Question

1. What was the Sudetenland and why did Germany want to annex it?

Answer 1

1.) The correct answer is; It was part of Czechoslovakia where the ethnic Germans lived. The answer is C. 

2.) The event that officially formed the alliance between Italy and Germany in World War II was Mussolini and Hitler signed the Pact of Steel to defend each other in a time of war. The correct answer is A. 

Answer 2

1. C. It was a part of Czechoslovakia where ethnic Germans lived.

The Sudetenland contained ethnic Germans and was included in the Czechoslovakia borders following World War I. As part of Hitler's nationalistic plan for Germany, he wanted to reunite the Germany people under the Nazi government.

2. A. Mussolini and Hitler signed the Pact of Steel to defend each other in a time of war.

The Pact of Steel created a military and political alliance between Germany and Italy. Italy wanted protection from western countries as well as support as Italy planned to invade the Balkans and Africa. Japan would later join creating the three country alliance called the Axis powers.