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Name: Carla Delgadillo Period: 6 Date: November 3, 2011
WebQuest: Causes of World War II
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for the WebQuest. As you follow through the Process part of the WebQuest, use the
guide to summarize information from the websites, write your answers into the guide.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As a rule, do NOT simply copy and paste the information from the
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work. At certain points throughout the guide, you will be allowed to have word-for-word
answers, but these are indicated as you proceed through. They are CLEARLY marked
and you should first assume that you are NOT allowed to give word-for-word answers
unless otherwise indicated.
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plenty of time to complete in class. Do not neglect to complete part 2, a free response
after you finish the WebQuest.
Part I: Causes, People, Events
Main Causes of WWII
1. Treaty of Versailles
a. Complete the acronym: UBRAT
b. Explain what each letter stands for (include more than just the word!!)
i. Unfair because Germans thought it was an imposed settlement. They
were not allowed to be a part of it, just to sign. This made them to
believe of it Unfair.
ii. Blame because Germans did not like Clause 231 because the Germans
were not the Blame of the War happening.
iii. Reparations because Germans believed that the Reparations had, had
Britain and France trying to steal money and starve their children.
iv. Army because Germans did not like their very small army and thought
they were very useless.
v. Territory because Germans did not like that all they had left was a
small land of territory. They believed the treaty was meant to destroy
the German economy.
2. Worldwide Depression
a. List all six points related to the Depression that led to war. Briefly explain
each one (include more than just the title phrase – what do each of those
phrases mean?)
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Unemployment : This resulted in mass anger because government
were telling people that is was alright to just take whatever they want,
even by force.
America : America made all of her loans to Germany, which made a
collapse of industry for Germany and because of that Hitler’s power
became worse.
Politics : People had hatred against other countries with politics with
led to more aggressiveness.
Empire-building : By setting up an empire people all around the World
were in conflict and very stressed out.
Self Interest: Self Interest destroyed League of Nations because when
people could not make way, countries left the League.
Britain and France : Here was also a loss of money and many people
could not afford much so they did not go against Hitler resulting in the
Failing of The League of Nations.
3. Totalitarian government
a. Germany
i. What were Hitler’s three main aims?
 To abolish The Treaty of Versailles
 To expand German Territory
 To defeat Communism
ii. How did each aim lead to war? BE SPECIFIC.
 The treaty made the Germans remember loosing war and he
wanted to help Germans win
 Hitler want to have even more territory by conquering land
 Hitler wanted to destroy the Communism which meant they had
war with Russia
b. Japan
i. Why did Japan invade Manchuria? Name 4 reasons.
 To Gain More Natural Resources
 They did not want to rely on the United States Resources and they
thought Manchuria would help that situation
 Japan wanted more land and materials
 Japan was getting really crowded
ii. How did the League respond? Why were they limited in how they
could respond?
The League responded by having to introduce 3 sanctions. They were
limited because the League could not enforce the authority.
c. Italy
i. Why did Italy want the territory of Abyssinia? Name 2 reasons.
 Italy lacked a large empire
 Abyssinia could be a good place for the Italians to settle because
they had such an overload population.
ii. Why couldn’t the Abyssinians fight back?
The Abyssinians couldn’t fight back because all of the weapons they had were PreWorld One Guns and very little of other devices and the Italians had vehicles and
gas attacks and other devices as well.
iii. Was the League’s response to the incident successful? Why or why
not?
No, Because in Italy when they set up the economic sanctions Italy
could cover them on gold and textiles because League members did
not carry them out.
iv. What three things did the League of Nations involvement in the conflict
show?
 1 thing was that the league banned oil so that had an impact on
the war.
 Another was that sanctions were half-hearted
 Last they lead Italy to not be with The League
d. Soviet Union
i. Why did Anglo-Soviet talks fail? List each piece of SCAB and briefly
explain (again, more than just the one word!)
Anglo-Soviets talks failed because of all of the remaining factors of
SCAB.
