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Answer Each of The Following Questions in The Space Provided
Answer Each of The Following Questions in The Space Provided
Answer Each of The Following Questions in The Space Provided
14. There were two reasons the other major European powers were unwilling to threaten Hitler
after his annexation of Austria. What were they?
23. What was the major difficulty with a German invasion of Britain?
Part Two: Essay Questions
Answer the following questions in short essay format (1-2 paragraphs each)
1. The United States was suffering from several immediate political problems during this time
period. What were they, and why did they make our nation unwilling to involve ourselves in
another European conflict?
2. What was the purpose of Lebensraum? What was Hitler trying to accomplish by conquering the
parts of Europe he targeted? Why did he want to invade Norway, and what was the purpose of
invading France?
3. Most of the focus of the early war has been on Italy and Germany. This is because those
members of the axis were close to each other and had similar goals. Why do you think that
Hitler signed a treaty with Japan? The nation is far away and has entirely different goals than
either Germany or Italy. What are the benefits of such a seemingly pointless alliance? Explain
your reasoning.
4. One of the reasons that the USSR signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was so it could secure an
alliance with another major European power. Why do you think no other nation would deal with
Russia, even though they were willing to deal with Hitler? What made Stalin so much less
popular to them? Explain your reasoning.