causes of ww2 - other countries foreign policy Flashcards
when was the league of nations set up
10 jan 1920
what was the aim of the league of nations (lon)
to encourage cooperation and diplomacy btw member countries and to avoid war
why was the lon so weak
- no military
- slow to make decisions as needed majority
- not all nations were members
what are 2 examples of lon failing to prevent invasions
- mukden incident - japans takeover of manchuria in china in 1931
- mussolinis invasion of abyssinia in 1935
what was the outcome of italys invasion of abyssinia
italy, britain and france signed hoare-laval pact
- gave 2/3 of abyssinia to italy
what policy did uk and france adopt in 1930s
appeasement
when did britain and germany sign naval agreement
june 1935
how big could germanys navy be
35% strength of british fleet
why did britain follow policy of appeasement
wanted to avoid another war - could not guarantee support of colonies if broke out
why did france follow a policy of appeasement
domestically unstable and weak
11 governements btw 1932 and 35
communist and fascist parties become incerasingly popular
whyb did appeasement influence hitlers foreign policy
it gave hitler greater confidence that britain and france would not go to war, therefore encouraging his agression
how did the actions of other countries encourage hitler to remilitarise the rhineland in 1936
-lon had shown weak - could not intervene
- attention away from germany and on italy instead
- france focused on upcoming election
what was the usa foregin policy of 1930s
isolationism - refusal to get involved in affairs of other countries
what evidence of isolationism is shown by usa
sign three neutrality acts btw 1935 and 37 - illegal for americans to sell or transport arms to countries at war
when was the munich agreement
sept. 29-30 1938
who was munich agreement between
germany, italy, britain and france
waht was agreed at munich conference
- germany given sudetenland
- hitler agreed sudetenland was last territorial gain
how many german people lived in sudetenland
3.5 million
why did hitler agree to demands of munich conference
mussolini unwilling to provide military support to germany in war
what did britain and france guarantee in march 1939
guaranteed polands independence and to interfere id it was threatened
why did britain and france issue polish guarantee
in response to invasion of czechoslovakia which broke terms of munich agreement
what agreement encouraged hitler to invade poland
nazi-soviet pact
why did the ussr sign nazi soviet pact
- stalin suggested and alliance btw ussr, fr and uk in 1939 but not agreed
- ussr fighting war with japan from 1938 and wanted to avoid war on two fronts
when did britain and france declare war on germany
3 september 1939
