarianism governments in Germany, Italy and Spain in the 1920s and 1930s.

• The success of the Communist in a command economy. 
• Severe economic problems that arose in Europe after WWI.
• The active support of the United States. 
• Movements demanding the reture of the old monarchies. 

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles established conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?

• It called for eliminating the League of Nations.
• It gave Germany too much power by letting them keep land conquered in World War I.
• It required France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies.
• It imposed harsh reparations on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

What was the title given to Germany's stategy of launching a "lightning war"?

• Holocaust
• Luftwaffe
• Blitzkrieg
• Kristtallnacht

Which forces made up the Axis powers?

• Japan, France, Germany
• Great Britain, France, US
• Japan, Italy, Germany
• Japan, USSR, Germany

How did Japan justify building an empire in the 1930s?

• Revenging attacks by aggressive neighbors
• Claiming ancient native lands. 
• spreading religion
• obtaining food and raw materials

Which of the following is an alternative title for government based on a dictatorship?

• Monarchy
• Communism
• Totalitarianism
• Republic