Review - Causes of WWII

Which action best represents the policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France to the start of World War II?

• allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement
• signing the Nazi - Soviet Pact binding Hitler and Stalin to peaceful relations
• sending troops to fight with the liberals during the Spanish Civil War
• forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war

How did WWI contribute to the events leading up to World War II?

• Germans wanted to expand their nation to gain territory in the Soviet Union
• Britain and France wanted to help Germany make reparation payments
• Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles and supported Hitler's actions to defy it.
• The Soviet Union wanted to take over German territory in Eastern Europe

Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?

• They realized the policy of appeasement failed
• They wanted to destroy Germany's military buildup.
• They wanted to spread democracy
• They wanted to oppose the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

Which term is defined as payment for damages?

• mandate
• armistice
• reparation
• militarism

In Europe during the 1930s, economic instability led to the

• rise of fascist dictatorships
• development of nuclear arms
• abandonment of colonial territories
• establishment of the League of Nations

Which newspaper headline illustrates a policy of appeasement?

• "Dien Bien Phu Falls:" French to Leave Vietnman
• "Chamberlain Agrees to German Demands: Sudetenland to Germany"
• "Marshall Plan Proposes Economic Aid Program for Europe"
• "Soviet Troops and Tanks Crush Hungarian Revolt"

The Treaty of Versailles angered many Germans after World War I because the treaty

• divided Germany into Communist and non Communist zones
• made Germany restore its emperor
• required all German speaking Europeans to return to Germany
• forced Germany to pay large war reparations

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

• reduced the armaments of major European powers
• gave too much power to the United Nations
• increased sea trade between England and the United States
• allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked

The policy that France, Britain, and Italy chose to follow at this meeting is known as

• appeasement
• self determination
• liberation
• pacification

Based on the information provided by the diagram, which statement is a valid conclusion about the 1930s?

• The United States led international peace keeping efforts
• Aggression led to the start of World War II
• The actions of Italy, Germany, and Japan united Europe
• Economic and social upheaval led to the rise of democracy in Asia