the steps to war

Question 1

why did Japan conquer Manchuria (1931)?

Answer 1

they were facing severe economic problems and overcrowding on its islands

Question 2

what was the League of Nations’ reaction to Japan conquering Manchuria?

Answer 2

no decisive action

Question 3

when did Japan conquer Manchuria?

Answer 3

1931

Question 4

when did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?

Answer 4

1933

Question 5

what was Hitler’s action on the German army and air force?

Answer 5

expanding it beyond the limits set out in the Treaty of Versailles

Question 6

why did Italy invade Ethiopia?

Answer 6

to expand territory and obtain its rich oil resources

Question 7

what was the League of Nations’ reaction to Italy invading Ethiopia?

Answer 7

no decisive action

Question 8

when did Italy invade Ethiopia?

Answer 8

1935

Question 9

when did German troops occupy Rhineland?

Answer 9

1936

Question 10

what did the Treaty of Versailles forbid Germany to do in terms of Rhineland, and what was the world’s reaction?

Answer 10

be within 50km; no one stopped the German advance

Question 11

Nazi soldiers occupy Austria without _________

Answer 11

a single shot being fired

Question 12

when did Germany occupy Austria?

Answer 12

March 1938

Question 13

why did other nations make no attempt to stop Hitler’s advance?

Answer 13

they wanted to avoid another war

Question 14

when was the Munich Agreement signed?

Answer 14

September 1938

Question 15

which countries met for the Munich Agreement?

Answer 15

Britain, France, and Germany

Question 16

what was the outcome of the Munich Agreement?

Answer 16

Germany could have Sudetenland (the northwestern part of Czechoslovakia)

Question 17

when was the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact signed?

Answer 17

October 1938

Question 18

what did Mussolini allow Hitler to do as a result of the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact?

Answer 18

take Austria and other northern/central European territories

Question 19

what did Hitler promise Mussolini as a result of the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact?

Answer 19

allow him to take over Southern Europe

Question 20

despite Hitler’s last demand for territory being Sudetenland, what happened in March 1939?

Answer 20

Nazi troops occupied all of Czechoslovakia

Question 21

when did Germany and the Soviet Union sign a Non-aggression Pact?

Answer 21

August 1939

Question 22

what did the Non-aggression Pact include?

Answer 22

Germany and the Soviet Union would not fight each other in a war; secretly divide Poland between them

Question 23

what did the Non-aggression Pact allow Hitler to plan?

Answer 23

his attack on France and Britain in the west as he does not have to fear an attack from the Soviet Union in the east

Question 24

which part of Poland did Hitler demand to be given back to Germany?

Answer 24

Polish Corridor (had been awarded to Poland after the Treaty of Versailles)

Question 25

what did the Nazis do after Poland refuse to give back the Polish Corridor?

Answer 25

launched a Blitzkrieg- Poland falls

Question 26

when did Poland fall to Germany?

Answer 26

September 1, 1939

Question 27

when did Britain and France declare war on Germany?

Answer 27

September 3, 1939

Question 28

when did Canada declare war on Germany?

Answer 28

September 10, 1939