WWII

Why did Germany's economy struggle 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.

• 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 which event?

• German invasion of Poland.

• Seizure of the Sudetenland.

• Occupation of the Rhineland.

• Annexation of Austria.

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of WWII?

• Called for the dissolution of the League of Nations, thus removing an organization for resolving future conflicts.

• Gave Germany too much power by allowing it to keep the Alsace-Lorraine region of France.

• Weakened the Allied countries by forcing France, England, and Russia to reduce the size of their armies.

• Imposed harsh reparation payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability.

Which of the following events during WWII brought the United States into the war?

• German invasion of Poland.

• D-Day invasion of Normandy.

• Nazi German treatment of the Jewish people.

• Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?

• Stalin
• Roosevelt
• Mussolini
• Hitler

Allied Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States

The Axis Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Great Britain, France, and Japan

• Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union

America did not want to get involved in other foreign conflicts. This is known as __________________________.

• Imperialism

• Axis

• Isolationism

• Dictatorship

Identify the causes of WWII:

• Treaty of Versailles, economic depression, totalitarian dictators.

• WWI Peace Treaty Problems, New Military Technology.

• Rise of dictators, Poor U.S. President.

• Russia attacked Germany and annexed Italy.