9 US History Student Name:_____________

Unit 12.1: WWII Begins Period: ___________________

Time Period: 1920-1941

Unit Questions

(Prepare to answer these questions for unit exam)

1. How did dictators threaten peace in Europe in the 1930s?

2. Why was the policy of appeasement not effective?

3. What was it like to experience the Holocaust?

4. How did Japanese aggression in the Pacific build up to the USA’s entry into the war?

Thought Jots

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SmartNotes: Causes of WWII Name: Per:

Treaty of Versailles:

The main terms of the Treaty of Versailles were:

1. War Guilt Clause -

2. Reparations -

3. Disarmament -

4. Loss of territory-

Hitler's Actions

1. Hitler’s Background-

2. Hitler’s Actions-

Failure of Appeasement

1. Appeasement-

2. Why did it fail?

Failure of the League of Nations

1. Not all countries joined the League.

2. The League had no army.

3. Unable to act quickly.