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Causes of World War II

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The horrible death toll of World War I caused many countries to be more ________________.

a)

League of Nations

b)

isolationist

c)

appeasement

d)

peaceful

2.

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 _____________________

a)

League of Nations

b)

isolationist

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

peaceful

3.

The League of Nations was not successful for several reasons. Mark all that apply:

a)

Racist policies caused Japan and other key countries to leave the group

b)

The US tried to control too many of the decisions

c)

The US did not join

d)

They had no way of enforcing treaties or rules (no military)

4.

World War I (1914-1918) was officially ended by the ____________

a)

appeasement

b)

League of Nations

c)

fascism

d)

Treaty of Versailles

5.

The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for World War I. The treaty imposed the following on Germany:

a)

a rule that they could not build up their military

b)

reparation payments to other countries

c)

inflation

d)

loss of land

6.

What do you call payments that another country must pay other countries in order to help fix the damages of war?

a)

reparations

b)

inflation

c)

Great Depression

d)

isolationism

7.

Germany was poor after World War I because of . . . (mark all that apply)

a)

inflation

b)

the damages and loss of life from World War I

c)

world-wide economic depression

d)

reparation payments

e)

militarism

8.

A period of deep economic hardship is a/an . . .

a)

isolationism

b)

reparation

c)

inflation

d)

depression

9.

People who are humiliated, poor, and desperate will sometimes look for any (a)   to their problems.

10.

Fascism is known for the following qualities: (click all that apply)

a)

build up of the military

b)

killing political opponents or locking them up in jail

c)

the idea that it's okay to take over other weaker countries

d)

dictator or small group all-controlling government

e)

extreme patriotism

11.

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)

a)

Japan

b)

Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

12.

True or False: The US's Great Depression only affected people in our country.

a)

false

b)

true

13.

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.

a)

isolationism

b)

reparations

c)

fascism

d)

League of Nations

14.

When countries were isolationist, it made it easier for Germany to break the ________________________.

a)

reparations

b)

isolationism

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

militarism

15.

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 ___________.

a)

isolationism

b)

appeasement

c)

reparations

d)

militarism

16.

When Japan took over pieces of __________ this was the start of World War II in Asia.

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Thailand

d)

Hawaii

17.

When Germany invaded ___________ this was the start of World War II in Europe.

a)

Poland

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

France

d)

Soviet Union (Russia)