Why did Britain and France do little?

in throes of Great Depression, memory of WWI

What events brought down the idea of collective security in the League of Nations?

Ruhr Crisis, Manchurian Crisis, Abyssinian Crisis

Hitler came to power how?

Nazis elected to Reichstag major. in 1932; Hitler chancellor

Anschluss was not to occur according to Tr. of Versailles. Hitler achieved it in Austria, how?

Austrians voted in referendum; Hitler sent troops to monitor

1923 was a bad year. German would not pay reparations (again). France decided to take in kind

coal, iron payments from the Ruhr Valley

Meanwhile in the Pacific, Japan needed something and was taking it from China, what?

natural resources for industry - coal, iron, oil

Japanese did horrible things to Chinese as in Rape of Nanjing. League response? US response?

study it for a year; embargo on scrap iron to Japan

When the Munich Beer Hall Putsch failed, what did Hitler do?

went to prison and wrote Mein Kampf

Germany was demilitarized after WWI (VT) but allowed a 100,000 man army, why?

needed to protect themselves from Soviet Union communists

WWII started _____, why?

Sept. 1, 1939 when Wehrmacht crossed Polish border

Dec. 7, 1941 - what happened?

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; US declared war

Hitler believed western powers were

weak and would not stop him for Slavic nations

Why was Spanish Civil War 1936 important?

Germany, Italy practice blitzkrieg; West sat out; USSR alone

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HOA - World War II

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1
Germany resented the Treaty of Versailles, why?
guilt clause
had to pay hefty reparations
all of the above
lost land to France and Poland
2
Europe and the world were in throes of Great Depression, what did countries do to stop Hitler?
A and B are best answers
Nothing
WIth remilitarizing Rhineland industry, Fr & Br -no response
Form Stresa Front, Anglo/German Naval Agreement- passive win
3
Why did Britain and France do little?
did not see Germany as a threat
in throes of Great Depression, memory of WWI
believed League of Nations should take care of it
Believed no one would start a war
4
What events brought down the idea of collective security in the League of Nations?
USA not being in the League of Nations
Ruhr Crisis, Manchurian Crisis, Abyssinian Crisis
L of N had econ sanctions but depended on members to enforce
rise of Hitler and Mussolini
5
Hitler came to power how?
war brought new leader to power in 1939, Hitler
Nazis elected to Reichstag major. in 1932; Hitler chancellor
Coup d'etat by Nazis in Berlin
Beer Hall Putsch in Munich
6
Unite the Germans! Hitler wanted ______ in Czechoslovakia, settled with Germans
Sudetenland
Silesia
Galicia
Rhineland
7
Anschluss was not to occur according to Tr. of Versailles. Hitler achieved it in Austria, how?
Austrians voted in referendum; Hitler sent troops to monitor
Mussolini sent troops to monitor referendum for Anschluss
Austrians freely voted for Anschluss
Hitler sent troops to take over Austria
8
What area of Germany, a key industrial area, was shut down & served as buffer zone for France?
Saar Region
Alsace Lorraine
Sudetenland
Rhineland
9
1923 was a bad year. German would not pay reparations (again). France decided to take in kind
in iron & coal from Alsace Lorraine
coal payments from the Saar Region -
munitions factories from the Rhineland, lock, stock & barrel
coal, iron payments from the Ruhr Valley
10
Meanwhile in the Pacific, Japan needed something and was taking it from China, what?
oil
natural resources for industry - coal, iron, oil
coal
iron
11
Q #7 is an example of Hitler taking back Germany's humiliation of the
all of the above
loss of WWI
Allied forced Weimar Republic
Versailles Treaty
12
Other historians believe WWII was continuation of WWI issues & Prussian military traditions T/F
True
False
13
Japanese did horrible things to Chinese as in Rape of Nanjing. League response? US response?
nothing; embargo on oil to Japan
Lytton Report; oil embargo
study it for a year; embargo on scrap iron to Japan
censor Japan which quite L of N; oil embargo
14
Japan invaded Indochina (given ports by Vichy) for rubber and other resources. Result?
US embargo on food sales
US navy patrols Pacific, rattling sabres
US embargo on oil
US embargo on scrap iron
15
Hitler promised to end Great Depression, how?
all of the above
create public works projects like Autobahn
open munitions factories in Rhineland
employ men in munitions factories and military
16
Japan forms Greater E. Asia Co-Prosperity Zone. Who benefitted?
Southeast Asian countries
all of the above
Japan
China
17
Who was Japan's prime minister?
Hirohito
Suzuki
Tojo
Yamamoto
18
When the Munich Beer Hall Putsch failed, what did Hitler do?
fell out of favor for 10 years
went to prison
reorganized Nazi Party
went to prison and wrote Mein Kampf
19
Germany was demilitarized after WWI (VT) but allowed a 100,000 man army, why?
needed to protect themselves from Soviet Union communists
to maintain German pride
as a defense against Fascists of Italy under Mussolini
to maintain order in the country
20
WWII started _____, why?
Sept. 1, 1939 when Wehrmacht crossed Polish border
July 14 when Hitler took over Danzig
June 10 when Hitler took Paris
Aug. 4, 1939 with assassination of Polish prime minister
21
After Spanish Civil War, two nations make (huge) treaty alliance, whom?
Rome-Berlin Axis
USSR, Germany - Non-aggression Pact
B and C
Anti-Comintern Pact, Japan & Germany
22
Dec. 7, 1941 - what happened?
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; US declared war
Japan attacked Malaysia; GB declared war
Japan attacked Philippines; US declared war
Japan attacked Hong Kong; GB declared war
23
Hitler believed western powers were
arguing among themselves and indecisive of what to do
in throes of Great Depression and could not stop him
thought Treaty of Versailles was wrong, would not stop him
weak and would not stop him for Slavic nations
24
Why was Spanish Civil War 1936 important?
Germany, Italy practice blitzkrieg; West sat out; USSR alone
the first nation in Europe to fall apart
Showed how civilians would be involved in modern war
First nation to fall under Nazi/Fascist rule
25
Historian Winston Churchill believed Hitler made a step by step plan to take over Europe, what?
all of above
unite all Germans under one Reich
in Mein Kampf - take back Versailles Treaty provisions
take Lebensraum for overpopulated Germany; create masterrace

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