Unit 7 Review: Causes and Course of WWII

Who did Hitler gain as an ally in 1935?

• Benito Mussolini
• Winston Churchill
• Neville Chamberlain
• Josef Stalin

Which event occurred FIRST in World War II?

• the invasion of Poland
• the Battle of Stalingrad
• the Normandy Invasion
• the fall of France

European leaders of England and France were slow to stop the advances of Hitler and Mussolini because...

• they believed Mussolini was harmless.

• the League of Nations prevented them acting against Hitler and Mussolini.

• the Normandy Invasionthey were still reeling from World War I and hoped to avoid another large-scale conflict.

• With the fall of the European economy booming, they failed to take the threat seriously.

Finish the statement..."A year later, in March of 1936, Hitler sent troops into...

• the Rhineland
• Britain
• Italy
• Japan

Which vocabulary word does the following sentence best exemplify..."At the Munich Conference, British and French leaders agreed to Germany's demand for the Sudetenland. In return, Hitler pledged not to further expand Germany Territory." 

• Conscription
• Anschluss
• Blitzkrieg
• Appeasment

What happened in March of 1939?

• German forces took over Czechoslovakia
• Germany attacked Britain with their Air Force
• Germany invaded Poland
• This was not a significant date during WWII

What did Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union have in common during the World War II era?

• They were all totalitarian states.
• They all recovered from the depression.
• They were all members of the Allied Powers.
• They were all Nazi states.

The Axis Powers in World War II included all of the following EXCEPT...

• Germany
• Italy
• Poland
• Japan

What did Hitler and Stalin do in August of 1939?

• Attacked Japan based on disagreements involving territory
• Signed a treaty promising not to attack each other
• Attacked each other based on disagreements involving territory
• Signed a treaty promising to attack each other

The Allied Powers in World War II included all of the following EXCEPT...

• France
• Britain
• Japan
• United States