CAUSES OF WW II POWERPOINT QUESTIONS
1. What were four legacies of World War one?
2. List four items to be settled by the Treaty of Versailles.
3. Describe two changes in the map of Europe from 1914 to 1919.
4. What do you think “conscription” means? Look it up if you don’t know.
5. What was the price of a loaf of bread in Germany in 1918, in1923?
6. Describe how war debts were a cause of WW II?
7. List three reasons for U.S. noninvolvement in Europe between 1920-1930’s.
8. Describe George Washington’s advice to the nation on foreign affairs.
9. Explain the political cartoon with the tiger.
10. List 8 examples of U.S. intervention in the Caribbean.
11. Sandino and Somoza were from what country?
12. What speech did FDR give in March of 1933?
13. What did Russia become in 1917?
14. Who was Stalin?
15. List three totalitarian regimes?
16. Using a dictionary define” totalitarian” and “regime”.
17. What would fascism bring?
18. Who became dictator of Italy?
19. What happened to Mussolini in 1945?
20. Was East Prussia connected to the rest of Germany?
21. List nine reasons Hitler was successful in taking over Germany.
22. What was the title of the book Hitler wrote while in prison?
23. Define the word “Aryan”.
24. What is Anti-Semitism?
25. How did the world-wide depression aid Hitler in his rise to power?
26. What was Hitler’s share of the vote in 1928 before the Depression? What was his share of the vote in 1933 after the Depression struck?
27. Who was elected Chancellor of Germany in 1933?
28. What is a Volkswagen?
29. Describe Kristallnacht.
30. What group took over the Japanese government?
31. Define what a militarist is.
32. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?
33. Name five treaties that Japan violated.
34. Who invaded Manchuria in 1931? Manchuria was part of what country before the invasion?
35. Who was very interested in the world’s reaction to the invasion of Manchuria? Why?
36. Explain the Stimson Doctrine.
37. Describe what the League of Nations did about Manchuria.
38. Who was the leader of Ethiopia and where did he plead for help?
39. The Spanish Civil War was called a “testing ground for WW II”. What do you think this means?
40. Fill in the chart below:
SPANISH CIVIL WAR
REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTSUPPORTED BY: / FRANCO FASCIST NATIONALISTS
SUPPORTED BY:
41. Who was the leader of the fascist who were trying to destroy the democratic Spanish government?
42. What was the end result of Britain, France and the U.S. staying neutral in the Spanish Civil War?
43. What was the name of the American International Brigade in Spain?
44. Which side won the Spanish Civil War? The Democratic Republican government or the fascist forces led by Franco?
45. List three steps Hitler took before March 1938 that led to war.
46. Where were Czechoslovakia’s main defenses?
47. Explain what happened at the Munich Conference.
48. Define “appeasement”.
49. What did Hitler promise at Munich in October of 1938 concerning Czechoslovakia? What did Hitler do March 1939?
50. Explain why fighting a “two front war” is bad.
51. What shocked the world in August 1939? Why?
52. Explain the cartoon showing Goldilocks and the animals.
53. What happened to Albania in 1939?
54. What two nations invaded Poland in 1939?
55. Compare in one or two sentences the differences in military strength between Poland and Germany.
56. Explain the “travelogue” cartoon.
57. Define “isolationism” and what it meant to the U.S. in the 1930’s.
58. What was so unusual about the election of 1940?
59. Explain the “Lend-Lease” Act.
60. What does “gears up for war” mean?
61. Name the two leaders who issued the Atlantic Charter?
62. Describe what a “u-boat” was and how it destroyed enemy ships.
63. Describe the Battle of the Atlantic and explain why it was so important.
64. In what year were the most allied merchant ships sunk? In what year were the most u-boats (German submarines) sunk?
65. In what year were more merchant ships built then sunk? Why was this important for winning the war?
66. In dollar amounts describe U.S. defense spending between 1940 and 1941.
67. What was unusual about the sinking of the Robin Moor?
68. Explain the purpose of convoys. Define convoy.
69. What was the name of the destroyer sunk while convoying merchant ships in 1941?
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70. Define neutrality and explain what it meant for the U.S. in the1930’s.
71. Was Dr. Seuss in favor of neutrality or against it?
72. Summarize the conclusion of the Nye Committee in your own words.
73. According to the ‘America First Committee” how could American democracy be preserved.
74. Why was Charles Lindbergh famous? Describe his views on entering the war on the side of the Allies.
75. What was the name of the group that wanted the U.S. to enter the war on the side of the Allies?
76. How many neutral nations were there in June 1941?
77. List six islands the U.S. owned in the Pacific.
78. Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia were once called_____.
79. From where did Japan get 80% of its oil?
80. Who was Japan’s war minister?
81. Describe what happened on December 7th, 1941.
82. Who went to war with the U.S. on December 11th 1941?