WWII Section 1

Who was the totalitarian leader who rose to power in Germany and aggressively seized land, thereby eventually leading Europe into WWII?

• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Tojo
• Stalin

He was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII.

• Mussolini
• Hitler
• Stalin
• Tojo

All of the following were causes of WWII EXCEPT

• Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
• Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
• Militaristic, nationalistic leaders in Germany, Italy & Japan
• Major destruction caused by WWI

Fascism includes all of the following EXCEPT

• a form of government that believes the state is more important than the individual
• maintains control of industry and the economy
• is ruled by a charismatic dictator who suppresses opposition
• a form of government in which parliament represents the citizens in which they serve

Anti-semitism

• prejudice against or hatred of Jews
• accepting of different races

What is Antisemitism?

• Hatred of Communists
• Hatred of Fascists
• Hatred of Jews
• Hatred of Slavs

Why did Mussolini want to expand Italian territory?

• He wanted to protect Italy from German influence
• He wanted to spread communism in Europe
• He wanted to restore the glory of Rome
• He wanted to prevent WWII

Why was Germany's economy struggling after WWI?

• The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI
• Other countries were using imperialism to take over the economies of other governments, including Germany's
• Hitler was keeping his own people in a state of poverty in order to control them
• America was punishing Germany for playing such a major role in WWI

After WWI, the ____________________________ of the 1930s brought chaos and unemployment to Europe, which led to the rise of authoritarian dictators.

• Imperialism
• Treaty of Versailles 
• Great Depression
• Invasion of Nanking 

In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German...

• invasion of Poland
• seizure of the Sudetenland
• occupation of the Rhineland
• annexation of Austria