World War II: Rise of Dictators

What was the type of government was in place in Italy when Mussolini was in charge?

• Militarism

• Nazis

• Monarchy

• Fascism

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union?

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• General Hideki Tojo

How was Hitler able to become a dictator?

• He was elected to a position of power

• He stormed the center of government

• He was not a dictator.

• He killed the former leader.

Why was Japan attacking China in the 1930s?

• They were attacking Korea not China.

• They wanted more people to worship the Emperor.

• They wanted to be a World Power (practicing Imperialism)

• They wanted to provoke war with America.

How did Hitler try to violate the Treaty of Versailles? (select all that apply)

• He paid back the over 300 billion that Germany owed to Great Britain and France.

• He started to rebuild the German Army and Navy.

• He increased the size of Germany by attacking Austria.

• He joined the League of Nations.

What is an example of appeasement?

• When Great Britain and France allowed Germany to violate the Treaty of Versailles with no real consequence.

• When the United States entered WW2.

• When Japan attacked China in the late 1930s.

• When Germany paid back the billions of dollars they owed.

What surprising thing did the Soviet Union and Germany do in Aug. 1939?

• Attack the United States forcing them to enter WW2

• Help Japan attack China

• Offer to pay all of the money owed from WW1

• Sign the nonaggression pact

What was the spark for the start of WW2 in Sept. 1939?

• The invasion of Austria

• The invasion of Czechoslovakia

• The invasion of Poland

• The invasion of China