World War II Begins

Which of these people is considered the "architect of appeasement?"

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Josef Stalin

• Neville Chamberlain

Which of the following was the primary factor leading America to enter World War II?

• Passage of the Lend-Lease Act    

• Surprise attack on United States soil  

• Renewal of Nazi aggression

• Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded _____, and two days later Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.

• Poland

• the Sudetenland

• the Rhineland

• Austria

was a treaty the Germans and Russians had in which they pledged to not attack each other.

• Peace between Germany and Russia

• Soviet Power

• Nazi Soviet Pact

• Nazi

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the war?

• Winston Churchill

• Anthony Eden

• Clement Attlee

• Neville Chamberlain

This is a policy of accepting imposed conditions by one country to avoid combat with another.

• Lend Lease

• Munich Conference

• Appeasement

• Blitzkrieg

This was a meeting of European countries which led to, through appeasement, the surrender of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany.

• Paris Peace Talks

• Berlin Conference

• Vienna Conference

• Munich Conference

Which event is generally considered the start of World War II?

• Invasion of Poland

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Britain

• D-Day Landings

Who was the leader of Germany at the beginning of World War II?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the main reason for the British and French declaration of war on Germany in 1939?

• Invasion of Poland

• Annexation of Austria

• Occupation of Czechoslovakia

• Invasion of France