WorksheetsCauses of World War II
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
The horrible death toll of World War I caused many countries to be more ________________.
League of Nations
isolationist
appeasement
peaceful
US President Woodrow Wilson wanted to find a way for countries in the world to solve problems together in a peaceful way. His idea was to create a _____________________
League of Nations
isolationist
Treaty of Versailles
peaceful
The League of Nations was not successful for several reasons. Mark all that apply:
Racist policies caused Japan and other key countries to leave the group
The US tried to control too many of the decisions
The US did not join
They had no way of enforcing treaties or rules (no military)
World War I (1914-1918) was officially ended by the ____________
appeasement
League of Nations
fascism
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for World War I. The treaty imposed the following on Germany:
a rule that they could not build up their military
reparation payments to other countries
inflation
loss of land
What do you call payments that another country must pay other countries in order to help fix the damages of war?
reparations
inflation
Great Depression
isolationism
Germany was poor after World War I because of . . . (mark all that apply)
inflation
the damages and loss of life from World War I
world-wide economic depression
reparation payments
militarism
A period of deep economic hardship is a/an . . .
isolationism
reparation
inflation
depression
People who are humiliated, poor, and desperate will sometimes look for any (a) to their problems.
Fascism is known for the following qualities: (click all that apply)
build up of the military
killing political opponents or locking them up in jail
the idea that it's okay to take over other weaker countries
dictator or small group all-controlling government
extreme patriotism
In several countries, fascist ideas became an attractive solution to their problems. What were some fascist countries of the 1930s and 1940s? (click all that apply)
Japan
Britain
Italy
Germany
True or False: The US's Great Depression only affected people in our country.
false
true
Many people in the world were attracted to the idea of ________________ after the horrors of World War I. They preferred to work on their own countries' problems and avoid conflict.
isolationism
reparations
fascism
League of Nations
When countries were isolationist, it made it easier for Germany to break the ________________________.
reparations
isolationism
Treaty of Versailles
militarism
After Germany took over some of the land (plus some) that it had lost after World War I, the world allowed the country to keep that land so long as they promised not to invade any other countries. This is ___________.
isolationism
appeasement
reparations
militarism
When Japan took over pieces of __________ this was the start of World War II in Asia.
Korea
China
Thailand
Hawaii
When Germany invaded ___________ this was the start of World War II in Europe.
Poland
Czechoslovakia
France
Soviet Union (Russia)
