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What did Germany sign at the end of ww1?

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An armistice

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When was the Paris peace conference?

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January 1919

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What did Clemenceau want?

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Reperations, revenge, push border back and weaken Germany

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4
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What did Lloyd George want?

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Trade, buffer for communism, colonies and naval supremacy

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5
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What did Wilson want?

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Fair peace, 14 points, self determination and freedom of the seas

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6
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When was the Treat o Versailles signed?

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June 1919

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7
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What was the treat of Versailles?

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A diktat

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8
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What was article 231?

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War guilt clause

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9
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What was article 232?

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£6.6 million reparations

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10
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What was forbidden in the treat of Versailles?

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Anschluss

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What was taken from Germany during the treat of Versailles?

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Danzig and the Saar

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12
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How was Germany split after treaty of Versailles?

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Split by the polish corridor

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13
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What did the Treaty of versailles ban?

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Conscription

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14
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What happened to Germany’s colonies?

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Given to League of Nations as mandated

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15
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What was the german army reduced to?

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100,000

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16
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How pleased was Clemenceau with the treat of Versailles?

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Gained Alsace-Lorraine and demilitarised Rhineland

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How pleased was Lloyd George with the treaty of Versailles?

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Naval supremacy and gained colonies but lost trade with Germany

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18
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How pleased was Wilson with the treaty of Versailles?

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Creation of League of Nations but his 14 points were ignored

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19
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What made the treaty of Versailles difficult?

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Many countries had no stable governments and anti german propaganda made for little mercy

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What happened to Wilson after the treaty of Versailles?

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He wanted to join but the US senate passed a policy of isolationism

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What happened to Lloyd George after treaty of Versailles was signed?

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Hailed as a hero

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What happened to Clemenceau after the treaty of Versailles was signed?

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He was voted out

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23
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What happened to the german kaiser?

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Forced to abdicate

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What did Germans think of the government who signed the treaty of Versailles?

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They were ‘November Criminals’

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What was the Ruhr Crisis?

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Hyperinflation (printed off more banknotes to pay France after failing to pay reparations)

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26
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How much land did Germany lose?

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13%

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27
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How many Germans were no longer living in Germany?

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6 million

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28
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What was the treaty of Sérves?

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Turkey lost nearly all its land in Europe

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29
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What happened after Turkish rebelled against the league?

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The treat was changed to the Treat of Lausanne

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What were problems caused by the creation on Poland?

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It could not be sensed as if had no natural borders

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What were the strengths of the treaty of Versailles?

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Reparations to rebuild and Poland and Czechoslovakia gained independence

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32
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What were the weaknesses of the treaty of Versailles?

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Austria/Hungarian economies collapsed and Poland was weakened

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33
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What did the League of Nations intend to do?

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Encourage disarmament, improve living and working conditions and tackle diseases

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34
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Which countries formed the council?

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Britain, France, Italy and japan

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35
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How did the League of Nations deal with aggression?

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Mitigation, moral condemnation, economic sanctions and military force

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36
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What is the health organisation?

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They sent doctors to Turkish refugee camps

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37
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What is the international labour organisation?

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Most members refused to stop under 14’s from working

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38
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What is the economic and finically committee?

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Sent advisors to Hungary and Austria to rebuild economies

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39
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What happened with the Aaland islands?

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Finland was given the islands but could not build forts (Sweden was happy with the agreement)

40
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When did the Aaland islands happen?

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1921

41
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What happened in Upper Silesia?

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60% voted in favour of Germany but Poland claimed it was fixed. Poland gained industrial areas but hand 1/3 land for 1/2 population

42
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When did upper silesia happen?

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1921-25

43
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What happened in Corfu?

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Italian men killed on in Greece. Mussolini demanded compensation and invaded. Greece were forced to pay and apologise

44
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When did Corfu happen?

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1923

45
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What was the Locarno Treaty in 1925?

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France and Germany agreed to work together peacefully

46
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When did the Manchuria crisis happen?

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1932

47
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Why did japan invade manchuria?

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Japan’s main export was a luxury and Manchuria was rich in natural resources

48
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What happened in the Mukden Accident?

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1931 - Japan blames China for an explosion on the railway

49
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What happened in the Manchuria crisis?

