Causes Of World War II

Question 1

5 causes of WWII?

Answer 1

Rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
Japanese Aggression in Asia. 
Unification of Fascist Nations.
Appeasement Fails in Europe.
Germany Invaded Poland.

Question 2

What’s fascism?

Answer 2

Country is considered more important than one person or group.
Racism.
Support Imperialism.

Question 3

When did Japan and Germany become allies?

Answer 3

1936

Question 4

Appeasement Fail…

Answer 4

Britain sympathetic to fascists because of Communism threat.
US adopted a isolationist policy.
France could not act alone.

Question 5

What is appeasement?

Answer 5

The policy of making concessions to the dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict.

Question 6

What is the Munich Pact of 1938?

Answer 6

Chamberlain and Prime Minister of Britain allowed Hitler to annex part of Czechoslovakia to Germany.

Question 7

What did Germany breach?

Answer 7

Several terms of the Treaty (eg. Got an airforce, invaded Czechoslovakia)

Question 8

What did Hitler sign?

Answer 8

A non-aggression pact with Soviet Union (Poland).

Question 9

When was the invasion of Poland?

Answer 9

1939

Question 10

Why did Japan turn away from cooperation with the West?

Answer 10

They were disappointed with the outcomes of the Paris Peace Conference.
Racial equality was rejected and Japan’s territorial gains were limited.
1923 Anglo-Japanese Treaty ended
US excluded Japanese immigrants from 1924.
Wanted power.