Causes of World War II

What is inflation

• When prices go up and the value of money goes down

• When prices go down and the value of money goes up.

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that ended WWI that was extremely harsh on Germany, causing the Germans to want revenge. This led to Adolf Hitler rising to power in Germany, and to Germany starting World War II.

• True

• False

What did Fascists believe?

• The government, headed by the military, should be in control, with no freedom of speech or freedom of religion

• That everybody should make the same amount of money

• That everybody should have feedom of speech and freedom of relgion

• That people should have the right to arm weapons

Adolf Hitler's political party in Germany was called what?

• Democrat

• Nazi

• Communist

• Libertarian

How did the governments of Hitler in Germany and Mussolini in Italy get rid of unemployment in their countries.

• They required most able bodied men to be in the military

• They waved a magic wand

• The economy got better on its own

Before World War II officially started, Germany, Italy, and Japan were doing what to many of their neighboring and other nations?

• Helping them by giving the money

• Leaving them alone

• Invading and taken them over

How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

• Germany didn't pay back any more money

• Germany built up a big military

• Germany invaded other countries

• All of the above

Anti-semitism is when people show love towards Jewish people.

• True

• False

What ethnic/religious group of people did Hitler blame on Germany's problems?

• Jewish

• Caucasian

• Aryan

The 3 Axis powers (bad guys) in World War II included all of the following EXCEPT:

• Germany

• Japan

• Italy

• England