Reasons for outbreak of WWII in Europe

When did WWII start in Europe?

• 2019

• 1919

• 1929

• 1939

What was the immediate cause of WWII?

• Invasion of Poland

• Invasion of Poland, followed by Britain's declaration of war on Germany

• Nazi-Soviet Pact

• Germany invaded Russia

League of Nations failed to maintain peace in the 1930s due to

• Failure of disarmament

• Italy's invasion of Abyssinia in May 1936

• German involvement in the Spanish Civil War

• France's occupation of the Ruhr

What were Hitler's main aims?

• Greater Germany

• Widespread of propaganda

• Lebensraum

• Establish the superior Aryan race

What excuse did Hitler use to remilitarise Rhineland?

• To defend Russia

• To defend its own frontiers

• To defend France

• To defend Italy

What was the result of remilitarising Rhineland?

• Emboldened Hitler to demand for more

• Hitler was contented

• Hitler became more cautious

• Hitler invaded Russia

What is the message of this cartoon?

• Hitler is goose-stepping

• Britain and France were tired and taking a break.

• Hitler holds the other leaders in contempt and he will keep demanding for more. Appeasement failed to stop him.

• Hitler holds the other leaders in contempt and he will keep demanding for more. Appeasement was successful.

Why was Austria annexed on 13 March 1938?

• Hitler and Mussolini were friends.

• Austria-born Germans voted the political union, in the absence of Nazi troops.

• Hitler wanted Austria's gold.

• Hitler felt that Germany and Austria belonged together.

Which event marked the end of appeasement?

• Munich conference

• Invasion of Sudetenland

• Invasion of Czechoslovakia

• Invasion of Poland

Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact because

• He did not trust the Allies, especially after Munich Conference

• Needed time to prepare for war with Germany

• Needed a land buffer in Poland, in case Germany attacks

• He was a big fan of Nazism.