1937-1939 Interpretations Flashcards
when did the hossbach conference take place and what did hitler state?
nov 1937
outlines 3 war scenarios between 1943 and 1945
when was the anschluss with austria?
11 march 1938
why did the nazis decide to take over austria at that specific time?
took advantage of political instability in austria created by austrian nazis
germany / italy relations improved
britain and france preoccupied with situations at home (e.g. resignations of british foreign secretary)
when did hitler give a speech hinting to germany’s plans for war?
sep 1938
when did germany invade czech and what did this break the terms of?
march 1939
munich agreement
when was the munich agreement and what did it mean for hitler?
29-30 sep 1938
sudetenland given to hitler
he said it would be his last territorial demand in europe
how did britain and france respond to the invasion of czech?
issued a guarantee of polands independence
when was the pact of steel?
may 1939
how big was the german army by mid 1939?
103 infantry divisions of 15000-18000 men
what type of warfare was blitzkrieg best suited?
small scale, local wars
when was the nazi-oviet pact signed and what did it state?
aug 1939
non aggression/not go to war with eachother
invade poland and divide eastern europe between them
why did hitler sig the nazi-soviet pact
prevent a war on 2 fronts
when did germany invade poland?
1 sep 1939
why was the league of nations so weak?
it didnt have a military
too slow to make decisions bc majority of members had to agree to them
not all nations were members
identify the examples of the league of nations failing to prevent invasions
mukden incident 1931
mussolinis invasion of abyssinia in 1935
when was the naval agreement and what did it state?
june 1935
germany could have 35% of the strength of the british fleet
how did the actions of other countries encourage hitler to remilitarise the rhineland in 1936?
league of nations showed weakness
attention on italy how was showing aggressive and expansionist policy
france focused on its upcoming election
when and what were the neutrality acts?
1935 and 1937
illegal for americans to sell or transport arms to countries at war
why did hitler agree to the demands of the munich agreement?
M was unwilling to provide military support to germany in war
why did the ussr sign the nazi-soviet pact?
stalin had suggested alliance with france and britain in april 1939 but was not agreed bc fear of communism
ussr fighting a war against japan form 1938 so wanted to avoid war on 2 fronts
when did britain and france declare war on germany?
3 sep 1939
