Causes of WWII

What was the "cause" for Japan's invasion of Manchuria?

• It was believed that Japan was told not to trade with anyone anymore

• Rumors were Manchuria was planning to assassinate the emperor of Japan

• A mysterious bombing of a Japan train on Manchurian territory sparked anger

• Rumors were swirling of a Manchurian football team becoming the best of Asia

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor is hopes of

• crippling the American Naval Fleet and gaining a filling station in the Pacific

• Dragging America in the War to help them defeat the Chinese

• Crippling the American Air Force and gaining a filling station in the Pacific

• Emperor was mad at Hitler for being taken lightly and he wanted to make a statement

America was attacked without warning by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on what date?

• December 7th, 1944

• June 6th, 1944

• December 7th, 1941

• December 8th, 1941

Which of the following BEST defines Totalitarianism

• a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

• individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things. Everyone is supposed to share the wealth that they create.

• Government by the people, especially in the rule of the majority. The people make the decisions.

As France fell to the Germans, in a daring escape that included civilian boats over 350,000 British soldiers were saved from Nazis. This was known as

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Munich Agreement

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Polish Invasion

Propaganda influences how people should think good or bad, which of the follow are examples of Propaganda?

• Comic Books

• Posters

• Movies

• Military

America started to break their neutrality as they began supplying allied nations in what is known as

• Lend-Lease Act

• Rent-Buy Clause

• Give-Help Act

• Take-Hoard Act

Benito Mussolini promised which of the following to his people?

• To defeat Nazi Germany and Hitler saving Europe

• More military tanks and planes to look stronger

• To regain the glory days of the Roman Empire

• To control Switzerland and it's amazing skiing mountains

The Great Depression influenced which of the following events below...

• A rise in workers in the industry field

• A drop in the unemployment numbers

• A rise of dictatorships taking control

• Paper money being worth more than usual

Which of the following were reasons for Germany's dislike for the Treaty of Versailles?

• Austria and Hungary was split up

• Germany was forced to take complete blame

• Germany was forced to pay enormous war debts

• Germany's strong military was cut down to 100,000 men