History

Question 1

Hitler’s Foreign Policy Aims

Answer 1

Reverse the treaty of Versailles - restore german territory and build up armed forces

Unite all German speaking people - to make a “Greater Germany”

Lebensraum - secure living space in Eastern Europe for growing population

Destroy Communism - to prevent USSR attacking Germany

Question 2

January 1934 - Non Aggresion pact with Poland (Germany)

Answer 2

Hitler improved trade and accepted polish borders, means he didnt see them as a threat/potential attacked

Question 3

October 1936 - Rome-Berlin Axis (Germany)

Answer 3

Italy n Germany agreed to stop spread of Communism in Europe

Question 4

Novemeber 1936 - Anti-comintern Pact (Germany)

Answer 4

Treaty with Japan and later Italy as well to limit communist influence around the world

Question 5

September 1938 - Anglo-German Declaration (Germany)

Answer 5

Germany n Uk agreed to never go to war with each other again

Question 6

May 1939 - Pact of Steel (Germany)

Answer 6

Full military alliance between Germany and Italy promising to assist each other in war and to cooperate closer in economic matters

Question 7

August 1939 - Nazi-Soviet Pact (Germany)

Answer 7

Promised to not support attacks against each other (In public), Agreed to divide Poland (In secret)

Question 8

January 1935 - Return of the Saar (Germany)

Answer 8

Part of Germany lost in ToV and run by league since 1920. 447,000 to 48,000 voted to re-join Germany

Question 9

March 1936 - Remilitarising of the Rhineland

Answer 9

The German military was banned from Rheinland because of ToV. After Allied troops withdrew in 1935 Hitler sent in troops

Question 10

March 1938 - Anschluss

Answer 10

Hitler encouraged Austrian Nazi Party to demand union with Germany even though banned by Tov, 99.75% of Austrians votes in favour

Question 11

September 1938 - Sudetenland Crisis

Answer 11

Sudetenland was part of Czechoslovakia with 3 Million German speaking people. Hitler claimed Czech discriminated them and he would protect them with military force. UK, France, Italy and Germany met at Munich and agreed to make Sudetenland part of Germany

Question 12

March 1939 - Takeover of Czechoslovakia

Answer 12

Hitler threatened Czech with invasion, Claimed he was restoring order even though Czechs weren’t German. Czech provinces Bohemia and Moravia became German

Question 13

1st of September 1939 - Invasion of Poland

Answer 13

Danzig + Polish corridor had been taken from Germany in ToV. This separated the German territory of East Prussia from the rest of Germany. Hitler invaded on 1st