Which of the following was the beginning step in the German path to war in WWII?

building up the military and rearmament

June 22nd, 1940 is significant because Germany did what on this date, barely 1 year into war?

forced France to sign an armistice

The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was designed to do what?

Agreement that Germany and SU would not fight

March 7th, 1936: Hitler gained national attention by doing what?

Sending military into Rhineland

Why did Hitler want the Sudetenland back in Germany's territory?

Recover lost territory and people were ethnically German.

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World War II

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1
Who was the leader of the USA prior to the beginning of World War II?
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Delanoe Roosevelt
2
Which of the following was the beginning step in the German path to war in WWII?
Lowering unemployment by providing unemployment insurance
Germany did not start WWII
investing in Volkswagon to create jobs
building up the military and rearmament
3
The word 'blitzkrieg' can be translated into what phrase?
Holocaust
lightning war
2 front war
Night of Broken Glass
4
Which date marks the official beginning of WWII?
August 23, 1939
September 3rd, 1939
June 6th, 1944
September 1st, 1939
5
Stalin's 5 Year Plan for the SU's economy involved moving from _____________ to _____________.
industrial to cottage
industry to agriculture
cottage to industrial
agriculture to industry
6
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union prior to World War II starting?
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Delanoe Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
7
June 22nd, 1940 is significant because Germany did what on this date, barely 1 year into war?
made a pact with Mexico
forced France to sign an armistice
declared war on the US
attacked the SU as a betrayal
8
The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was designed to do what?
Agreement that Germany would not invade Poland
Prevent Japan from attacking the Soviet Union
Agreement that Germany and SU would not fight
Prevent the Soviet Union from fighting Japan
9
Japan was afraid of losing 2 trade items from the US. What were they?
oil and scrap metal
oil and clothes
food and grains
grains and oil
10
This treaty ended World War I (1) and severely punished Germany with the War Guilt Clause
Treaty of Locarno
Treaty of Peace
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Tordesillas
11
Which country is being TARGETED in this piece of propaganda? (Hint: negatively shown)
Russia
United States
Germany
France
12
March 7th, 1936: Hitler gained national attention by doing what?
Making a pact with Japan
Sending military into Rhineland
Invading Poland, starting WWII
Invading Austria
13
Who was the leader of Germany prior to World War II beginning?
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Delanoe Roosevelt
14
Why did Hitler want the Sudetenland back in Germany's territory?
Hitler did not want the Sudetenland; he wanted Poland
Did not think it was fair that it was given to new country
Recover lost territory and people were ethnically German.
He wanted to get back at France
15
Even though Hitler made a pact with the Soviet Union, who did he agree to give 1/2 of SU to?
United States
Japan
Great Britain
France

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