Unit 3: Paper 1 — The Move to Global War
Topic 3.2: German and Italian expansion (1933–1940) Questions
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In which year did Italy complete its conquest of Abyssinia?
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In which years did Japan seize Manchuria from China, giving the League of Nations its first major test?
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Which country did Mussolini's Italy invade in 1935, delivering the death blow to collective security?
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Which Latin slogan did Mussolini use to describe his aim of Italian control over the Mediterranean?
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At the Munich Agreement of 1938, which territory were Britain and France willing to let Germany take?
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Which country did Mussolini's Italy invade in 1935, revealing Italy as an aggressor and exposing the weakness of the League of Nations?
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Compare and contrast what Sources B and D reveal about the causes of Italian expansion in the 1930s.
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Which agreement allowed Germany to build a navy up to 35 per cent of the size of Britain's?
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When did German troops remilitarise the Rhineland?
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At the Munich Agreement of September 1938, which territory did Britain and France hand over to Germany?
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What was the Pact of Steel, signed in May 1939?
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What is the name for the forced union of Germany and Austria in March 1938, which was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles?
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According to Source A, what grievances did the speaker say the German nation had suffered since 1919?
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In which year did Benito Mussolini and the Fascists first take power in Italy?
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In which year did Hitler withdraw Germany from the Disarmament Conference and the League of Nations?
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On what date did Germany invade Poland?
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According to Source A, what reasons does the Italian minister give to justify the invasion of Abyssinia?
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Using the sources and your own knowledge, examine the reasons why Britain and France did little to stop Hitler's challenges to Versailles between 1933 and 1938.
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According to Source A, what reasons does the German government give for sending troops into the Rhineland in March 1936?
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Using the sources and your own knowledge, evaluate the view that appeasement was the main reason Hitler was able to dismantle the Treaty of Versailles between 1933 and 1938.
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