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WorksheetsThe causes of WWII
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What was one major term of the Treaty of Versailles that angered Germany?
Germany was allowed to keep its colonies
Germany was required to disarm and pay reparations
Germany gained land from Poland
Germany could expand its military freely
Why did Hitler remilitarize the Rhineland in 1936?
To defend Germany against British attacks
To test the reaction of Britain and France
To help Poland in a territorial dispute
To obey the Treaty of Versailles
What does the term ‘appeasement’ refer to in the context of WWII?
Punishing Germany for its aggression
Ignoring Hitler’s speeches
Giving in to Hitler’s demands to avoid war
Arresting Hitler before the war
Which country did Hitler invade in 1939, sparking the beginning of WWII?
Austria
France
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Why did Britain and France follow a policy of appeasement in the 1930s?
They wanted to join forces with Hitler
They were not aware of Hitler’s actions
They hoped to avoid another world war
They were preparing to invade Germany
What was the Anschluss?
A German law against Jewish people
The name of Hitler's book
The union between Germany and Austria
The German invasion of Poland
How did Hitler justify taking over the Sudetenland in 1938?
He claimed Germans there were being mistreated
He needed more farmland
He was invited by the Czech government
He wanted access to oil reserves
Which event clearly showed that appeasement had failed?