Suspicion: Russians thought that The Britain wanted them to go to war
with Germany so it led to suspicion because they thought there was
trickery.
Choice: Britain could not have troops going to Poland to fight, so if
Stalin was with Poland he would be fighting in war with them and if not
Hitler was allowing to pay him to be with Poland so he had to make a
choice.
Appeasement: Stalin believed the Britain wouldn’t help the Russians
and make them fight against Hitler alone .
Britain Delayed: Stalin was to have a meeting with a Britain official,
but this official could not make any decisions and so Stalin didn’t like
the Britain Delaying.
ii. Why did the Nazi-Soviet Pact happen? List each piece of THUG and
briefly explain.
The Nazi-Soviet pact happened because of THUG.
Time to prepare for war: Stalin stated that the military could get a long
time of rest because they had 18 months for peace.
Hope to Gain: Stalin hoped that Russia gained because of Britain,
Europe, and France making themselves even more tired.
Unhappy with Britain: Stalin did not like the Britain could not negotiate
and after SCAB failed, Stalin went to Germany.
Germany: Hitler wanted an alliance because he already knew only
Russia could defend Poland. He knew if he got with Russia that Britain
would have to go down.
4. Expansionist policies
a. What were the three ways militarism contributed to war? Give a specific
example for EACH ONE.
1:Build up of Armed Forces: In 1932 to 1939 navy warships from 30 to 95,
36 to 8,250 planes and the army from 100,000 to almost a million!
2:Control of the Government by Military:
Germany= Hitler was supposedly to gain lebensraum in East
Mussolini was to rebuild the Roman Empire
Japan= Political enemies were killed, and they invaded government in which
the government could not stop them of what they wanted to do.
3:Aggressive Foreign Policy: What happened around the world was :
1.Germany went in to Rhineland and Austria in 1936, the Sudentland in
1938 and in 1939 Czechoslovakia and Poland.
2. Italy went to Abyssinia in 1935, Albania and Libya in 1939, and invaded
Egypt in 1940.
3. Last Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931, 1933 it was Jehol, China in 1937,
and dropped the bomb on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
5. Policy of appeasement
a. Define appeasement (look it up in an online dictionary).
Appeasement means to make calm or to satisfy.
b. What were the five most important reasons why Britain appeased Hitler?
-Some people agreed with Hitler’s policies
-British hoped strong German could stop the growing of Communist
Russia
-A lot of people felt that events occurring in Europe were non of
Britain’s business
- Many Britain people wanted peace
-Many of the people agreed with Hitler that the Treaty of Versailles
was not fair
c. Who opposed Chamberlain in his policy of appeasement?
Winston Churchill
d. What were the eight results of appeasement?
Allowed Hitler to grow stronger
Gave Britain time to re-arm
Humiliated Britain
Abandoned millions of people to Nazis
Caused war because Hitler thought he could do whatever
Gave Britain high ground
No stopping Hitler
Attempted of preventing deaths
6. Continued German aggression
a. Breaking the Treaty of Versailles
i. List the three ways Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles. Explain each
one and provide at least one detail for each point.
1. Germany, he broke League of Nations Disarmament Conference
because he demanded equality of arms with France and Britain
2. Rhineland, he moved his troops to a demilitarised zone
3.
b. Threatening the peace of Europe
i. What actions did Hitler take to disrupt peace in Europe? Name at least
5 actions.
1.He threatened peace of Europe by rearming
2:Hitler moved his troops to Rhineland
3: Hitler made the Axis alliance with Italy and then expanded it with
Italy and Japan into the Anti-Commenter Pact
4:Inciting Nazis in the other countries
5:Hitler got Sudten Nazis led by Heinlein to cause by trouble claiming
they were being oppressed by the Czechs
ii. What did Europe do to allow Hitler to disrupt peace? Name at least 2
actions.
Leaders of WWII
Complete all elements of the chart for each of the 10 leaders. Remember, do not
copy/paste! The category and birth to death can be word-for-word, but all other parts
must be in your own words.
