World War II Quiz

What was the main cause of World War II?

• The Treaty of Versailles
• Hitler's foreign policy aims
• The Munich Conference
• The weakness of the League of Nations

What were Hitler's three main foreign policy aims?

• To unite all German-speaking people, to abolish the Treaty of Versailles, and to obtain living space in Eastern Europe
• To promote international cooperation, to achieve international peace, and to protect weaker countries
• To rearm Germany, to militarize the Rhineland, and to unite Germany and Austria
• To expand into China, invade Indochina, and destroy the US Pacific fleet

What action did Hitler take to destroy the Treaty of Versailles?

• He invaded Poland
• He signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact
• He re-militarized the Rhineland
• He united Germany and Austria

What was the outcome of the Munich Conference?

• Czechoslovakia handed over the Sudetenland to Germany
• Hitler was welcomed in the rest of Czechoslovakia
• The League of Nations stopped Hitler's expansion
• Chamberlain achieved peace in our time

What were the weaknesses of the League of Nations?

• America did not join, decisions had to be unanimous, and the League had no army
• Germany refused to participate, decisions were made by a single leader, and the League had no power
• Britain and France dominated, decisions were made by majority vote, and the League had a strong army
• Japan and Italy controlled the League, decisions were made by a council, and the League had a weak army

What was the policy followed by Britain and France towards Hitler's demands?

• Appeasement
• Isolationism
• Interventionism
• Containment

What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

• A 10-year non-aggression pact between Germany and Italy
• A military alliance between Germany and Japan
• A trade agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union
• A 10-year non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union

What was the main cause of the invasion of Poland?

• The Polish Corridor
• Japanese aggression in the East
• American isolation
• The weakness of the League of Nations