Causes of World War II
satisfying Hitler's desire for territorial expansion.
The appeasement policy followed by Western European leaders in the late 1930s was based primarily on the belief that war could be avoided by
appeasement
When some European leaders agreed to Hitler's demands concerning Czechoslovakia in 1938, they were supporting a policy of
invasion of Poland by Nazi forces
Which event is most closely associated with the start of World War II in Europe?
Japan
____________________ attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War
prevent the start of another world war
One reason that Britain and France agreed to appease Hitler at the Munich Conference was to
additional natural resources
One reason the Japanese followed a policy of expansionism before World War II was to gain
Poland
The Allies declared war on Germany after Hitler invaded ____________________.
natural resources
The Japanese, the Germans, and the Italians pursued a policy of expansionism before World War II to gain
TRUE
Although intended to promote democracy and peace, the Treaty of Versailles resulted in dictatorships and war.
following a policy of appeasement
Before September 1939, the European response to Hitler's actions included
lacked coal, iron, and other important resources
Between the late 1800s and the end of World War II, Japan implemented a policy of imperialism mainly because Japan
acquire supplies of oil and rubber
The main reason Japan invaded Southeast Asia during World War II was to
allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked
The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy
an attempt to avoid conflict by meeting the demands of an aggressor
The term appeasement is best defined as
Hitler's German Army invaded Poland
What caused World War II to begin?
the attack on Pearl Harbor
What event led the United States to declare war on Japan?
He would rebuild Germany's military and economy.
What promises did Adolf Hitler make to the German people?
