WWII Begins

Hitler's move to ________directly violated the Treaty of Versailles.

• expand the German military

• found the Nazi party

• become Chancellor

• pose as a man of peace

Why did Hitler seek an alliance with the Soviet Union before starting World War II?

• He wanted to spread socialism

• He wanted to avoid a two-front war

• He wanted to occupy Eastern Poland

• He wanted to strengthen the power of Stalin

In which country did Japan expand in the 1930's?

• China

• Germany

• Persia

• Saudi Arabia

HItler wanted to expand German control eastward because he believed

• France was seeking to conquer Germany

• Germany's people needed more space to thrive

• Germany's natural resources were superior

• Great Britain would protect Germany

Which two countries did Germany occupy without opposition from France and Great Britain?

• Poland and Austria

• Great Britain and Austria

• Austria and Czechoslovakia

• France and Czechoslovakia

Hitler was confident the Western states that had signed the Treaty of Versailles would

• not mobilize their militaries to enforce it

• rely on the League of Nations to enforce the treaty

• agree with his need to expand Germany's military

• fear Germany more than they feared Stalin

Japan seized Manchuria and North China because

• Chinese soldiers blew up a Japanese railway

• Japan needed raw materials for its industries

• Manchuria contained strategic military bases

• Chiang Kai-Shek would not surrender to Japanese forces

The agreement between Stalin and Hitler was called

• Rome-Berlin Axis

• Non-aggression Pact

• appeasement

• Treaty of Lucano

Appeasement is

• a policy of no weapons or fortifications permitted

• a policy of demilitarization

• a policy of satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace

• a policy of fighting aggression with aggression

Who said, "I have secured peace for our time..."

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Neville Chamberlain