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why did hitler remilitarise the rhineland

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to defend Germanys western boarders from Britain and france so they didn’t invade while he went through with Lebensraum

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what was risky about remilitarisisng the rhineland (2)

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the generals advised hitler not to as the army would not be able to actually defend itself from an invasion

German financial advisors said itd be too costly to pay the fines if they lost

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how did hitler use the franco soviet pact to his advantage

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to justify remilitarisisng he claimed France was attacking from the west and Russia from the east

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how did German troops reach the rhineland

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on bikes as there was no air support

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why didn’t Britain stop hitler remilitarisisng the rhineland (3)

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  • depression causing problems at home
  • people felt hitler had a right to protect his border and described it as marching into his own back garden
  • British leadership preoccupied by the abyssinian crisis
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why didn’t France stop the remilitarisisng of the rhineland (3)

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  • politician’s wrapped up in a general election
  • much of the French army un Tunisia incase they needed to intervene in the abyssinian crisis
  • many believed the german army in the rhineland was bigger than it actually was
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why did mussolini join hitler after the rearmament of the rhineland

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it showed his power

they formed the Rome Berlin axis

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why did Japan sign an anti comintern pact with Germany

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to combat communism

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what is the pact of steel

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italy joining the anti comintern alliance

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how long had Germany been ruled by Austria for

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600 years, but versailles prevented them from uniting

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what happened when Austrian nazis attempted to get rid pf schuschnigg

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the police discovered it and arrested them
however schuschnigg felt vulnerable and met with hitler to give to give key positions in the Austrian government to nazis for their support

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who was appointed as minister for the interior of the Austrian government

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hitlers puppet, seyss inquart, who now controlled Austrian police

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what happened when schuschnigg attempted to hold a plebiscite to prove Austrians didn’t want to be ruled by hitler

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hitler demanded it be delayed then forced schuschnigg to resign

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who became chancellor after schuschnigg

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seyss inquart

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what happened after hitlers puppet became chancellor

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he claimed a state of chaos and asked the nazis to restore peace
they were cheered by crowds of Austrians

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what was the result of the plebiscite

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99% to the nazis

17
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how did Czechoslovakia react to anschluss

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formed an agreement with Britain and France after fearing Lebensraum would bring hitler there next

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how did the British react to anschluss

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the people felt hitler deserved it as the treaty was too harsh anyway

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how did Germany react to anschluss (2)

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Happy to be joined with their neighbours

hitler saw it as a propaganda win

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what was Frances reaction to anschluss

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they were in no position to get involved as their whole government resigned two days earlier

21
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what was hitlers first major violent action

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the sudetan crisis

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what is the sudetanland

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a part of czechoslovakia on the border of Germany

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why did hitler want the sudetan

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  • its where czechoslovakias main defences were
  • it had natural resources and factories
  • it would be another step at taking down versailles
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how did hitler justify an invasion of czechoslovakia

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he claimed the 20% of the sudetanland population that was German was being persecuted

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what did chamberlain do in response to hitler aiming for the sudetanland

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met him at berchtesgarden where he told him he’d give him the sudetanland as long he promised to be peaceful and not invade czechoslovakia
he then forced czechoslovakia to agree

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how did hitler change his demands surrounding the sudetanland

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Hungary and Poland must also be given Czech land and the sudetanland will be given to hitler sooner

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who met at the Munich conference

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chamberlain, hitler, mussolini and daladier

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what happened at the Munich conference

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they accepted hitlers demands and claimed to have guaranteed peace in our time

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did hitler keep his peaceful promises

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what do you think

he proceeded to invade the sudetanland and then czechoslovakia

30
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when did appeasement end

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After the failure with the sudetanland

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