Question

lesson 1 the origins of world war iireview questions: identifying supporting detailsdirections: read each main idea. use your textbook to supply the details that support or explain each main idea.a. main idea: the treaty of versailles, along with worldwide depression, contributed to the rise of dictatorships in europe and asia.1. detail: in italy, __________ founded the fascist party. this group believed that order in society could only come through a ________.2. detail: by 1926, ________ became the dictator in russia. he tried to ________ the nation using ________. stalin used ________ to punish his political enemies.3. detail: postwar germanys political and economic problems gave rise to the ________ party. it called for germany to ________. one of its early recruits was ________. in 1933, the german president appointed him ________.4. detail: in japan, military officers blamed the countrys problems on ________. they believed japan was destined to ________. to get the resources it needed, japan had to ________.b. main idea: european countries tried to negotiate with germany to avoid another global conflict, but were unsuccessful.1. detail: in 1938, hitler invaded ________ and announced the ________ with germany.2. detail: hitler claimed a part of czechoslovakia called the ________. britain and france agreed to hitlers demands at the ________, a policy that came to be known as ________.3. detail: in august 1939, germany and the soviet union signed a(n) ________ that allowed germany to focus on the invasion of ________ and war with ________ and ________.4. detail: germans used a new type of warfare called ________ for the invasion. it used ________ and ________ to break through and encircle enemy positions.5. detail: german troops then launched an attack on western europe, forcing the allies to evacuate from the city of ________. three weeks later, __________ surrendered to germany.

Explanation:

These are fill-in-the-blank questions about the origins of World War II, focusing on the rise of dictatorships and pre-war negotiations. The answers are based on standard World War II historical details.

Answer:

Section A

1. Benito Mussolini; strong, authoritarian leader
2. Joseph Stalin; industrialize; Five-Year Plans; purges
3. Nazi; unify and reclaim lost territory; Adolf Hitler; chancellor
4. Western powers and communists; expand across Asia; invade neighboring territories

Section B

1. Austria; Anschluss (union)
2. Sudetenland; Munich Conference; appeasement
3. Non-Aggression Pact; Poland; Western Europe; the Soviet Union
4. blitzkrieg; fast-moving tanks; air strikes
5. Dunkirk; France