Causes of WWII

The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.

• Genocide
• Mein Kampf
• Appeasement
• Blitzkrieg

From 1936 to 1939, Adolf Hitler took over the Rhineland, the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. This is an example of:

• Aggression

• Pacifism

• Isolationism

• Nationalism

Why did France and Britain use appeasement to stop Hitler

• They wanted to avoid another World War
• Prevent a Nazi invasion of Russia
• To prevent the fall of the league of Nations
• Didn't want to anger Germans

How did the policy of appeasement lead to WWII?

• European powers let Germany get away with aggressive maneuvers until it was too late.

• It caused the global economic depression.

• France let Germany invade without any resistance.

• It prevented Germany from developing its military - angering German leadership.

Which of the following is an example of appeasement 

• a nation invades a foreign territory and, in return, is attacked by other countries who feel threatened
• a nation invades a territory and is immediately met with economic sanctions meant to make them withdraw
• a nation invades a territory and the international community agrees to let them have it in exchange for a promise not to show any further aggression
• a nation decides to stake claim to a territory by bringing its case before the international community, rather than resorting to military action 

The Conference where European leaders agreed to give Hitler the Sudetenland, giving Germany what it wanted in order to avoid war.

• The Versailles Conference

• The Czechoslovakia Conference

• The Polish Conference

• The Munich Conference

Which of the following statements about German, Italian, & Japanese aggression is true?

• These nations added territory that they felt was owed to them after or revenge for the Treaty of Versailles.

• All three nations formed an alliance with the Soviet Union prior to any aggressive action.

• Appeasement would have worked, if the British and French would have offered something of greater value.

• These nations were still recovering from the Great Depression and were not concerned with a possible war.

Which country was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939 to start World War II?

• Poland

• Italy

• France

• Russia

Which country invaded Ethiopia prior to World War 2?

• Japan
• Italy
• Germany
• The Soviet Union

Germany took over land areas in

• Africa (Ethiopia) & France (Rhineland)
• China (Manchuria) & Korea
• Europe (Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia & more)