German Prewar Expansion Quiz

What was Adolf Hitler determined to overturn when he became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933?

• The military and territorial provisions of the Treaty of Versailles

• The financial provisions of the Treaty of Versailles

• The political structure of the Weimar Republic

• The economic policies of Germany

Which countries hoped to prevent another world war by giving into Hitler’s demands through a policy of appeasement?

• France and the Soviet Union

• Germany and Italy

• Great Britain and France

• The United States and Great Britain

What was the result of Hitler's aggressive foreign policy in September 1939?

• The invasion of Poland

• The signing of the Munich Agreement

• The outbreak of World War II

• The annexation of Austria

What did the Lausanne Conference of 1932 achieve?

• The reintroduction of military conscription

• The suspension of reparations payments

• The demilitarization of the Rhineland

• The annexation of Austria

When was military conscription reintroduced in Germany, openly violating the Treaty of Versailles?

• March 7, 1936

• March 15, 1939

• March 16, 1935

• March 12, 1938

What was the outcome of the plebiscite held in Austria after the German annexation?

• It showed that about 99 percent of the Austrian people wanted the union with Germany

• It showed that about 50 percent of the Austrian people wanted the union with Germany

• It was rejected by the majority of the Austrian people

• It was inconclusive

What did the Munich Agreement of 1938 allow?

• The occupation of Memel

• The invasion of Poland

• The annexation of Austria

• The annexation of the Sudetenland

What happened to Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939?

• It was annexed by Hungary

• It became a German protectorate

• It was occupied by Lithuania

• It was divided into Bohemia and Moravia

What was Hitler's demand on Poland in the spring of 1939?

• The demilitarization of the Rhineland

• The annexation of Austria

• The occupation of Memel

• The annexation of the Free City of Danzig

What action did Britain and France take in response to Hitler's demands on Poland?

• They declared war on Germany

• They guaranteed the integrity of Polish territory

• They signed a non-aggression pact with Germany

• They remained neutral