Collapse of Peace Flashcards
When was the secret rearmament and what happened
1933
Army increased to 300,000 and built 1000 planes
In what year did Germany withdraw from the disarmament conference and quit LON
1933
During their secret rearmament
When and what was the Anglo German naval agreement
1935
Allowed Germany to have a navy 35% of the size of britains
When did Germany publicly rearm
1935
Where they broke the terms of the treaty
When was conscription reintroduced
1936
What was appeasement
It was the policy adopted by Britain and France during the 1930s used to avoid conflicts by giving in to aggressive demands
Examples of appeasment
Allowing hitler to remilitarise the Rhineland 1936
Allowing Hitler to take over the sudetenland (Czechoslovakia) 1938
What happened with Hitlers take over the sudetenland and what was the Munich agreement
-In 1938 the German sudeten party demand a union with Hitler
-15th of September Hitler agrees to only take over the parts of the sudeten land where Germans live
- 22nd September Hitler goes against agreement and demands the entire Sudetenland
- the Munich agreement allowed Hitler to do thus
What happened in the Saar in 1935
-the Saar had been run by the League of Nations since 1919
- in 1935 a plebiscite was held to decide whether the Saar would be given back to Germany
-Goebbels held huge propaganda campaigns to encourage people to vote
-90% voted for German rule
Who was Joseph Goebbles?
-he was the minister of propaganda in Nazi germany
How did Goebbles use propaganda
-he used various forms of media such as newspaper, radio and film to spread Nazi propaganda and manipulate public opinion
-Gobbles aimed to create a sense of unity and loyalty among the German people whilst demonising other nations and promoting Nazi ideology
When was the remilitarisation of the Rhineland and what happened
-1936
-Hitler marched his troops into the Rhineland
-Rhineland was disarmed during TOV
-this would be a violation of the Locarno pact signed in 1925
-LON did nothing
when was Anschluss and what happened?
-1938
-Hitler holds a vote in Austria for anschluss
-under the pressure of nazi troops 99.75% vote for Anschluss
-Hitler annexed Austria uniting the two countries under nazi rule
What was the Spanish civil war?
-In 1936 civil war broke out in Spain lasting 30 months
-It was between the republican government and right wing general franco
What was hitlers involvement in the Spanish civil war?
- supported his fellow fascist (general Franco)
-sent 730 combat aircraft’s and pilots
-took part in bombing raids on civilian
-successfully tested out Germanys armed forces, tactics ready for WW2
