Topic 9 Lesson 1 Aggression, Appeasement, and War

Appeasement worked as plan

• True

• False

By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany. What treaty did he violate with this action?

• The Munich Agreement

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

• Treaty of Paris

The chart above outlines which cause of WWII?

• Anger at the Treaty of Versailles

• Extreme Nationalism

• Isolationism of the USA

• Pacifism of the United States

The newspaper headlines best describes:

• Pacifism

• Nationalism

• Isolationism

• Appeasement

Who promised to restore Germany to its former power?

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Which most contributed to the rise of the Nazi party?

• Great Depression

• The new democratic government of Germany

• Rise of fascism in Italy

• Isolationism practiced in America

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 with little resistance

• It prevented Germany from developing its military, thus angering German leadership

How did the Nazi-Soviet Pact help advance Stalin’s goals for the Soviet Union?

• It helped him transform Russia into a fascist state.

• It showed Stalin’s support for Hitler’s plan to increase "living space" for a superior race.

• It gave Stalin a strong ally against the West.

• It gave him a chance to expand Russian territory in Eastern Europe.

Which leader best understood the threat of Adolf Hitler to Europe and the world in the 1930s?

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

• Jessie Lynne Wolfrum

• Joseph Stalin