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WorksheetsOrigins of WWII
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What form of government did European countries like Italy and Germany turn into before WWII?
Communism
Fascism
Representative Democracy
Anarchy
What are 3 reasons for the building up of tension before WWII?
Stalin replacing Lenin as dictator in Russia
Building up of military power
Nationalism and the blaming of other countries
Ineffective treaties and a weak League of Nations
Which of these dictators was the leader of Italy's fascist movement?
Hideki Tōjō
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
What did Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini have in common?
Both were Fascists
Both supported the free speech of their people
Both hated the Allies and communists
Both really wanted to fight the US
Who took control of Japanese government in the lead up to WWII?
Militarists - military leaders led by Hideki Tōjō
Progressives - advocates for social change
Emperor Hirohito - taking over from military leaders
Chinese Military - invading Japan and overthrowing their government
What did the British and French do to try to avoid war with Germany?
Threaten to go to war with Germany if Hitler remained in power
Prevent Germany from taking over Austria and Czechoslovakia
Force Germany to stop producing military equipment
Give in to Hitler's demands and hope that was the end of it
This military tactic was used by Germany to dominate opposing militaries:
Belagerung, or "siege"
Artillery strikes
Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war"
Psychological warfare
Which parts of Europe did Nazi Germany take over before and at the start of WWII? (Choose all that apply)
Poland
Austria
The Rhineland in Western Germany
Parts of Czechoslovakia
The Nazi invasion of which country marks the beginning of WWII?
Russia
Poland
Germany
France
Which country did Nazi Germany make an unlikely treaty with to avoid war?
The United States
Austria
The Soviet Union
Belgium
