German Expansionism, 1933 – 1939 Quiz 1

#1. What was the main reason Hitler chose to remilitarize the Rhineland in 1936?

To invade France immediately.

To test the resolve of the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles.

To protect Germany from an imminent British invasion.

To fulfill a request from the League of Nations.

#2. Which international agreement did the remilitarization of the Rhineland violate besides the Treaty of Versailles?

The Kellogg-Briand Pact

The Munich Agreement.

The Locarno Treaties.

The Nazi-Soviet Pact.

#3. Why did Mussolini not intervene in the 1938 Anschluss as he had in 1934?

Italy was at war with Ethiopia.

The formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis.

He was secretly planning to invade Austria himself.

The League of Nations told him to stay out of it.

#4. What was the “Hossbach Memorandum” (1937)?

A peace treaty between Germany and Austria.

A meeting where Hitler outlined his long-term goals for Lebensraum.

A public speech denouncing the Treaty of Versailles.

The document that officially ended the League of Nations.

#5. How did Chancellor Schuschnigg attempt to stop the German takeover in March 1938?

By declaring war on Germany

By calling for a national plebiscite (vote) on Austrian independence.

By fleeing to London to meet with Neville Chamberlain

By arresting Adolf Hitler during a diplomatic visit.

#6. The term “Anschluss” specifically refers to:

The "Lightning War" (Blitzkrieg).

The union or annexation of Austria into Germany.

The living space required by the Aryan race.

The policy of avoiding war at all costs.

#7. Which British Prime Minister is most closely associated with the policy of “Appeasement” during this period?

Winston Churchill.

David Lloyd George.

Neville Chamberlain.

Clement Attlee.

#8. What was the strategic significance of the Anschluss for Hitler’s next target, Czechoslovakia?

It gave Germany a naval base in the Adriatic Sea.

It meant Czechoslovakia was now surrounded by German territory on three sides.

It allowed Germany to bypass the Maginot Line.

It forced the Soviet Union to withdraw its support for the Czechs.

#9. Looking at the 1938 Plebiscite ballot, why would a historian consider it a “limited” source for measuring public opinion?

The paper quality was poor.

The ballot was written in a language most Austrians didn't speak.

The layout was biased and the vote was held under the presence of German troops.

Only women were allowed to vote.

#10. What was the reaction of the League of Nations to the Anschluss?

They imposed heavy economic sanctions on Germany.

They sent a peacekeeping force to Vienna.

They did nothing, effectively signaling the death of collective security.

They expelled Germany from the League.

German Expansionism, 1933 – 1939 Quiz 1

Results

#1. What was the main reason Hitler chose to remilitarize the Rhineland in 1936?

#2. Which international agreement did the remilitarization of the Rhineland violate besides the Treaty of Versailles?

#3. Why did Mussolini not intervene in the 1938 Anschluss as he had in 1934?

#4. What was the “Hossbach Memorandum” (1937)?

#5. How did Chancellor Schuschnigg attempt to stop the German takeover in March 1938?

#6. The term “Anschluss” specifically refers to:

#7. Which British Prime Minister is most closely associated with the policy of “Appeasement” during this period?

#8. What was the strategic significance of the Anschluss for Hitler’s next target, Czechoslovakia?

#9. Looking at the 1938 Plebiscite ballot, why would a historian consider it a “limited” source for measuring public opinion?

#10. What was the reaction of the League of Nations to the Anschluss?

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