Expansionism Questions

Expansionism

Socials 30/33

 Respond to the following questions in as much detail as possible.

1.       What European and League of Nations actions (or inactions) gave Hitler the confidence to enter the Rhineland?

2.      What risk did Hitler take by entering the Rhineland?

3.      How did Fran  ce and Britain respond to Hitler’s invasion of the Rhineland?

4.      What is appeasement?

5.      Why did Britain pursue the policy of appeasement?  Offer at least four reasons.

6.       What was Anschluss?

7.      How did Hitler achieve Anschluss?

8.      What was the Munich crisis?

9.      Why did Britain and France give in to Hitler’s demands in Munich?

10.  Who were the Axis powers?

The Major Turning Points of World War II

1.       What was Blitzkrieg?  How was it different than battles of WWI?

2.      Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany?

3.      What countries had fallen under Hitler’s control by 1942?

4.      Provide the date and location, and significance of the following battles:

a.      Battle of Britain

b.      Stalingrad

c.       El Alamein

d.      D-Day

e.      Midway

f.        Hiroshima/Nagasaki