Action/Reaction WWII
Use section 34.3 & 34.4 to complete the table below by summarizing how the Allies reacted to each act. Take notes to expand the explanation of the action on the left, and then explain the reaction on the right. Use markers or colored pencils to label each action and reaction as aggressive (black), appeasement (green) strong (red) and weak (blue).
Action / Reaction1931 – Japan invades Manchuria
1935-1936 Germany remilitarization
1935 Italy invades Ethiopia
1936-1939 Germany and Italy help nationalist in Spanish Civil War
1937 Japanese troops massacre civilians in Nanjing
1938 German Anschluss (union) with Austria
Action/Reaction WWII
Action / Reaction1938 Hitler wants to invade Czechoslovakia and claims this is his “last territorial demand”
1939 Germany invades Czechoslovakia
1939 Germany attacks Poland
1940 Germany moves soldiers toward western borders to focus on Low Countries
1940 Germany moves into France
1940 Germany attacks Britain (Battle of Britain)
What was the Nonaggression Pact and why was it important for both Hitler and Stalin?