Was Hitler’s Foreign Policy to Blame for the Second World War? (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0470 & 0977

1 hour12 questions
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4 marks

German foreign policy led to war in Europe. 

What was the Saar plebiscite of 1935?

2
4 marks

Hitler built up alliances as well as armed forces.

What was the Pact of Steel?

3
4 marks

Hitler set out to reverse the Treaty of Versailles.

Describe the remilitarisation of the Rhineland in 1936.

4
4 marks

Hitler wanted all German speakers to live in one country.

What was the Anschluss of 1938?

1
6 marks

Hitler built up alliances as well as armed forces.

Why did Hitler want the Sudetenland?

2
10 marks

Hitler built up alliances as well as armed forces.

How far did Hitler's alliances strengthen his position by 1939? Explain your answer.

3
6 marks

Why did Britain go to war over the German invasion of Poland?

4
10 marks

How surprising was the 1939 Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union? Explain your answer. 

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6 marks

Britain and France gave in to Hitler's demands during the 1930s.

Why did Britain follow a policy of appeasement?

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6 marks

Hitler marched into Prague on 15 March 1939.

Why did the invasion of Czechoslovakia end the policy of appeasement?

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10 marks

Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939.

'Hitler's foreign policy was to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

2
10 marks

Britain and France responded to Hitler in different ways during the 1930s.

Which was more important in causing the Second World War: the policy of appeasement or the failure of the League of Nations? Explain your answer.