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WorksheetsCauses of WWII
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 42mins
What country did Japan invade in 1931 for more natural resources?
China
Soviet Union
United States
France
Which of the following was a punishment inflicted on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to accept full blame for starting WWI
Germany had to pay reparations
Germany had to give up colonies & land
All of These
What policy does the political cartoon represent?
Imperialism
Appeasement
Germany-Russia Pact
Nazi Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?
Italy
France
Germany
Japan
What did Hitler know about democratic nations that caused him to grow bolder?
All of These
They were fine with Germany becoming the top European power
They wanted to go to war
They wanted to avoid war
World War II lasted from 1939 until ______.
1941
1943
1945
1947
What was Japans ultimate goal?
To become powerful enough to conquer China
To become the most powerful Asian Empire
To help Asians escape Imperial rule
To become powerful enough to conquer Russia
Giving into demands from an aggressor in order to keep the peace is known as what?
Peace treaties
Coddling
Aggression
Appeasement
Which Asian Country began expanding its empire in the 1930's and 40's
China
Japan
Mongolia
Korea
Allied Europeans and the League of Nations used appeasement with Nazi Germany early on, appeasement is to
creating confrontation with someone in order to get them to back down right away
giving Nazi Germany what they want to avoid confrontation not wanting another war
taunting the citizens of Nazi Germany in order to force Hitler to make a bad choice
Ignoring the issue of Hitler's conquests hoping that he will end up hurting himself
What policy does the political cartoon represent?
Imperialism
Impressment
Stalinism
Appeasement
Accountment
Which term is defined as payment for damages?
mandate
armistice
reparation
militarism
What problem did Japan face that led to it becoming an aggressive imperialist country?
China wanted to invade Japan
Not enough natural resources
Population was too small
Military was weak
In Europe during the 1930s, economic instability
led to the
rise of fascist dictatorships
development of nuclear arms
abandonment of colonial territories
establishment of the League of Nations
Which agreement was labeled by the Nazis as
unfair to Germany?
Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Munich Pact
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Japan believed in its destiny to dominate Asia, based on the idea of Japanese racial and cultural superiority.
nationalism
alliances
militarism
imperialism
One reason for the outbreak of World War II was
the
ineffectiveness of the League of Nations
growing tension between the United
States and the Soviet Union
conflict between the Hapsburg and the
Romanov families
refusal of the German government to sign
the Treaty of Versailles
WWII officially began when Germany invaded ________ in 1939.
France
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
Where did Italy invade in 1935?
Great Britain
China
Austria
Ethiopia
