Second world war

Question 1

What were the five causes of the second world war?

Answer 1

• The treaty of Versailles
• Nazi-Soviet Pact
• The failure of the League of Nations
• The policy of Appeasement
• Hitler’s foreign policy

Question 2

How is the league of Nations a cause of the second world war

Answer 2

• Showed the league of nations was powerless against Hitler, especially without the membership of the USA

Question 3

How was the Nazi-Soviet pact a cause of the second world war?

Answer 3

• The nazi-soviet pact gave Hitler the opportunity to invade Poland.
• Hitler signed the non-aggression pact to avoid facing a war on two fronts.

Question 4

How was the policy of appeasement a cause of the world war?

Answer 4

• Gave Hitler the Rhineland, Austria and the Sudetenland without a shot being fired or a German life lost.
• Hitler believed Britain and France to be weak and so was encouraged to make greater demands.
• It also gave time for all sides to rearm.

Question 5

How was Hitler’s foreign policy a cause of the Second World war?

Answer 5

• Hitler was focused on retaking lost German territory and expanding eastwards towards Poland and the Soviet Union to create Lebensraum and destroy communis,
• Hitler’s creation of a new German Air force, the Luftwaffe
• Reintroduction of conscription and the huge expenditure on armaments meant war in Europe was always on the cards - Inevitable