Causes of the War, Totalitarianism, and Events Leading up to the War

Question 1

Fascism?

Answer 1

The government owns and controls everything.

Ex. Mussolini (Italy) & Hitler

Question 1

Communism?

Answer 1

People maintain private ownership, but the government controls everything.

Ex. Stalin (Russia)

Question 2

Nazism?

Answer 2

Belief of one race’s superiority over the others

Ex. Hitlers with ‘Aryans’ (blonde & blue eyes)

Question 3

Short-Term Cause (Trigger)

Answer 3

Hitler invading Poland on September 1, 1939

Question 4

WW2 Dates

Answer 4

September 1, 1939 - September 2, 1945

Question 5

Long Term Causes (8)

Answer 5

1. Treaty of Versailles
2. Japanese Expansionism (Manchuria, Sino-Japanese War, Soviet-Japanese Border Wars)
3. American Isolationism (First Neutrality Act)
4. Economic Worldwide Depression
5. Anti-communism
6. Militarism
7. Nationalism
8. Appeasement

Question 6

Events Leading up to War

Answer 6

1. Treaty of Versailles - 1919
2. Hitler gains control of German Parliament - 1933
3. German troops march into Rhineland - 1936
4. Hitler invades Austria - March 1938
5. Munich Agreement (Germany + British/French prime ministers) (Sudetenland) - September 1938
6. Hitler invades the rest of Czechoslovakia - March 1939
7. Molotov-Ribbentrop (Non-aggression) pact - August 1939
8. Hitler invades Poland - September 1, 1939
9. Britain and France declare war on Germany - September 3, 1939
10. Canada declares war on Germany - September 10, 1939