Appeasement And Foreign Policy (1936-1939) Flashcards
What policy did Britain and France follow?
They followed a policy of appeasement as they wanted to avoid war at all costs
Sudetenland:
In this period, Hitler’s attention switched to what and why?
Hitler’s attention switched to a border area in Czechoslovakia known as the Sudetenland, which had 3.5 million German-speaking people
Munich Conference:
(a) When was the Munich conference?
(b) Who was it attended by?
(c) Despite the leader of Czechoslovakia, President Benes, not being there, what happened?
(a) It was in September 1938
(b) It was attended by Chamberlain, Daladier, Mussolini, and Hitler
(c) The Sudetenland was to be handed to Germany immediately
***What was the Anglo-German agreement?
Britain and Germany agreed to never go to war again (LIE)
Sudetenland Takeover:
What was the result of the Sudetenland takeover?
Czechoslovakia lost 70% of their industry and nearly all of their defensive frontiers
What happened in March 1939 which tore the Munich agreement? What did this signify?
Hitler sent his troops into the rest of Czechoslovakia.
His AGGRESSION was building
What happened as a result of what Hitler did in March 1939?
Chamberlain dropped appeasement, and both Britain and France agreed to defend Poland if she were attacked by Germany
Loss of the Polish Corridor and Danzig:
(a) What did Hitler always hate?
(b) In April 1939 what did he demand?
(a) The loss of the Polish corridor and the Danzig in the treaty of Versailles
(b) Hitler demanded the return of these areas.
What happened in August 1939? Explain.
The Nazi-Soviet pact between Stalin and Hitler.
This was a non-aggression pact
Sept 1st 1939
Hitler invaded Poland from the West and Stalin moved in from the East
On 1st September they sued the tactics of Blitzkrieg
What did Britain and France tell Germany?
They told Germany to withdraw her troops by 11 o’clock on the 3rd September otherwise WW2 would start. Germans refused
