Booklet 4 Flashcards
What were foreign policy aims?
- Reverse the treaty of Versailles
- Unite all German speaking people
- Destroy communism
- Anshcluss
- Lebensbraum
Why did Hitler want to unite all German speaking people into Germany?
-All the Germans in Poland, France and Czechoslovakia to come back into Germany
What was ANSCHLUSS?
union of German and Austria
Why Did Germany want Lebensraum?
-by expanding he gets more land ,people ,war resources and food
Why was Hitler in a strong position in 1933 to achieve his foreign policy aims?
- world jus emerged from great depression, more worried about internal affairs
- league of nations did not act against Japan, showed league did not act against acts of aggression
- If Hitler challenged treats he would not face great deal of opposition as Britain had remorse for Germany
When was the Disarmament conference?
1932
What happened at the disarmament conference?
- France told to disarm to Germany’s level
- France refuses and walks out
- German rearms 300,000 men ,1,000 planes they are not stopped
When was the Non aggression pact with |Poland?
1934
What happened at the non aggression pact?
- promised to accept the borders of Poland
- improved trading
When was the attempted Anchluss?
-July 1934
What happened at the attempted Anschluss?
- Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss banned Nazi party
- Austrian Nazi party fought back and assassinated him
- Failed due to lack of support from Hitler as he was afraid Mussolini would retaliate
- Hitler denied involvement and 100,000 Italian troops were stationed at the border
When was the return of the Saarland?
-January 1935
How did the Saarland get returned to Germany?
- national vote was held by league of Nations
- voted to re-join Germany
When did Hitler announce he was rearming
March 1935
How was Hitler allowed to rearm and how many troops?
army, navy, airforce were built up openly
- 550,000 men
- France and Soviet |Union were building up their armies self defence
When was the Anglo German naval treaty
June 1935
What happened in the Anglo German Naval treaty?
Britain undid united front at Stresa
- Britain accepted breaking of treaty of Versailles
- Germany was allowed to build a fleet 35 percent size of Britain’s
- same number of subs
When and what happened after Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland?
7th March 1936
-no response from Britain or France due to the Abyssinian crisis (Italy invaded)
When was the Rome-Berlin axis?
October 1936
When was the Anti comintern pact?
November 1936
Italy joined November 1937
What events Sudetenland crisis ?
April 1938 - same thing as Austria but blamed it on Czech officials
- Chamberlain arranges meeting as Czechoslovakia is threatened
When and what happened at Munich conference?
- September 1938
- Britain ,France ,Germany and Italy decided to give Germany Sudetenland as long as he did not invade the rest of Czechoslovakia
When and what was the pact of steel?
- May 1939
- Mussolini and Hitler agreed to make a military alliance
When did Hitler invade Poland
September 1939
How did war start?
- Britain and France decided to honour their obligation to Poland
- gave Hitler 3 days to withdraw from Poland or war
- Sept 3rd 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany
