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World War II
Study Guide
1. What was the main provision of the Treaty of Versailles?
2. What did Hitler violate when he ordered German factories to begin making war materials, and
strengthened the army, navy, and air force?
3. What is the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
4. What was a major factor in the economic recoveries of Japan and West Germany after World War
II?
5. After WWII, Japan attempted to solve some of its economic problems expanding its influence in
Asia. What factor most enabled Japan to rebuild and modernize after WWII?
6. What reform took place in Japan after WWII?
7. What did the British policy toward Germany in Munich during the 1930’s prove?
8. Give an example of appeasement?
9. Both Germany under Adolf Hitler, and the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, operated their
countries in what manner?
10. Which situation contributed to Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany after WWI?
11. Why is WWII considered a turning point in history?
12. Why is the Holocaust considered an unique event in modern European history?
13. What is Fascism?
14. Who is Winston Churchill?
15. What was the major result of the Nuremburg Trials?
16. What is Blitzkrieg?
17. What is genocide?
18. What were the Kristallnacht riots:
19. Kristallnacht was an example of Hitler’s use of what?