1. Identify Central Issues Why did the western
powers follow a policy of appeasement
even though it seemed to encourage more
aggression?
2. Synthesize Why did Germany and Italy become
involved in the Spanish Civil War?
3. Infer Why did Churchill believe the Munich Pact
was the "beginning of the reckoning"?
4. Describe How did the Nazi-Soviet Pact
contribute to the start of World War II?
5. Identify Central Ideas What reaction did Britain
have to Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939?