⚔️ Causes of the Second World War

In what year did Hitler first violate the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the Rhineland?

The Munich Agreement gave Hitler the Sudetenland in exchange for his promise not to invade the rest of Czechoslovakia.

What was the deadline given to Germany to withdraw from Poland before Britain and France declared war?

Hitler broke his promise from the Munich Agreement and invaded Czechoslovakia in March 1939, only six months later.

In what year did Japan invade the Chinese province of Manchuria?

The League of Nations imposed oil sanctions on Italy when it invaded Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in 1935.

Who was the British Prime Minister who announced that the Munich Agreement would secure "peace for our time"?

Explain the policy of appeasement and analyze why it failed to prevent World War II. Include specific examples of how Britain and France's concessions made Hitler bolder.

Describe the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact of August 1939. Explain why this agreement surprised the world and how it enabled Hitler to invade Poland.

Analyze how the League of Nations' failures in Manchuria (1931) and Abyssinia (1935) contributed to the outbreak of World War II. Explain why these early failures encouraged further aggression.