WWII

Why was Germany's economy struggling after WWI?

• The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI
• Other countries were using imperialism to take over the economies of other governments, including Germany's
• Hitler was keeping his own people in a state of poverty in order to control them
• America was punishing Germany for playing such a major role in WWI

After WWI, the ____________________________ of the 1930s brought chaos and unemployment to Europe, which led to the rise of authoritarian dictators.

• Imperialism
• Treaty of Versailles 
• Great Depression
• Invasion of Nanking 

In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German...

• invasion of Poland
• seizure of the Sudetenland
• occupation of the Rhineland
• annexation of Austria

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of WWII?

• It called for the dissolving of the League of Nations, thus removing an organization for resolving future conflicts
• It gave Germany too much power by letting Germany keep the Alsace-Lorraine region of France
• It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies
• It imposed harsh reparation payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

Which of the following events during WWII brought the United States into the war?

• Germany's invasion of Poland
• D-Day invasion of Normandy
• Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jewish people
• Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor

Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?

• Stalin
• Roosevelt
• Mussolini
• Hitler

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Why was President Franklin Roosevelt hesitant to get involved in World War II?

• He considered Germany and Japan strong allies of the United States
• He wanted to maintain the U.S. foreign policy of isolationism
• He was opposed to the Lend-Lease Act
• He had supported the Japanese invasion of China in 1937

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Allied Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States

Axis Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Great Britain, France, and Japan
• Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union

America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________

• Imperialism
• Axis
• Isolationism
• Dictatorship

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