The Beginning of World War II

Hoping to avoid war, Great Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement and gave in to Germany's demand for more territory.

• True
• False

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Hitler and his Nazi Party attracted supporters by preaching German racial superiority.

• True
• False

The United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• True
• False

Which is an example of the British and French policy of appeasement?

• Hitler's attack on Austria
• The Nazi Party
• The War Production Board
• The Munich Agreement

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What event led Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

• Germany invaded Poland.
• Germany and Italy formed the Rome-Berlin Axis.
• Germany invaded Sudetenland.
• Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other.

Which was a common characteristic of the leaders of Italy, Germany, and Japan in the years leading up to World War II?

• They were content with the amounts of territory they controlled.
• Their forms of nationalism were linked to racism.
• They threatened democracy and wanted to spread communism.
• They felt mistreated by the treaties that ended World War I.

A political system based on extreme national loyalty where the government uses corporatist policies and repression to control the economy, culture, and all parts of people's lives.

• Socialism

• Fascism

• Totalitarianism

• Stalinism

A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator

• Totalitarianism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Liberalism

Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II

• axis powers
• rationing
• Japanese internment
• allied powers

Prime minister of Japan during World War II, he gave his approval for the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a major role in Japan's military decisions until his resignation in 1944.

• Cornelia Fort

• holocaust

• fascism

• Hideki Tojo