World War 2 Explained Video Quiz

What ended World War 1?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Berlin

• Treaty of Moscow

Great Britain, France, Italy and the United States made sure that Germany was punished at the end of World War 1 because:

• the war had killed so many people and countries had suffered greatly so they wanted revenge on their enemy

• Germany caused World War 1

• Germany was communist in World War 1 and all the other countries disliked communism

• The United States was in charge of the treaty and since there weren't any German immigrants to the U.S., Americans hated Germans

The name of the international organization who wanted to make sure war never happened again

• The United Nations

• The Triple Alliance

• The Triple Entente

• The League of Nations

what made the end of World War 1 so difficult for Germany?

• Hitler had just taken over and made people follow his instructions

• Germany was communist and the reorganization meant that people had no food

• the Treaty they were forced to sign limited their army, made them accept blame for World War 1, and made them repay the countries they had lost to

• Germany applied to membership in the United States

Why were times so tough for people in Germany in the 1930s?

• The Great Depression started, causing a bad economic situation to get worse

• Hitler's five year plan meant that everyone needed to become a farmer

• with Prohibition starting, bootleggers were selling illegal alcohol and having wars over distribution territory

• things were much worse in the United States in the 1930s than they were in Germany

what about Hitler's speeches made him so popular in Germany?

• the Nazis always gave out punch and pie to make sure everybody had a good time

• Hitler blamed Germany's struggles on their failed military leadership in WW1, the politician who signed the treaty, communists who threatened revolution and on Jews who he claimed controlling the economy

• Hitler's speeches were inspirational because he told Germans all they had to do was in believe in the power of friendship and they would overcome the horrible suffering in Germany

• Hitler's speeches explained his five year plan to change the German economy by teaching people new jobs that would allow them to recover financially

How did Hitler become leader of Germany in the 1930s?

• he ran a tough grassroots, boots-on-the-ground electoral strategy and convinced voters he was the best man for the job

• the Nazis rigged the election, putting extra ballots in the boxes when they did the counting so Hitler could win

• Hitler was appointed chancellor because he was wildly popular and the government believed they could use him, but he used his position to make himself dictator

• Hitler's Nazis lead a revolution in the streets, marching for bread and peace and the people of German rose up and wiped out the old government and put Hitler in charge

Hitler claimed that Germany needed "Lebensraum", or living space which meant:

• The German people needed more land, with their population growth, and they would take it from other countries in Eastern Europe

• Hitler really wanted to have a fancy deck in his backyard with a pool so he could invite people over and have a nice garden party

• the German government was going to give everyone in the country a house to live in to make sure there were no no more homeless people

• living space for Hitler meant that Germany would buy land from France and make new factories in that land

who did Hitler and his Nazi party believe should be in control of Europe?

• Germans of any sort no matter what they looked like

• The British who were the smartest sailors in Europe and had earned the job of ruling everyone else

• "Aryans", or blonde hair blue eyed German people should be in control and be given land held by other races like Slavs or Jews

• Hitler and the Nazis believed in democracy and thought that by giving everyone the right to vote it would make sure the best person was put in charge of Europe

What did Germany, led by Hitler, spent the 1930s doing?

• focusing on building the best cars in the world which is where BMW comes from

• they became farmers and turned all their territory into farmland which allowed them to save their economy by selling food to the world

• going to see movies with sound, or "talkies" like the Jazz Singer and then inspired by that story to make their own movies

• breaking the terms of the last treaty, building an army, building an Air Force and withdrawing from the League of Nations