The Road To World War Two

Question 1

What was Lebensraum?

Answer 1

Lebensraum is the German word for living space

Hitler said he needed Lebensraum as an excuse to conquer land in Eastern Europe

Question 2

What was Anschluss?

Answer 2

Anschluss is the German word for “Link”

An Anschluss between Austria and Germany was made forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles

Question 3

What were the six main steps to war, 1935-1939?

Answer 3

• Conscription and Re-Armament(1935)
• The Rhineland(7March1936)
• Austria(1938)
• Munich(1938)
• Czechoslovakia(March1939)
• USSR/Nazi Pact and Poland(1939)

Question 4

What is conscription?

Answer 4

Conscription means to call up men from around the cities to join the army
(Germany1935)
(Britain1stMay1939)(The Military Training Act)

Question 5

What date did Hitler introduce conscription in Germany?

Answer 5

Hitler introduced conscription in 1935

Question 6

When did Hitler

re-occupy the Rhineland?

Answer 6

Hitler re-occupied the Rhineland on the 7th of March 1936

Question 7

How many soldiers did Hitler’s army have when he re-occupied the Rhineland and what were there orders?

Answer 7

Hitler had a total of 20,000 soldiers ordered to retreat at any sign of resistance when re-occupying the Rhineland

Question 8

What did Chamberlain give Hitler at Munich?

Answer 8

Chamberlain Appeased Hitler at Munich by giving him the Sudetenland

Question 9

What was the date of the Munich agreement?

Answer 9

The Munich agreement was created on the 29th of September 1938

Question 10

When did Hitler invade Poland?

Answer 10

Hitler invaded Poland on the first of September 1939

Question 11

When did Britain declare war on Germany?

Answer 11

Britain declared war on Germany two days into the Poland invasion, on the third of September 1939

Question 12

What was appeasement?

Answer 12

Appeasement was to give into a bully and give them what they want

Question 13

Give an example of someone who agreed with Chamberlain’s Policy

Answer 13

At the time most of the people of Britain thoroughly agreed with Chamberlain

Question 14

Give an example of someone who disagreed with Chamberlain’s Policy

Answer 14

At the time some people of Britain disagreed with Chamberlain especially Winston Churchill

Question 15

What date did Hitler invade Austria?

Answer 15

Hitler invaded Austria on the eleventh of March 1938

Question 16

During the Sudetenland crisis, Chamberlain met Hitler on three occasions-where and when?

Answer 16

• Berchtesgaden on the 15th of September 1938
• Bad Gosberg on the 22nd of September 1938
• Britain and France met Hitler at Munich on the 29th of September 1938

Question 17

Why did Chamberlain decide not to help Czechoslovakia?

Answer 17

Chamberlain decided Hitler was “a man who can be relied upon”

Question 18

There are 19 reasons why Chamberlain appeased Hitler; can you remember 10 of them?

Answer 18

Any 10 of these:
•Approval
•Britain was weak
•Communism
•Democracy
•Empire
•France
•German Propaganda
•Home
•1st World War
•Justice
•Cost
•League of Nations
•Morality
•Neville Chamberline
•Out of sight, Out of mind
•Peace Movement
•Quit
•Remote
•Spanish Civil War

Question 19

What did Chamberlain call the Munich agreement?

Answer 19

Chamberlain called the Munich agreement “the peace for their time”

Question 20

What did
Churchill call it?
(The Munich Agreement)

Answer 20

Churchill called the Munich Agreement “a total failure”

Question 21

When did Hitler March into the Sudetenland?

Answer 21

On the 1st of October 1938, Hitler marched unopposed into the Sudetenland

Question 22

When did Hitler invade the rest of Czechoslovakia?

Answer 22

Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia on the 15th of March 1939

Question 23

What was Kristallnacht, and why did it turn British people away from appeasement?

Answer 23

Kristallnacht was when the Nazis attacked the German Jews.
Following the Kristallnacht the British Government eased some of the restrictions on allowing refugees from Nazi Germany to enter the UK. This was done for humanitarian reasons and in response to pressure from public opinion.

Question 24

What was “National register”, which was set up in December 1938?

Answer 24

On the 1st of December 1938 Britain set up a “National Register” of who would do what if there was a war

Question 25

What were Londoners given in January to Prepare them for the war

Answer 25

A quarter of a million free air-raid shelters

Question 26

What did the Civil Defence Act of April 1939 say?

Answer 26

It planned to evacuate woman and children from London to the countryside

Question 27

What was the act which introduced conscription in England, and what date was it passed?

Answer 27

The Military Training Act,

passed on May the 1st 1939

Question 28

What was the name of the alliance between Mussolini and Hitler?

Answer 28

Te alliance between Mussolini and Hitler was called the Pact of Steel

Question 29

What was the date of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

Answer 29

On the 23rd of August 1939, Russia and Germany signed a Non-Aggression Pact

Question 30

Give 4 reasons why Britain did not manage to make an alliance with Russia

Answer 30

• Suspicion
• Choice
• Appeasement
• Britain Delayed

Question 31

Give 4 Reasons why Germany managed to make n alliance with Russia

Answer 31

•Time to prepare for war
•Hope to gain
•Unhappy with Britain
(The Russians were)
•Germany

Question 32

What were the 3 aims of Hitler’s Foreign Policy?

Answer 32

• To abolish the Treaty of Versailles
• To expand German territory
• To defeat Communism