Foreign Policy Flashcards

1
Q

what was the 10 year rule?

A

A rule made by Britain that military estimates would be made on the assumption that they wouldn’t be going to war for another ten years. As a result, military reduced drastically. Churchill renewed it in late 1920s

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2
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in what year was the ten year rule first made?

A

1919

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3
Q

When did Hitler remove Germany from the League of Nations?

A

1933

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4
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In what year did Germany sign the Non-Aggression Pact with Poland?

A

1934

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5
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Why did the Polish non-aggression pact go against German foreign policy?

A

it wasn’t revanchist, Germany wanted the Polish Corridor back, making pacts with people seen as racially inferior and hampering eastwards expansion for lebensraum

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6
Q

When was the anglo-German naval agreement?

A

1935

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7
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what did the anglo-german naval agreement contravene?

A

rearmament limitations set out in the Treaty of Versailles

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8
Q

when did Italy invade Abyssinia?

A

1935

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9
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How did Britain and France react to Italian invasion of Abyssinia and what effect did this have on Hitler?

A

They circumvented LoN to try and resolve it, and introduced sanctions that wouldn’t have actually punished Italy, showing Hitler that they weren’t taking themselves seriously and leading to even more action on his part

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10
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when was the Stresa Front created, who was involved and who was it against?

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April 1935. Britain, Italy, France. Against Germany

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11
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What did Hitler do in 1935 to get Italy on side?

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He gave up his revanchist designs for South Tyrol

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12
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When did Germany remilitarise the Rhineland, what happened in response?

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  1. Poland prepared to go to war with them while Britain and France did nothing. Poland exposing themselves as a potential threat to Germany and Brit and France showing they weren’t willing to go to war
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13
Q

when was the anti-comintern pact signed, between who and who against?

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1936, between Japan and Germany against Russia

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14
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Who was offered the chance to join the anti-Comintern pact in 1939 and why did they refuse?

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Poland - thought that Poland would almost definitely invade if they did

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15
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What country did Germany and Italy help in 1936? What did the LoN do?

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Spain. Nothing. Led to Rome-Berlin Axis

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16
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When was the Hossbach Memorandum and what was it??

A

1937, a meeting where Hitler outlined his plans for war in the early 1940s with an aim for Eastern expansion for Lebensraum

17
Q

Which two members of the armed forces were dismissed as a result of the Hossbach Memorandum? Why? When?

A

Blomberg and Fritsch, because they didn’t agree with HItler’s plans laid out at Hossbach. 1939

18
Q

When did Germany invade Sudetenland?

A

October 1938

19
Q

When was the Munich Conference and what did they decide?

A

30th Sep, 1938. Decided that Germany could have Sudetenland and Hitler assured Chamberlain that there wouldn’t be a war. Russia was excluded

20
Q

When did Germany take over the rest of Czechoslovakia and what happened as a result?

A

March, 1939. Britain issued the Polish Guarantee

21
Q

When was the Pact of Steel signed?

A

22nd May 1939

22
Q

When was the Nazi-Soviet Pact signed?

A

23rd August 1939

23
Q

When did Germany invade Poland?

A

1st September 1939

24
Q

When did Britain declare war on Germany?

A

3rd September 1939