Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Questions on The Collapse of International Peace leading to WWII

1.Why did Britain and France follow a policy of appeasement with Germany in the 1930s? [7]

2.Hitler was a gambler rather than a planner in foreign affairs.’ Do you agree? Explain youranswer.[8]

3.Why was the conquest of Abyssinia by Italy not prevented by the League of Nations? [7]

4.Describe the events of 1938 which led to the Anschluss. [5]

5.Why did Britain and France permit the Anschluss? [7]

6.Describe the attacks that Japan made on China in the 1930s. [5]

7. Why was Italy able to defeat the Abyssinians? [7]

8.How important for events in Europe were Hitler’s pacts with Italy and Japan? Explain your answer. [8]

9.What was agreed at the Munich Conference of September 1938? [5]

10.Why was the Nazi-Soviet Pact of August 1939 important? [7]

11.How far was the Treaty of Versailles to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939? Explain your
answer. [8]

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