Causes of World War 2

Which of the following options is NOT a cause of WW2?

• Treaty of Versailles

• The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party

• The Holocaust

• Japanese Expansionism

The Treaty of Versailles ...

• was imposed upon Germany after WW1

• forced a heavy burden of reparations to France and Britain

• caused Germany to lose territory

• all of the above

Many historians believe that the Treaty of Versailles was a factor leading to the start of World War 2 because ...

• it forced Kaiser Wilhelm to abdicate, throwing Germany into political choas.

• the reparations and war guilt clauses left Germans feeling bitter towards their former enemies and yearning to make Germany a world power once again.

• there weren't enough jobs and there was hyperinflation.

• Hitler wanted to make Germany great again.

Which of the following is NOT true of fascism?

• All aspects of society are controlled by the government (totalitarianism).

• No opposition or protests are tolerated.

• Glorifies the state and its mythical past.

• Gives every citizen a say in the future of their country.

The fascist leader of Italy from 1922 onwards was ...

• Luciano Pavarotti

• Vito Corleone

• Benito Mussolini

• Ugo Cavallero

The Great Depression ...

• is what happens when there's no wifi.

• occurred in Russia in 1936 when a meteorite struck Siberia.

• causes World War 2 because everyone was tired of feeling down.

• was caused by the US stock market crash in 1929, and led to massive levels of unemployment.

The Empire of Japan focused on expanding its empire ...

• because it needed resources to feed its growing industrial economy.

• it wanted to be a world power with colonies like Britain, France and the Netherlands.

• its leaders were confident it could dominate the region whilst the European colonial powers were caught up in European affairs.

• all of the above.

Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 promising ...

• to fight against communism and take land for Germany from the Soviet Union.

• to make a peace deal with Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union.

• to fight communists across western Europe.

• to govern alongside the German communists.

The most significant example of Allied appeasement of Nazi Germany prior to World War 2 ...

• when Germany sent troops into the Rhineland and France did nothing to stop it.

• was when Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia cede the Sudetenland to Germany, and Britain and France agreed to his demands.

• when Hitler ordered that his military forces be built up beyond the limits mandated in the Treaty of Versailles, and the Allies did nothing.

• when Germany annexed Austria and the Allies did nothing.

American isolationism prior to and during World War 2 refers to ...

• how the United States didn't want to trade with anyone else in the world.

• the official policy of the United States to fix its economic depression before getting involved in foreign affairs.

• the official foreign policy of the United States to not get involved in foreign wars.

• how the United States had been very naughty and needed to be excluded from international diplomacy and agreements.