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39 Cards in this Set
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Aims of Hitler's Foreign Policy |
Abolish Treaty of Versailles
German Expansion - Lebensraum Defeat Communism |
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Date: Anglo-German Naval Agreement |
June 1935 |
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Date: Stresa Front |
April 1935 |
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Date: Failed Anschluss with Austria |
July 1934 |
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Year: Saarland given back to Germany |
1935 |
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Who was the Stresa Front signed by? |
Britain, France, Italy |
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What did the Anglo German Naval Pact agree? |
Germany could have 1/3 the tonnage of Britain's surface fleet units navy Germany could have an equal tonnage of submarines as part of its navy |
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What percentage of the population of the Saarland voted to become part of Germany again? |
98% |
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Year: Hitler leaves the League |
1933 |
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Year: Hitler begins rearming (secretly) |
1933 |
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Date: Remilitarisation of the Rhineland |
March 1936 |
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Hitler's aim in remilitarising the Rhineland |
Secure French border to allow greater assertion in the East |
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When did Hitler plan to remilitarise the Rhineland? |
1937 |
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Why did Hitler remilitarise the Rhineland earlier? |
Italy had invaded Abyssinia, so the other powers were involved there Hitler needed to divert attention from the economic problems caused by rearmament |
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How much force was sent into the Rhineland? |
14,000 lightly armed troops 22,000 local police officers Only 3,000 went as far as the border near France (showing Hitler's reluctance) |
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Hitler's justification for remilitarising the Rhineland |
Rhineland was his own territory 1935, French made alliance with USSR to protect each other from attack from Germany - Hitler said this put Germany under threat |
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Date: Hitler's bombing of Guernica |
April 1937 |
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What was the aim of the Anti-Comintern Pact (Axis Alliance)? |
Reduce Communist influence around the world - particularly aimed at USSR |
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Who signed the Anti-Comintern Pact? |
Germany and Japan - 1936 Italy - 1937 |
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Date: Anschluss with Austria |
March 1938 |
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Timeline of Anschluss |
12th Feb 1938 Hitler makes demands to Schuschnigg 11th March 1938 Schuschnigg made it clear that he would hold a plebiscite about whether Austria should be independent. Hitler threatened to bomb Vienna, turning it into the "Spain of Austria" if he did not resign, and cancel the plebiscite. 12th March 1938 German troops entered Austria, and faced massive support Austria was absorbed into Germany - the old Austria was called "Ostmark" 10th April 1938 Hitler eventually held plebiscite among Austrians |
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What percentage of the Austrian population supported the Anschluss according to the plebiscite? |
99.75% |
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What did Hitler gain from the Anschluss? |
An army of 100,000 Iron ore, hydro-electric power, cattle Czechoslovakia was almost surrounded by Germany |
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Date: Sudetenland Crisis |
September 1938 |
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Hitler's interest in Czechoslovakia |
Wanted Lebensraum in east - Czech stood in way Wanted a war - test weapons and army against 'worthy opponent' Had a modern army (about half a million men) Had good industry. Especially Skoda Arms factory Many Germans lived in Sudetenland The country was a product of ToV |
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How many Germans lived in Czechslovakia? |
3.2 million. Mainly in Sudetenland |
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Timeline Sudeteland Crisis |
May 1938 Hitler made it clear he was prepared to fight Czechoslovakia - probably boasting, army not ready for war September 12th 1938 Hitler spoke of persecution of Germans in Czechoslovakia at the Nuremberg Rallies. Said he was prepared to use force September 15th 1938 Chamberlain flew to Berchtesgaden Hitler moderated demands - only wanted parts of Sudetenland with more than 50% of Germans September 19th 1938 Chamberlain and Deladier put their plans to Czechs September 22nd 1938 Chamberlain flew to Bad Godesberg to finalise his plans with Hitler He increased demands - wanted all of Sudetenland Planned to rescue them by 1st October September 29th 1938 Britain, France, Italy, Germany - met at Munich Announced Czechoslovakia was to lose the Sudetenland Czechoslovakia was not consulted, and neither was USSR (Czechoslovakia's ally) This was the Munich Agreement September 30th 1938 Hitler and Chamberlain publish joint declaration which noted the determination of both nations to not go to war with each other Chamberlain said it'd bring "peace for our time" October 1st 1938 German troops move into Sudetenland |
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Where did Hitler and Chamberlain meet when the Sudetenland was given away?(3) |
Berchtesgaden - September 15th 1938 Bad Godesberg - September 22nd 1938 Munich - September 29th 1938 |
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Date: Edvard Benes pressured to resign by Germans |
5th October 1938 |
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Date: Emil Hacha becomes president |
30th November 1938 |
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Destruction of Czechoslovakia Events |
Emil Hacha bullied into giving country over to Germany 15th March 1939 - German troops take over |
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Date: end of Appeasement |
17th March 1939 - Chamberlain makes a speech |
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What was the Polish Guarantee? |
A commitment made by Britain and France to support them in case of invasion |
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Date: Polish Guarantee |
31st March 1939 |
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Rejected Alliance with Poland |
October 1938 Poland rejected seeing consequences with Czechoslovakia After they rejected, he cancelled: non-aggression pact (1934) Anglo-German Naval Agreement |
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Date: Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact |
August 1939 |
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Date of invasion of Poland |
1st September 1939 (Germans) 17th September 1939 (Russians) |
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Date: Declaration of war on Germany by Allies |
3rd September 1939 |
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Who was responsible for the War?(4) |
Appeasement Hitler (he planned the war) War by mistake (Hitler ended up fighting wrong war) Treaty of Versailles - unjust Treaty. By righting the wrongs, he was allowed to get too strong, and confident. |
