Causes of WWII

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

•  reduced the militaries of major European powers

• gave too much military power to the League of Nations

• increased sea trade between England and the United States

• allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked

In Europe during the 1930s, economic instability led to the

•  rise of fascist dictatorships throughout the world

• development of a nuclear arms race

• abandonment of colonial territories in Africa and Asia

• establishment of the League of Nations military force

Which newspaper headline illustrates a policy of appeasement?

• "Dien Bien Phu Falls; French to Leave Vietnam"

• "Britain Agrees to German Demands: Sudetenland to Germany"

• "Marshall Plan Proposes Economic Aid Program for Europe"

• "Soviet Troops and Tanks Crush Hungarian Revolt"

Which agreement was labeled by the Nazis as unfair to Germany?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Soviet/German Nonaggression Pact

• Munich Pact

• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

 One reason for the outbreak of World War II was the

•  ineffectiveness of the League of Nations

• growing tension between the United States and the Soviet Union

• conflict between the Hapsburg and the Romanov families

• refusal of the German government to sign the Treaty of Versailles

The policy that France, Britain, and Italy chose to follow at this meeting is known as

• appeasement

• self-determination

• liberte, equality, fraternity

• America First

Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?

• The German annexation of Austria

• The Soviet occupation of Germany

• The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Which sentence completes this cause-and-effect diagram?

The United States enters WWII, then National Defense spending increases, then BLANK

• The government reduces its use of propaganda

• the level of industrial production increases

• the government reduces its use of rationing programs

• the unemployment rate increases

Why did Japan attack America at Pearl Harbor?

• they wanted to invade America

• embargo of oil and rubber

• they hated Americans

What was the main reason for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany?

• Economic instability and unemployment

• Support from the League of Nations

• Germany's strong colonial empire

• The influence of the Soviet Union