8.6a - World War II: - Practices A through E

Which conclusion is BEST supported by evidence in the memorandum?

In 2–3 sentences, compare the role of:

(1) worldwide economic depression and

(2) the League of Nations’ failure to preserve peace in contributing to war.

Use one piece of evidence from the stimulus for the League of Nations factor.

Using evidence from the memorandum and the reading note above it, explain how the League of Nations’ limitations could contribute to the outbreak of war in Europe and Asia.

Use at least two specific pieces of evidence from the stimulus.

Based on the memorandum, which outcome is the MOST likely result of an international organization that cannot reliably enforce sanctions?

Which detail from the memorandum would be the BEST evidence that League decisions were difficult to carry out?

Based on the dateline, this document was created MOST likely

Explain how the date and content of this document help a historian understand the timeline from international efforts to preserve peace to the outbreak of war in Europe.

Use at least two specific details from the stimulus as evidence.

Which later event MOST directly shows that agreements like the one described here did not prevent war in Europe?

In 2–3 sentences, describe one reason why this 1938 document would be useful for chronological reasoning and one limitation a historian should keep in mind.

Use evidence from the stimulus.

Which claim about the League of Nations is MOST consistent with the sequence suggested by this 1938 document and the outbreak of war that followed?

Compared with a strong system of collective security, what does this document suggest about the likely impact of hesitant responses to aggression in the 1930s?

Which detail from the memorandum would be the BEST evidence that some governments were unsure how to respond to treaty violations?

Which statement BEST explains how this 1936 memorandum fits into the broader context (worldwide economic depression, militant nationalism, rise of totalitarian rule)

Using evidence from the memorandum and the reading note above it, explain how events like the remilitarization of the Rhineland can be contextualized within the larger pattern of the 1930s that contributed to the outbreak of war.

Use at least two specific pieces of evidence from the stimulus.

In 2–3 sentences, compare this document’s evidence about international responses to aggression with what a historian might expect to see in a League of Nations document about sanctions.

Identify one similarity and one difference.

Which claim is MOST consistent with the map about why international efforts to preserve peace weakened in the late 1930s?

Based on the map’s arrows and borders, which conclusion is BEST supported about how geography affected the growth of tensions before war?

Using evidence from the map and the reading note above it, explain how geographic proximity and changing borders could make collective security harder to enforce in the late 1930s.

Use at least two specific map details (e.g., arrows, borders, legend categories) as evidence.

In 2–3 sentences, compare what a political map like this can show about causes of conflict with what a League of Nations memorandum about sanctions might show.

Identify one similarity and one difference.

Which map feature would be the BEST evidence that one country’s actions could quickly threaten multiple neighboring states?

Which conclusion is BEST supported by the table about the worldwide economic depression?

Which piece of evidence from the document BEST supports the idea that governments faced pressure to change economic policies?

In 2–3 sentences, compare how an economic summary like this helps explain the causes of war with how a League of Nations document about sanctions might help explain the causes of war.

Identify one similarity and one difference.

Using evidence from the table and the reading note above it, explain how changes in trade and employment could influence how governments and citizens viewed economic systems in the 1930s.

Use at least two specific pieces of evidence from the stimulus.

Based on the document, which outcome is MOST likely when economic depression deepens and unemployment rises?