Contents Entry & Page Heading Geography & Timeline Study: Chapter 31

#1 Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean from which continent to which continent?

#1 Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean from which continent to which continent? From North America to Europe

#2 What events occurred after the stock market crash that changed the balance of world power? 1931: Japan invades Manchuria 1933: Hitler named Chancellor of Germany

#2 What events occurred after the stock market crash that changed the balance of world power? 1931: Japan invades Manchuria (N.E. China) 1933: Hitler named Chancellor of Germany 1935: Italy invades Ethiopia 1939: Germany & USSR sign a nonaggression pact

#3 What land did Germany invade in 1939; why do think they did?

#3 What land did Germany invade in 1939; why do you think they did? Poland; Germany wanted resources, and to retake the land it held until the end of WWI

#4 Based on the events shown on the timeline, do you think the Kellogg-Briand peace pact was effective; why or why not?

#4 Based on the events shown on the timeline, do you think the Kellogg-Briand peace pact was effective; why or why not? It was not because within three years of signing, Japan invaded China; this was followed by other acts of aggression by other nations who’d signed it.

#5 How many years after the Weimar Republic was established in Germany was Hitler named Chancellor?

#5 How many years after the Weimar Republic was established in Germany was Hitler named Chancellor? Weimar Republic est. 1919... Hitler named chancellor in 1933... 14 years

#6 What political situation was Italy involved in when the Spanish Civil War began?

#6 What political situation was Italy involved in when the Spanish Civil War began? Italy invaded Ethiopia. Note that military action is regarded as political because the military is the “action” arm of the body politic.

#7 In what year did Japanese aggression begin, and with what event?

#7 In what year did Japanese aggression begin, and with what event? 1931: The Japanese invasion of Manchuria

#8 What events along the timeline suggest that this was a time of great scientific and technological, as well as political and economic, change? Sci = Einstein’s theory of relativity Tech = Lindbergh’s solo flight Pol. = Many to choose from (e.g. Spanish Civil War) Econ. = Stock Market crashes

#8 What events along the timeline suggest that this was a time of great scientific and technological, as well as political and economic, change? Sci = Einstein’s theory of relativity Tech = Lindbergh’s solo flight Pol. = Many to choose from (e.g. Spanish Civil War) Econ. = Stock Market crashes

#9 Looking at the map on pg. 895: What countries were vulnerable to attack by Germany?

#9 Looking at the map on pg. 895: What countries were vulnerable to attack by Germany? Denmark Netherlands Czechoslovakia Poland Austria Switzerland Basically, any place bordering Germany

#10 Looking at the map on pg. 895: What did Germany gain by invading Poland?

#10 Looking at the map on pg. 895: What did Germany gain by invading Poland? Human resources, material resources, land it had lost after WWI, national pride, and knowledge that other nations wouldn’t try to stop them from invading and conquering.

#11 From the map on pg. 895, analyze: Germany will command more territory after 1939; where and why?

#11 From the map on pg. 895, analyze: Germany will command more territory after 1939; where and why? Poland Rhineland Sudetenland Memel Territory Austria Because they wanted land and resources, and because nobody stopped them

#12 Refer to the maps on pp. 895 & 839: What new nations & regions exist in 1939 (p. 895) that did not exist in 1914 (p. 839)? What nations were broken or divided to create the new nations? (List each 1914 nation and the nations/regions it was split into)