Leader
Category
Birth-Death
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
American
President
Born: 1/30/1882
Harry Truman
American
President
Died:4/12/1945
Main
accomplishments
FDR became the
creator of the New
Deal
Role in
WWII
President of
the United
States
Born: 5.8.1884
Ended World War II
President of
United States
Died:
12.26.1972
Dwight D.
Eisenhower
American
President
B: 10.14.1890
D: 3.28.1969
Douglas
MacArthur
Winston
Churchill
American
General
British Prime
Minister
B:10.14.1890
D:4.5.1964
B: 11.30.1874
D:1.24.1965
Joseph Stalin
Russian
Dictator
Born: 4.20.1889
Dropped two
bombs and
ended world
war II
34th US president and
served the army rising
from a second rising
lieutenant to a 5 star
general
US President
American General who
commanded allied
troops in the pacific
during World War II
governed postwar
Japan, led Korean War
American
General
Famous for leadership
when Nazi severely
pressed British arms
One of the most
fascinating
personalities of the
20th century
British prime
minister
Russian Dictator of
World War II
Russian
Dictator of
World War II
Was leader of
Germany and hated by
many people
German
Dictator of
World War II
5 Star General
Allied troops
in pacific
during World
War II
Died:3.5.1953
Adolf Hitler
German
Dictator
Born: 4.20.1889
Died: 4.30.1945
Hirohito
Japanese
Emperor
Born: 4.29.1901
Died: 4.30..1945
Emperor during World
War II and
surrendered
He stayed Emperor
Japanese
Emperor
during World
War II
George
Marshall
General
Born:12.31.1880
Died:
10.16.1959
Being General during
World War II
General during
World War II
Hideki Tojo
Japanese
Prime Minister
Born: 1884
Japanese Prime
Minister during World
War II
Japanese
Prime Minister
during World
War II
Died:
12.23.1984
Key Events Leading Up to WWII
After the colon following each event, record the main website’s brief description of the
event (again, in your own words). The particular questions that follow each event refer
to the website specific to that event (i.e., the link you get to by clicking on the name of
the event).
1. Saar plebiscite:
a. Who controlled the Saar region after World War II?
b. How did Nazi Germany influence the vote for control?
c. Three effects of the vote
2. Conscription and re-armament:
a. How did Hitler see Nazi Germany?
b. What was going on behind the scenes in Nazi Germany?
c. How did Europe respond to Hitler?
d. Why did Britain allow Germany to break the terms of the treaty?
e. What did Britain hope to accomplish by doing this?
3. Rhineland:
a. What huge gamble did Hitler take?
b. Why didn’t the Allies do anything about it? Name 3 reasons.
c. How did the Rhineland affect France?
d. What did Hitler conclude about the British point of view?
4. Austria:
a. What party change occurred in Austria that allowed Hitler to implement his
plan for Anschluss?
b. According to The Manchester Guardian, what did the Federal Government of
Austria decide?
c. What did Hitler say the people of Austria met him with when he crossed into
their land?
d. How does he characterize himself? (Hint: not as a ____, but as a _____)
5. Munich:
a. What party began to influence Czechoslovakia in 1935? How? Who
supported this party?
b. What two things did Hitler know about France and Britain that made him
bold enough to suggest a conference about Czechoslovakia?
c. Where did the meeting take place? Who attended? What were the terms of
the agreement?
6. Czechoslovakia:
a. What did Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia help the British government
realize? Name two things.
b. What leader suggested that Britain should be preparing for war?
c. What event made the British people side with this leader? Why?
d. What change in Britain’s military made war possible?
7. USSR/Nazi Pact:
a. Why did Stalin initially want to ally with Britain?
b. Why didn’t Stalin trust the British?
c. What were Stalin’s two choices?
d. Why did he make the choice he did?
8. Poland:
a. List the eight reasons Hitler invaded Poland. Briefly explain how each reason
aimed the world toward war.