Causes of WW2

Q. Explain the BRAT Causes of WW2. (What are the words in the acronym and how do they contribute to the start of WW2?)

Q. Who were the Axis powers of World War II?

• Germany, Japan, Italy

• Mexico, United States, Australia, China

• United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, China

• Poland, Germany, China, Russia

Q. What even started WW2?

• The invasion of Poland

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The Battle of El-Alamein

• The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Q. What two countries declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?

• Britain and the Soviet Union

• Britain and France

• Britain and the United States

• Italy and the Soviet Union

Q. What country was annexed, or added to Germany by force? The union was called 'Anschluss?"

• Italy

• The Soviet Union

• Austria

• Lithua

Q. Which term indicated that Hitler wanted more "living space" in Europe?

• Anschluss

• Mare Nostrum

• Lebensraum

• Mein Kampf

Q. Which happens to the economy in a period of inflation?

• prices go up

• prices go down

• the value of currency goes up

• the supply of currency goes down

Q. The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke that promise when he invaded ___________________.

• Denmark

• France

• Sweden

• Poland

Q. At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

• agression

• advancement

• internment

• appeasement

Q. What is one action that Hitler did in his attempt to make Germany bigger (or rebuild Germany)?

• Agreeing to the terms of the Treaty of Versialles

• Take loans from the US to rebuild Germany

• Increase the size of Germany's military and conquering neighboring countries

• Asking to be invited to the League of Nations