7-15 The Path To War Name ______________________________

Unit Guide

History 7

Overall Purpose:

Describe the events that led t the outbreak of the Second World War and evaluate the behavior of the world’s democracies in response to international aggression.

Main Ideas:

A) Explain the effect of the depression on the economy and the government of Japan.

B) Describe Japan’s plans to create a “New Order in Asia.” Why did Japanese leaders feel that it was necessary to pursue this course?

C) Why did the Japanese invade China in the 1930s? What factors complicated China’s resistance to Japanese aggression? What response did the rest of the world make toward Japan’s invasion of China?

D) Why did Italy invade Ethiopia in 1934? What was the result of this invasion?

E) What response did the rest of the world make toward Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia?

F) Describe the two main ways that Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles in 1935-1936.

G) What response did the rest of the world make toward these violations?

H) Describe the issues involved in the Spanish Civil War.

I) What response did the rest of the world make toward the conflict in Spain?

J) Define appeasement. Explain why Britain and France adopted this policy toward Germany.

K) What was the Anschluss? What response did the rest of the world make toward the Anschluss?

L) Describe the issues involved in the conflict over the Sudetenland.

M) Explain the decision made at the Munich Conference. What impact did it have on the countries of Europe?

N) What actions did the United States take in regard to dealing with international aggression during the 1930s?

O) Explain the issues involved in the conflict over Danzig. What response did Britain and France make in regard to the conflict?

P) Explain why Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact in August 1939.

Q) What effect did the events of 1938-1939 have on the Holocaust?

Key Terms:

1) oligarchy

2) Manchuria

3) Chaing Kai-shek

4) Mao Tse-tung

5) Haile Selassie

6) Rhineland

7) Axis

8) Francisco Franco

9) International Brigades

10) Neville Chamberlain

11) Winston Churchill

12) Neutrality Acts

13) Danzig

14) Nazi-Soviet Pact