Causes and Conditions of WWII

Leader of the Soviet Union who signed a pact with Hitler:

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Francisco Franco

Should one of the High Contracting Parties be attacked by another Power, the other High Contracting Party binds itself hereby, ...to support the aggressor against its high Ally... What MAIN cause does the above passage describe.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

People felt so much pride in their country and ethnic group that they started to become overconfident, thinking their country is superior, which made them more likely to go to war.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Match the following

• I don't want to get involved

• Alliances

• your friends

• Imperialism

• I own it, don't touch it.

• Isolationism

• stockpiling of weapons

• Militarism

• Pride in your nation

• Nationalism

Great Britain felt threatened when Germany began to construct a large navy.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

These are formed when countries band together against a common threat.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

 Based on the information provided by the diagram, which statement is a valid conclusion about the 1930s?

•  The United States led international peace-keeping efforts.

• Aggression led to the start of World War II.

• The actions of Italy, Germany, and Japan united Europe peacefully.

• Economic and social upheaval led to the rise of democracy in Asia.

Which treaty ended World War I and laid some of the groundwork for World War II?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Ghent

What was the main economic condition in Germany that contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler?

• Hyperinflation

• Deflation

• Stagflation

• Recession

Which ideology, characterized by dictatorial power and extreme nationalism, was a significant cause of World War II?

• Fascism

• Communism

• Liberalism

• Socialism