World War II: causes, turning points and how it ended

Grade 10 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. Read this first

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   Card A (September 29, 1938): "The Munich agreement". Who made it: the leaders of Germany, Italy, Britain and France. For whom: their governments and the people of Europe. Why: to settle Germany's demand for the Sudetenland without war. Summary in our words, not a quotation: The agreement forced Czechoslovakia to give up the Sudetenland, with key defense positions, to Germany. Germany later occupied the rest of the Czech lands, breaking the agreement. Context (what else was happening): Britain and France hoped that giving in to demands, called appeasement, would keep the peace. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It records what the four leaders agreed, not what Czechoslovaks wanted. Card B (September 3, 1939): "Britain and France declare war on Germany". Who made it: the governments of Britain and France. For whom: Germany and the world. Why: to keep their promise to defend Poland's borders. Summary in our words, not a quotation: Two days after Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Context (what else was happening): In August 1939 the German-Soviet Pact had secured Soviet neutrality. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It shows their decision, not how the war would go.

3. 1.

   When was the Munich agreement signed, Ari asks?

   • September 29, 1938
   • September 3, 1939
   • September 1, 1939
   • March 1938, in Austria
4. 2.

   Why did Britain and France declare war, by card B, Esme asks?

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   • Because Munich was signed that day
   • Because Japan invaded China
   • Because Italy had invaded Ethiopia that month
   • To keep their promise to defend Poland
5. 3.

   What does appeasement mean, by card A's context box, Jun asks?

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   • A pact to stay neutral
   • Declaring war at once
   • A secret police force
   • Giving in to demands to keep peace
6. 4.

   Which event set off the war in Europe, by the note, Kira asks?

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   • Hitler becomes chancellor
   • Britain and France declare war
   • The Munich agreement
   • Germany invades Poland
7. 5.

   When did Japan invade the rest of China, by the strip, Luz asks?

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   • 1939
   • 1937
   • 1935
   • 1938
8. 6.

   How many years passed from Hitler's appointment (1933) to the war (1939), Milo asks?

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   • 4 years
   • 6 years
   • 16 years
   • 3,872 years
9. 7.

   By card A's limits box, what can it not tell Noah?

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   • When it was signed
   • What the four leaders agreed
   • What Czechoslovaks wanted
   • That Germany gained the Sudetenland
10. 8.

    By card A, what did Germany do later, Ren asks?

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    • Occupied the rest of the Czech lands
    • Kept to the agreement
    • Returned the Sudetenland
    • Invaded Ethiopia
11. 9.

    When did Italy invade Ethiopia, by the strip, Tala asks?

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    • 1935
    • 1937
    • 1933
    • 1938
12. 10.

    Why did Britain and France sign at Munich, by the context box, Zee asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Poland had asked them to
    • They hoped appeasement would keep the peace
    • They wanted a war to start at once
    • Japan had forced them to sign