WWI & WWII

European leaders of England and France were slow to stop the advances of Hitler and Mussolini because

• they believed Hitler was harmless.

• the League of Nations prevented them acting against Hitler and Mussolini.

• with the European economy booming, they failed to take the threat seriously.

• they were still reeling from World War I and hoped to avoid another large-scale conflict.

The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I most directly laid the foundation for the

• Cold War.

• rise of fascism in Germany.

• defeat of President Wilson.

• Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.

The term used to describe the willingness of Britain and France to allow Hitler to repeatedly break provisions of the Treaty of Versailles is

• appeasement.

• blitzkrieg.

• lebensraum.

• totalitarianism

The Treaty of Versailles brought an end to

• World War I.

• World War II

• The French Revolution.

• The American Revolution.

Which contributed to the outbreak of World War I?

• German domination in Morocco.

• English domination of Scotland.

• French domination of Alsace and Lorraine.

• Austro-Hungarian domination in the Balkans.

Which of Woodrow Wilson's proposals was included in the Treaty of Versailles?

• the League of Nations

• reparations from Germany

• removal of all trade barriers

• restoration of the Russian monarchy

Which of these was a technological innovation in warfare in World War I?

• atomic bomb

• cluster bomb

• aerial warfare

• aerial warfare

Which of these is considered to be the "spark" which ignited World War I?

• the invasion of Poland

• the invasion of Belgium

• the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand

• the sinking of a British passenger ship

Which of these was a factor in the United States entrance in World War I?

• the invasion of Poland

• Japan's invasion of China

• The Axis threat to the Panama Canal

• German unrestricted submarine warfare

Nationalism

· Imperialism

· Militarism

· Secret Alliances

These terms represent the causes of what conflict?

• World War I

• World War II

• American Civil War

• Spanish American War