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Why did Hitler want to alliance with France? |
To reinforce the Locarno Treaty |
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Why did Hitler want to alliance with Poland? |
because it might otherwise fall under France or Russian control. |
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Why did Hitler want to alliance with USSR ? |
to strengthen the Rapallo Treaty. |
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content of the Locarno Treaty |
included the demilitarization of Rhineland. |
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content of Rapallo treaty |
Germany and Russia each renounced all territorial and financial claims against the other. |
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Who did Hitler sign an alliance with? |
Poland |
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why was it not popular in Germany? |
Germany hoped to reclaim the polish corridor for Germany |
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Why did Hitler want to invade Austria? |
Hitler wants all German speaking countries to be reunited. |
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What were the dangers of taking over Austria? |
Germany's armed forces are weak. Italy has already sent troops to the Austrian border to prevent Hitler from seizing the country. |
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What did Hitler do when debating to take over Austria? |
backed off from Austria to mend relations with Italy. |
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What was the Stresa Pact? |
All three countries have jointly declared their opposition to Germany's plans for re-armament |
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How did Hitler weaken the Stresa Pact? Why did this derail the Pact? |
Hitler offered Britain a promise to restrict the sizr of his Navy. |
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Why did Mussolini declare war on Abyssinia? |
Italy wanted a bigger empire. Suffered a humiliating defeat in 1896. |
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What was the Hoarl-Laval Plan? |
Italy could keep two thirds of Abyssinia if he halted the invasion. |
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What agreements did Mussolini sign with Hitler? |
Rome Berlin Axis, Anti-comintern pact. Witch evolved into the Pact of Steel in 1939. |
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Why did Hitler want to remilitarize Rhineland? |
because all other countries were worried about the Italian invasion. |
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What did Hitler do with the Rhineland? |
he marched troops into Rhineland, with orders to retreat with the least resistance. |
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what was the reaction of Britain and France? |
Baldwin prevented France from taking action against Germany because it might make Germany go communist. |
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What was the Schachts "new plan"? |
invest money mainly in consumer goods to provide social stability. |
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What was Goering's "Four year plan"? |
to invest money mainly in rearmament. |
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What did Hitler do with the "new and four year plan?" |
he adopted the four year plan. |
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Why was Hitler angry with Chancellor Schuschingg? |
because he banned the Nazis and called for a plebiscite to decide weather Austria should join Germany in the Auschluss(union) |
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What did Hitler do with Austria in 1938 |
He marched troops into Austria to hold grounds at all costs. |
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How did France and Britain react to Hitler's invasion of Austria in 1938? |
That gave Hitler Austria. |
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Why did Hitler want Sudetenland? |
over 3 million Germans lived there. |
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why did Czech refuse to hand it over? |
because it would mean loosing their defenses and industrial resources. |
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what was agreed upon at the Berchtesgaden Conference? |
That any country with more than a 50% german speaking population can have a plebiscite to decide their future. |
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Why did Chamberland agree with Hitler at the Berchtesgaden Conference? |
because Hitler agrees to respect Czechoslovakia's independence. |
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What did Hitler demand at the Bad Godesburg Conference? |
He demanded that Sudetenland be surrendered and that parts of Czechoslovakia be handed over to Poland and Hungary. |
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What was the reaction of France, Britain, and Italy after the Bad Godesburg Conference? |
France and Czechoslovakia arm their forces. Britain does not want to risk war over a faraway country, but still stays alert. |
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What was agreed at the Muich conference? |
Chamberlain and Daladier agreed to back down under the condition that Hitler promised to respect the independence of the remainder of Czechoslovakia. |
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What did Hitler gain as a result. |
Hitler got rich coal mines, highly developed cities, and the strongest line of fortification in Europe. |
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Why was Hitler open to negotiation with the USSR? |
Hitler was not keeping his promises, so France and Britain promised to defend Poland from German attack. Hitler responded with open negotiations. |
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What were the main terms of the Nazi-Soviet pact? |
Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to go to war with each other, and to share Poland with each other. |
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why did France and Britain declare war on Germany in 1939? |
Poland was invaded by Germany and the USSR, so France and Britain declared war on Germany. |
