Winds of War quiz

What is one of the reasons dictators build large armies?

• a. To promote peace and collaboration
• b. To seek advice from other nations
• c. To intimidate rivals
• d. To engage in diplomatic negotiations

What tactic was used by Japanese agents in the Seizure of Manchuria in 1931?

• a. Stage an explosion on the South Korean border
• b. Lobbied for a peaceful resolution at the United Nations
• c. Promote cultural exchange programs with China
• d. Staged an explosion on the South Manchurian Railway

What was the outcome of Japan's seizure of Manchuria in 1931 in relation to the League of Nations?

• a. Japan was praised for its transparency and honesty
• b. The League of Nations' resolutions were effective in stopping further aggression
• c. Japan decided to join the League of Nations to promote global peace
• d. Japan left the League of Nations

Why did Mussolini justify the invasion of Ethiopia?

• a. To seek revenge for past humiliations
• b. To show allegiance to Great Britain
• c. In response to the League of Nations
• d. To establish economic sanctions

What action did Hitler take that violated international agreements?

• a. Supported Fascist leader Franco during the Spanish Civil War
• b. Remilitarized the Rhineland
• c. Created alliances between Spain, Germany, and Italy
• d. Annexed Austria into Italy

What was the Anschluss regarding?

• a. Unification of Germany and Italy
• b. Annexation of Austria into Germany
• c. Military alliance between Germany, Italy, and Spain
• d. Treaty between Germany and France

What were Hitler's demands in the Munich Agreement of 1938?

• a. Removal of the Nazi party from Sudetenland
• b. Annexation of Poland
• c. Sudetenland to be given to Germany
• d. Surrender of France to Germany

Why did the Western powers appease Hitler during the Munich Agreement?

• a. To provoke a war with Germany
• b. To gain control of Czechoslovakia
• c. To avoid a war with Germany
• d. To support the expansion of the Soviet Union

Who famously stated "peace in our time" after the Munich Agreement?

• a. Winston Churchill
• b. Franklin D. Roosevelt
• c. Joseph Stalin
• d. Neville Chamberlain

Which country did Germany invade which led to the trapping of Allied soldiers in Dunkirk during 1940?

• A) Denmark
• B) Belgium
• C) Netherlands
• D) France