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The causes of WWII

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one major term of the Treaty of Versailles that angered Germany?

a)

Germany was allowed to keep its colonies

b)

Germany was required to disarm and pay reparations

c)

Germany gained land from Poland

d)

Germany could expand its military freely

2.

Why did Hitler remilitarize the Rhineland in 1936?

a)

To defend Germany against British attacks

b)

To test the reaction of Britain and France

c)

To help Poland in a territorial dispute

d)

To obey the Treaty of Versailles

3.

What does the term ‘appeasement’ refer to in the context of WWII?

a)

Punishing Germany for its aggression

b)

Ignoring Hitler’s speeches

c)

Giving in to Hitler’s demands to avoid war

d)

Arresting Hitler before the war

4.

Which country did Hitler invade in 1939, sparking the beginning of WWII?

a)

Austria

b)

France

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Poland

5.

Why did Britain and France follow a policy of appeasement in the 1930s?

a)

They wanted to join forces with Hitler

b)

They were not aware of Hitler’s actions

c)

They hoped to avoid another world war

d)

They were preparing to invade Germany

6.

What was the Anschluss?

a)

A German law against Jewish people

b)

The name of Hitler's book

c)

The union between Germany and Austria

d)

The German invasion of Poland

7.

How did Hitler justify taking over the Sudetenland in 1938?

a)

He claimed Germans there were being mistreated

b)

He needed more farmland

c)

He was invited by the Czech government

d)

He wanted access to oil reserves

8.

Which event clearly showed that appeasement had failed?

a)
The invasion of Poland in 1939
b)
The invasion of Czechoslovakia
c)
The annexation of Austria
d)
The signing of the Munich Agreement