German & Italian Expansionism Review Quiz
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- Q1Which of the following was NOT true of the Geneva Disarmament Conference?France refused to reduce the size of her armyIt occurred in the early 1930sHitler withdrew Germany from it in 1933all participants agreed to reduce army size by 50%30s
- Q2What event of February 1933 helped the NSDAP consolidate power during elections one week later?Reichstag FireHitler was appointed ChancellorReichstag passed the Enabling Actthe Great Depression30s
- Q3Which of the following was NOT true of the 1934 New Plan to resuscitate the German economy?strengthened Germany's economic ties with Eastern Europedesigned by Minister of the Economy Hjalmar Schachtpoured resources into rearmamentled to a rapid decline in unemployment30s
- Q4Prior to 1936 what was the main obstacle to improved German-Italian relations?Geneva Disarmament ConferenceFranceAustriareparations30s
- Q5In what year did Hitler openly declare his intentions to expand the German military beyond the limit of 100,000 soldiers imposed by the Treaty of Versailles?193319391937193530s
- Q6In 1935 which two countries signed a treaty of mutual assistance?France & the Soviet UnionBritain & ItalyBritain & the Soviet UnionGermany & Poland30s
- Q7What was the primary contribution of Nazi Germany to the Spanish Civil War?Hitler sent the Condor LegionHitler dispatched the Kriegsmarine to guard the Spanish coastHitler sent divisions of the Wehrmacht to fight in SpainLoaned money to Franco's Nationalists30s
- Q8In March 1938 Hitler orchestrated 'anschluss' with which country?ItalyCzechoslovakiaAustriaRhineland30s
- Q9Where was the Sudetenland located?FranceCzechoslovakiaPolandAustria30s
- Q10Throughout much of 1939 which city did Hitler demand to annex?CopenhagenPragueDanzigWarsaw30s
- Q11What is the name of the alliance formed in May 1939 by Germany and Italy?Anti-Comintern PactPact of SteelNazi-Soviet PactRome-Berlin Axis30s
- Q12Throughout the summer of 1939 what country was the object of frenzied diplomatic negotiations by Britain, France and Germany? (In other words, with what country did they all seek some kind of pact?)United StatesItalySoviet UnionPoland30s
- Q13Hitler's invasion of which country was the immediate cause of World War II in Europe?FranceNetherlandsCzechoslovakiaPoland30s
- Q14Which of the following was NOT a reason for the appeasement policy of Britain (and France (kind of)) during the 1930s?Some saw the Treaty of Versailles as too harsh and overdue for revisionThere was a sense that the Soviet Union and communism were the real threat and Germany was a potential ally against themBritain and France lacked the economic capacity to oppose Germany militarily in the 1930The League of Nations Covenant prevented bold opposition to German expansionism30s
- Q15During the 1930s Mussolini sought (and achieved) stronger economic relations with what countries?Britain and FranceGermany and AustriaEastern EuropeUS and Canada30s