CFA #4 U.S./World

Why did Germany's rearmament violate the Treaty of Versailles?

• Germany was prohibited from annexing territories.

• The Treaty of Versailles limited Germany’s military capabilities.

• Germany was banned from making alliances with Austria.

• The Treaty restricted Germany’s economic recovery.

What was the main outcome of the Munich Agreement of 1938?

• Germany was allowed to annex Austria.

• Germany promised to demilitarize the Rhineland.

• Germany was given the Sudetenland under the condition of no further territorial claims.

• Germany and Poland signed a non-aggression pact.

What event officially marked the beginning of World War II in Europe?

• The annexation of Austria in 1938

• The occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939

• Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939

• Great Britain and France declaring war on Germany on September 3, 1939

Reorder the following

• Germany breaks the Munich agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands

• Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

• Germany invades Poland

• Germany annexes Austria

• France and Great Britain agree to support Poland against Nazi aggression

Doc A - (Sourcing) When and where did this speech take place? What was Chamberlain’s goal for the Munich Agreement?

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Doc A (Context) - Why might people in England in 1938 have supported appeasement?

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Doc A (Close Reading) - What did Chamberlain claim England should do while pursuing the policy of appeasement?

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Doc B (Sourcing) - When and where did this speech take place? What was Churchill’s purpose?

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Doc B (Close Reading) - In the second paragraph, what did Churchill claim could have prevented Germany from taking the Sudetenland? Did he offer any evidence for this claim?

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Doc B (Context) - What did Churchill predict will happen in Czechoslovakia?

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