Key Terms
Worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929, marked by high unemployment, widespread poverty, and a drastic decline in industrial production, triggered by the US stock market crash on "Black Thursday" in October 1929.
What is The Great Depression
How did the Great Depression lead to WWII?
Created widespread economic hardship, political instability, and a climate of desperation across the globe, allowing for the rise of extremist leaders like Hitler.
What position is best supported by Roosevelt’s words in this passage
(A) The United States should follow a strategy of appeasement toward Hitler.
(B) The United States should avoid war with Hitler at all costs.
(C) The United States should join the fight against Hitler.
(D) The United States alone could stop Hitler.
(C) The United States should join the fight against Hitler.
This leader became the dictator of Germany in 1933 and led the country into World War II.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This international agreement, signed in 1919, imposed harsh penalties on Germany but failed to create lasting peace, instead fueling resentment that led to World War II.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
How did the failure of the League of Nations lead to WWII?
The League of Nations failed to stop aggression by Japan, Italy, and Germany due to its lack of enforcement power (because of no U.S. involvement), encouraging expansionist policies that led to World War II.
Which statement accurately provides the context needed to understand the passage
(A) Hitler’s forces were overrunning Europe, and Britain asked the United States for help in spite of the strength of U.S. isolationism.
(B) Hitler’s forces were overrunning the Soviet Union, which asked the U.S. for help in spite of U.S. anticommunist sentiments.
(C) Japan’s forces were taking over communist China, which asked the U.S. for help in spite of U.S. anticommunist sentiments.
(D) Japan had attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, yet many in the United States still supported isolationism.
(A) Hitler’s forces were overrunning Europe, and Britain asked the United States for help in spite of the strength of U.S. isolationism
In 1931, Japan invaded and occupied this region of China, setting up a puppet state known as Manchukuo.
What is Manchuria?
People who strongly believe in and promote the idea of a unified nation with a shared culture and identity, often advocating for independence from larger empires or political entities, essentially pushing for a strong sense of national pride and loyalty to one's country
What are Nationalists
How did the Treaty of Versailles cause WWII? (Name 2 ways)
(Must say at least 2 of these things)
Germany faced great reparations; had to take complete blame for WWI which caused resentment and the rise of Nazism Hilter exploited these grievances to gain power; lost territory to Allied powers leading to expansionism
Which statement best refects the relationship between conditions before and after World War I as described by Ho Chi Minh"
(A) They changed signifcantly.
(B) They were remarkably similar.
(C) They became slightly worse.
(D) They became slightly better.
(B) They were remarkably similar.
In 1936, Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles by remilitarizing this demilitarized zone along its western border with France.
What is the Rhineland?
Payments or other forms of compensation that a defeated nation is required to make to the victorious nations after a war
What are Reparations?
How did New Ideologies cause WWII?
Fascism in Germany (Nazism) and militaristic nationalism in Japan, played a role in causing World War II by promoting aggressive expansionist policies, racial supremacy, and a disregard for international treaties
Which statement most accurately corresponds to the claim in the first paragraph that World War I divided the world into two "camps"
(A) The world was divided into those camps, with the Soviet Union standing for one and the League of Nations for the other.
(B) The war divided colonized people between those allied with capitalism and those allied with imperialism.
(C) The “oppressed colonial peoples” and “exploited working class” were not united enough to represent one camp.
(D) The Soviet Union actually reintroduced private property and capitalism.
(A) The world was divided into those camps, with the Soviet Union standing for one and the League of Nations for the other.
In 1938, Britain and France’s policy of appeasement allowed Hitler to annex this German-speaking region of Czechoslovakia in hopes of preventing war
What is the Sudetenland
Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, eventually becoming a fascist dictator of Spain after defeating the Republican forces
Who is Francisco Franco
How did Imperialism Lead to WWII?
It created competition between nations for territory and resources (particularly in the case of Germany, Italy, and Japan) who felt left out of the colonial scramble and sought to expand their empires through military force
Because of Ho Chi Minh’s point of view, which is the best way to evaluate the accuracy of his account?
(A) Because he was a revolutionary, assume that he used exaggerations
(B) Because he was educated, trust that he reported events accurately
(C) Because imperialism was common, see what others wrote about revolutions in their lands
(D) Because many people wrote about these events, compare his statements theirs
(A) Because he was a revolutionary, assume that he used exaggerations
This 1938 agreement between Britain, France, Italy, and Germany allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland in exchange for a promise of peace.
What is the Munich Agreement?