Cause Of WWII

Question 1

Wall Street crash

Answer 1

• caused hyper inflation in Germany

* massive unemployment in Weimar Germany- people were dissatisfied with government - Hitler had a chance

Question 2

League of Nations

Answer 2

• failures showed that there was no ‘global police’ to stop aggression
• countries began to leave showing it was in affective

Question 3

Appeasement

Answer 3

• allowed Germany to get away with aggression

* portrayed Britain as weak

Question 4

Treat of Versailles

Answer 4

• made Germany want to retaliate
• wanted to re-gain land that they had lost
• Hitler wanted to re-arm

Question 5

Nazi Soviet Pact

Answer 5

Hinted that they were preparing for war

Question 6

What was achieved by Anchluss

Answer 6

1. United German speaking people to greater Germany
2. Broke the terms of TOV
3. Incorporation of his homeland making it a personal success
4. Access to Austria’s industrial and human resources

Question 7

Aims of Hitler’s foreign policy

Answer 7

1. Treaty of Versailles to be overturned
2. Rearmament of Germany
3. All German speaking people to be united with greater Germany
4. Expand Germany by taking land from people who are ‘inferior’ to them