Adolf Hitler And The Causes of WW2 Flashcards
What were Hitlers peaceful intentions
Said he would disarm if other countries did as well, signed non-aggression pact with Poland in 1934, Anglo-German naval agreement in 1935 saying that Germany’s navy would be 35% of Britain’s
What were hitlers signs of aggression
Leaving the League of Nations, attempt to take over Austria and can’t ms riptide introduced
How did hitler get away with rearmament
Britain felt that the treaty of Versailles had been to harsh, France wouldn’t take any action without Britain’s support and Italy was more interested in invading abbysinia
Why was the re-occupation of the Rhineland a gamble for hitler
As his army wasn’t strong if France resisted and economic sanctions from the League of Nations would cripple Germany
How did hitler get away with re-occupation of the Rhineland
The League of Nations was preoccupied with Italy’s invasion of Abyssinia, the league condemned hitler, but only Russia voted for economic sanctions, Britain just saw it as Germany going into its own back yard and France wouldn’t do anything without Britain’s backing
What were the results of the re-militarisation of the Rhineland
Hitler became more popular, he’d gambled against the advice of his generals so he had more confidence and might do something risky again, made Rome-Berlin axis with Mussolini, Britain and France were divided amongst themselves, lost a friend in Mussolini, France accelerated its defence by building the maginot line, the League of Nations was a failure and couldn’t stop hitler
How did hitler take over Austria
Hitler ordered Austrian nazis to riot, then told Austria’s leader to employ a nazi as minister in charge of the Austrian police, however he encouraged more riots. Schuschnigg then holds a plebiscite, this outrages hitler who moves his army to the border in case they vote no. Schuschnigg resigns as Austrians leader the nazi feller took over and invited jitter in
What were the results of Anschluss
Germany became stronger, hitter became more confident and Czechoslovakia felt threatened
What was appeasement
Where Britain and France wanted to find out what hitters demands were in Europe and see if they could negotiate with him rather than aggression
What happened at the Sudetenland crisis
Hitler wanted the Sudetenland but only after a plebiscite, however then hitter changed his mind and decided that he wanted the Sudetenland immediately without a plebiscite and chamberlain refused, Britain prepared for war
What was agreed at the Munich conference
Germany was allowed the Sudetenland immediately but Britain and France would protect Czechoslovakia
How did hitler take over Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia lost a lot of its industry and its defences in e Sudetenland, hitter encouraged Slovaks to press for independence so the Czech president handed over the country to hitler
What were jitters main ideas in mein kampf
To make Germany great by tearing up the treaty of Versailles, unite all Germans in one great German nation and to conquer land and created an empire in Eastern Europe and Russia
