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Causes of the Second World War quiz: the League of Nations, Hitler's foreign policy and appeasement (N(A)-Level Humanities, History elective) quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Why did the League of Nations struggle to enforce its decisions?

  2. Which major power never joined the League of Nations?

  3. What did the failures over Manchuria and Abyssinia show about the League?

  4. How did the Great Depression weaken the League of Nations?

  5. What was a key aim of Hitler's foreign policy?

  6. Which of these was a step in Hitler's expansion before the war?

  7. Why did each unopposed move make Hitler bolder?

  8. What does the policy of 'appeasement' mean?

  9. Which of these was a reason Britain and France followed appeasement?

  10. What happened at the Munich Agreement of 1938?

  11. What convinced Britain and France that appeasement had failed?

  12. How did the Nazi-Soviet Pact help clear the way for war?

  13. Why did the invasion of Poland lead to war in 1939?

  14. In a structured essay on the causes of the war, what earns the highest marks?