Quiz: Aggression Before World War II

When Hitler tripled the number of soldiers in the German army, he was knowingly violating the __________ of the Treaty of Versailles.

• The Demilitarization Clause
• The War Reparation Clause
• The War Guilt Clause
• The Force Reduction Clause

In direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler stationed German troops along the French border in a contested region known as

• The Rhineland
• Danzig
• East Prussia
• The Ardennes Forest

In an effort to expand its territory and gain dominance in Asia and the Pacific, Japan invaded all of the following countries EXCEPT

• India
• French Indochina
• China
• Korea

In his efforts to expand Italian territorial influence and build a new Roman Empire, Mussolini invaded which of the following African countries?

• Ethiopia
• Somalia
• Morroco
• Libya

"In days gone by our Fathers, too...have not received Germany as a gift, but created it themselves!" In this speech to the Nazi Party, Hitler intended to play on which of the following?

• The German people's sense of guilt
• The German people's sense of hard work and determination
• Germany's sense of insecurity
• A sense of nostalgia for a time long ago