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Causes of World War II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country had a civil war before World War 2 that helped increase tensions prior to WW2?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Belgium

2.

Which of these people is considered the "architect of appeasement?"

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Neville Chamberlain

3.

The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.

a)

Denmark

b)

Sweden

c)

France

d)

Poland

4.

Europeans allowing Italy and Germany to expand militarily and grab territory was called-

a)

"Appeasement"

b)

"Reconciliation"

c)

"Reparation"

d)

"Regret"

5.

World War II began as a result of-

a)

"the German invasion of Poland"

b)

"the German invasion of the U.S.S.R."

c)

"Japan attacking Pearl Harbor"

d)

"U.S.S.R. invasion of Manchuria"

6.

Which of the following contributed directly to the rise of European Dictators?

a)

"Treaty of Paris"

b)

"Treaty of Versailles"

c)

"League of Nations Charter"

d)

"European Appeasement"

7.

The ____ was unable to stop aggressive imperialism in the 1930s due to having no army.

a)

"United Nations"

b)

"League of Nations"

c)

"Triple Alliance"

d)

"Triple Entente"

8.

Japan began to create an empire due to-

a)

"a need for natural resources and land"

b)

"respond to an attack from China triggered a war"

c)

"an arms race for nuclear weapons"

d)

"a secret alliance between Japan and the United States"

9.

Which treaty, signed at the end of World War I, is often cited as a cause of World War II due to its harsh reparations on Germany?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Ghent

10.

Which political ideology, characterized by dictatorial power and extreme nationalism, rose in Germany and Italy before World War II?

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Socialism

11.

What event in 1938 is considered a significant cause of World War II, involving the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany?

a)

Munich Agreement

b)

Anschluss

c)

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

d)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

12.

Which country invaded Manchuria in 1931, setting a precedent for aggressive expansionism leading up to World War II?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

13.

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany, whose aggressive policies and invasions led to the outbreak of World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

14.

What was the name of the policy adopted by Britain and France in the 1930s, which involved making concessions to dictatorial powers to avoid conflict?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Appeasement

c)

Containment

d)

Detente

15.

Which 1939 pact between Germany and the Soviet Union included a secret protocol to divide Eastern Europe into spheres of influence?

a)

Munich Agreement

b)

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Pact of Steel