Causes Of World War Two Flashcards
What were the reasons for appeasement
Hostler was standing up to communism Attitude of the rest of the British empire Don't want another war Weren't ready for another war Economic trouble Treaty of Versailles was unfair USA would not support
What was appeasement
Policy of letting Hitler do/have what he wants
Reasons against appeasement
Encouraged hitler
Allowed Germany to grow strong
Scared USSR
What happened at the remilitarisation of the Rheinland
Happened in March 1936
Was a huge risk for hitler, could loose support
Going directly against treaty of Versailles
League was preoccupied with the Abyssinia crisis
France and USSR signed treaty saying that they would help each other if Germany attacked
What happened during the Anschluss with Austria, 1938
It was against the treaty of Versailles
1934-Austrian nazis tried to gain power from Dollfus, but were prevented by Mussolini
1938- Mussolini became hitlers ally
1938- schuschnigg asked hitler for help
Hitler refused and put pressure on him to appoint Seyss-Inquart (nazi leader in Austria) as minister of interior
Followed by nazi riots
called a plebiscite
Hitler motives troops to border to make Schuschnigg resign
No help came so he did
German army entered on 12 March
Eliminated enemy’s by placing around 80,000 in concentration camps
Plebiscite was called in April and 99.75% agreed with the Anschluss
What were the terms of the Nazi-Soviet pact
Strange as fascism and communism were enemies
They agreed not to interfere against the other in event of a war
