Origins of WWII Practice

How did Germany violate the Treaty of Versailles in the 1930s?

• Hitler rearmed the country and began threatening Germany’s neighbors.

• 1. Germany stopped reparation payments to France and Great Britain from WWI.

• 1. They began developing new businesses.

What is appeasement?

• 1. A type of military strategy for attacking other countries.

• A law stating United States neutrality in the war.

• 1. Yielding to an enemy’s demands in order to maintain peace.

What area was annexed as part of the Munich Pact?

• Germany

• Sudetenland

• France

Nationalism helped leaders take control of what 3 countries? (Choose all that apply)

• Italy

• United States

• Germany

• Japan

• Soviet Union

How did Stalin treat party officials?

• 1. He arrested and killed those who didn’t agree.

• He took them out to dinner weekly.

• He replaced them with people from his own party.

What is fascism?

• 1. A type of government with elected officials and rule of the people.

• A political movement based on an extreme nationalism in which the state comes first and individual liberty is secondary.

• 1. A small group of people that are in charge of an entire country.

What was Mein Kampf?

• 1. It was France’s detailed plan to take down Germany in World War II.

• Meaning, “My struggle,” it was a book written by Hitler about the Nazi party.

• 1. It is a type of government where extreme nationalism is valued and individual liberty is overlooked.

The Nazis passed laws that targeted what group of people?

• The Jewish

• French Citizens

• Nazis

Why did Americans favor isolationism in the 1930s?

• Americans wanted to avoid another world affair.

• They did not have the resources or technology to fight powerful Germany.

• 1. They were keeping new technology advancements a big secret.

How did the Japanese empire expand in the 1930s?

• Japan took over parts of Africa and created a sphere of influence.

• 1. Japan began acting aggressively and invaded China.

• Japan was very weak and did not expand their empire in the 1930s.