Drift To War Flashcards
Debts hitler believe the English and French were
weak and did not want to to war
He was prepared to us the great of violence to get his way as he thought the English and French would back down
How did hitler Rebuild the German military
Hitler start removing the limits on the German army by the treaty of Versailles
He order secret rearmament and left the League of Nations
He publicly announced conscription
He increased the size of the German navy and built a new airforce called the Luftwaffe led by Herman Goering
What did the English and French do when hitler caused the Rhineland
Nothing
Why did the English and French not react
The French thought the German army was bigger than it actually was
The English felt the treaty of Versailles was to harsh
And the memory of ww1 was still strong and then did not want another war
English politicians were more worried about Stalin and communism
What was the policy used by the French and English
Appeasement
They felt by screening to hitlers demands they could prevent war
The Anschluss
Hitler forced the Austrian prime minister kurt von schussnig to bring Austrian nazis into government he tried to stop the nazi influence increasing and hitler forced him to resign
The leader of the Austrian nazis was appointed prime minister and invited German troops in to restore order
Who proposed the Munich conference
Mussolini
What countries attended the Munich conference
Germany, France, England and Italy not Czechslovakia
What was decided at the Munich conference
The sudentland should be handed over to Germany
What was the sudentland
was a German speaking region of Czechslovakia
He encouraged the people living their to revolt and using propaganda said the Czechs were mistreating them
How did hitter end the Czechslovakia
He encouraged the Czech to break away from Czechslovakia
When the Czech president went to Berlin he was threatened to allow the Germans enter Czechslovakia or Prague would be bombed
How did the British respond to Czechslovakia
They were outraged chamberlain ended appeasement and guaranteed if Germany attacked Poland their would be war
What did hitler demand off Poland
The return of the German speaking tip own of Danzig
But the polish refused
What agreement was reached between Germany and Russia and what were the terms
Nazi soviet non aggression pact
Hitler promised Stalin land in Eastern Europe
They promised not to attack each other and secretly Split Poland between them
What were the things hitler disliked most about the treaty of Versailles
The restrictions on the German army
The fact Germany lost land to Poland especially the town of Danzig
The ban on German troops entering the Rhineland
