WWII Review

Which of the following was not a cause of World War II?

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Unfairness from the Treaty of Versailles

• Appeasement

• The Great Depression

Answer explanation

Reminder! Franz Ferdinand's assassination was the event that started the first world war.

Which statement best reflects Germany's response to the Treaty of Versailles?

• Germans happily accepted the treaty terms

• Germans accepted that WWI was their fault

• Germany was bitter that they had to pay for the war

• Germany attempted to do become allies with other European nations

The Great depression refers to a time when ____________

• World economies suffered

• New factories offered job opportunities

• the Peace between the Wars

• Japan imperializing China

What totalitarian leader assumed control in Germany in the early 1930s?

How did fascist dictatorships grow in European countries?

• There was an increase in democratic activity

• People turned to radicals for help after WWI

• Totalitarian leaders rose to power through fair and legal ways

• Europeans believed it was the best form of government

Hitler's process of taking land and promising to stop, only to take more was known as what?

• Inflation

• Appeasement

• Depression

• Blitzkrieg

Which of the following would NOT be considered a similarity between the causes of WWI and WWII?

• Imperialism and taking over territory

• Nationalism and Pride for ones country

• Advances in technology and military expansion

• Assassination of a prominent figure

What new method of warfare to Germany use in WWII that translates to "lightning war"?

• Guerilla warfare

• Trench warfare

• Blitzkrieg

• Cavalry

Which event is considered the event that started World War II?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• Hitler's invasion of Poland

• The atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What changed in warfare between WWI and WWII?

• New, stronger military technology

• WWII was considered a total war

• The machine gun was invented

• There was a decline in fascist government