Causes and Key Figures of World War II

What event triggered the start of World War II?

• Invasion of Poland

• Treaty of Versailles

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Britain

Which dictator was the leader of Japan during World War II?

• Joseph Stalin

• Emperor Hirohito

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

The Treaty of Versailles was created at which conference?

• Paris Peace Conference

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Geneva Conference

Fill in the blank: The Treaty of Versailles was created to discuss Germany's punishments for the damages of World War ____.

• A) I

• B) II

• C) III

• D) IV

Which country was ruled by the dictator Franco?

• Germany

• Italy

• Spain

• Japan

What did Germans think about the Treaty of Versailles?

• It was fair

• It was too harsh

• It was beneficial

• It was irrelevant

What was the Third Reich?

• A) A peace treaty

• B) A political party

• C) A military alliance

• D) A Nazi regime.

Fill in the blank: Hitler argued it was essential to German security that troops were stationed in the ________.

• Rhineland

• Sudetenland

• Poland

• Austria

What year did Hitler order troops into the Rhineland?

• 1935

• 1936

• 1937

• 1938

The Munich Agreement allowed Hitler to maintain possession of which region?

• Rhineland

• Austria

• Sudetenland

• Poland