Exam questions Flashcards
1
Q
why was the remilitarisisng of the rhineland important
A
- hitler grew confidence in breaking versailles
- Britain and France were rearming
- the French began prioritising protecting their own boarders and ignoring treaties
- hitler showed he was powerful
2
Q
what did anschluss mean for hitler (4)
A
- propaganda victory
- access to their army
- access to Eastern Europe
- bordering the sudetanland in three sides
3
Q
what were the consequences of the Munich conference
A
alienation of the ussr
4
Q
arguments for appeasement (5)
A
- avoid deaths
- hitlers promises
- too expensive during the great depression
- ally against communism
- people of Britain didn’t want war
5
Q
arguments against appeasement (5)
A
- hitler was openly violent
- it only made hitler more confident
- they missed opportunities eg the rhineland
- morally wrong
- alienated the ussr
