Which event occurred first in the lead up to World War II?

Question

Question 8 options:

Takeover of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia by Germany

Annexation of Austria by Germany

Invasion of Poland by Germany

Implementation of a nonaggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany

Answer 1

The event that occurred first in the lead-up to World War II was the Annexation of Austria by Germany, which took place in March 1938. The other events listed occurred later: the takeover of the Sudetenland happened in October 1938, the non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany was signed in August 1939, and the invasion of Poland occurred on September 1, 1939.