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Japanese army invaded and China appealed to the League, the league condemned but it was too far away to act

50
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What happened either eh Lytton report?

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Sent Lytton to write a report but it took too long and japan had already invaded

51
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When did the Abyssinian crisis happen?

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1935

52
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Why did Mussolini want to invade Abyssinia?

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Rebuild Roman Empire, it was rich in natural resources and revenge

53
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What happened in December 1934 with Abyssinia?

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Italian troops clashed with soldiers at Wal Wal

54
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How many Abyssinian soldiers were killed at Wal Wal?

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150

55
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What happened in January 1935 with Abyssinia?

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Pierre laval made an agreement to not interfere with Abyssinia with Italy

56
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What happened in June 1935 with Abyssinia?

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Haile selassie addressed the league

57
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What happens in October 1935 with Abyssinia?

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Italian troops invaded and the league condemned them. Mussolini was no dazed and even used chemical weapons

58
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What happened in May 1935 with Abyssinia?

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Italian troops invaded the capital and Italy left the League

59
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What pact did France /Britain sign with Italy in 1935?

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The Hoare laval pact

60
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How did the League fail in Abyssinia?

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Failed to close the Suez Canal, failed to ban coal, oil and steal and banned the cakes of arms to Abyssinia

61
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When did Hitler come into power?

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1933

62
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What did the depression bring?

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Unemployment, homelessness and starvation

63
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When was the Leagues Disarmament Conference?

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1933

64
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What were Hitlers aims?

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Lebensraum, overturn the treaty, volksdeuschte, Anschluss, destroy communism and rearmament

65
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Why did Britain and France let Hitler get away with so much?

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They needed time to rearm, could not afford to go to war and Butler was a valuable ally against communism

66
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What happened at the disarmament conference?

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Hitler would disarm if everyone else did or to the same level as France

67
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What happened as a result of the disarmament conference?

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Germany left the League of Nations

68
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When did Hitler regain the Saar?

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1935

69
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What happened with the Saar?

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90% voted in favour of Germany

70
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What happened with rearmament?

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Reintroduced conscription and Luftwaffe

71
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When did Hitler rearm?

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1935

72
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When did Hitler invade the Rhineland?

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1936

73
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How did Hitler invade the Rhineland?

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Hitler used the Franco-Soviet pact to claim german people were under attack

74
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What was the Rhineland considered to be?

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Hitler ‘marching into his own back garden’

75
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What did Germany sign with Italy?

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Rome-Berlin axis

76
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What did Germany sign with japan?

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Anti-Comintern pact

77
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When was Anschluss?

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1938

78
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When was Dolfuss murdered?

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1934

79
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Why did Hitler back down in 1934?

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Italian troops moved to Austrian border

80
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What did Schuschnigg discover?

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Plan to get rid of him so

81
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How did schuschnigg respond?

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He imprisoned the Nazis but felt vulnerable and so gave Hitler valuable positions in the government

82
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Why was Seyss-inquart important?

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He was appointed as minister of Austria and had full power over the police. He turned a blind eye to nazi attacks

83
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What did schuschnigg try to do?

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Hold a plebiscite but schuschnigg resigned

84
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What did Seyss-inquart claim?

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Austria was in a state of chaos

85
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Why was the Austrian plebiscite heavily policed?

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So that 99% would vote in favour

86
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When was the Sudetenland?

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1938

87
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Why was the Sudetenland important?

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It was Czechoslovakias main defence

88
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When did chamberlain meet with Hitler?

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1938 to appease him

89
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What did Chamberlain and Hitler agree on?

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He could take the Sudetenland as long as he remained peaceful

90
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Where were hitlers demands about Czechoslovakia?

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Bad Gosberg

91
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What did Hitler change his demands to?

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Hungary and Poland to be given land

92
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What happened at the Munich conference?

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Britain, France, Italy and Germany accepted hitlers demands

93
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Why was the Munich conference important?

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The USSR was not consulted and lost trust in Britain and France

94
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When was the nazi soviet pact signed?

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1939

95
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When did Hitler invade Poland?

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September 1st 1939

96
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When did the war start?

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September 3rd 1939 after Hitler ignores the ultimatum

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