OverSimplified WW2, parts 1 and 2

Match the following group or person to the reason they initially wanted to go to war

• they hated the Treaty of Versailles

• Japan

• end the US power and gain more territory

• Italian and German citizens

• war would benefit the Aryan race

• Mussolini

• war would help end European monarchies

• Hitler

In what country did fascism first start?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• Russia

What attributes did Germany, Italy, and Japan NOT share?

• they believed they were racially superior

• they were hostile to the Allies

• they wanted all the world's riches

• they wanted to militarize and conquer new land

Match the following vocabulary words to their definitions

• assert control over another country

• appeasement

• allowing small concessions

• annex

• gov't ruled by a dictator

• propoganda

• biased information to manipulate opinion

• lebensraum

• taking over land to expand Aryan pop

• fascism

Germany hated the​ (a)   because it split Germany in two.

• Berlin Wall
• Caucasus Mountains
• Rhine River
• Polish Corridor

Why did Great Britain mine the waters around Norway?

• To prevent Norway from selling iron ore to Germany

• To find precious minerals under the sea
• To establish a naval base
• To create a trade route

In order to intimidate the UK, Hitler ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• had Italy join the war
• made it look like France was fighting with Germany
• drop propoganda leaflets
• pretend to invade the US

Before he could invade the UK, Hitler was able to secure air and naval superiority in the English Channel.

• True

• False

What did the Soviet Union annex while the UK and Germany were fighting?

• Poland
• Baltic States, part of Finland, and northern Romania

• France, Spain, and Ireland

• China

Who referred to Italy as "Europe's soft underbelly"?

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Winston Churchill