Cambridge IGCSE · History (0470)

How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

In what year did Hitler successfully carry out the Anschluss with Austria, a key step in his foreign policy aims?

Question 2

1 mark

What was the significance of the Saar plebiscite in \(1935\)?

Question 3

1 mark

What was the primary purpose of the Anti-Comintern Pact signed by Germany, Japan, and later Italy?

Question 4

1 mark

Which of the following was a primary aim of Hitler’s foreign policy as stated in Mein Kampf?

Question 5

1 mark

In the diagram of Central Europe in \(1938\), which shaded region Y was ceded to Germany following the Munich Agreement?

Question 6

2 marks

Which agreement, signed in September 1938, allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia?

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Question 7

5 marks

Explain how the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 strategically enabled Hitler to invade Poland by addressing his fears of a two-front war and the role of the secret protocol in this arrangement.

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