Hitler Flashcards
Hitler
Skilled orator, staunch anti-communist, and nationalist.
Racist aryan, scheming dictator, and skilled mofo
Geneva Disarmament Conference
Discussing dearmament of nations
Germany taking the chance to request rearmament to French level, and since not granted, left the League of Nations
Secret Rearmament
From 1933-1934, Hitler rearmed Germany in secret.
- Disregarded Treaty of Versailles
Remilitarising the Rhineland
German troops remilitarised the Rhineland, breaking treaty of Versailles again.
No retaliation from French, slight support of Britain.
Policy of Appeasement
Britain and France adopting a stance of appeasing Germany to reduce German anger at ToV and stabilise Europe.
Many reasons including:
- Fear of another major war
- Buying time to rearm
- Genuine sympathy for Germans
- Chamberlain’s misjudgment of Hitler
- Fear of communism
Examples include:
- Anglo German Naval Agreement
- Munich Agreement
Involvement in Spanish Civil War
Hitler sent support to nationalist party in Spanish Civil War
- Fight against communists, showing the Germans’ anti-communist stance
- Test out their rearmed military
League of Nations did not intervene
Anschluss
Unification of Germany and Austria
- Many Germans and Austrians approved of the union
- Hitler encouraged Austrian Nazis to make trouble, cause demonstrations
- Hitler pushed Austrian Chancellor, Chancellor called for a plebiscite, almost all voted YES. (They say Hitler sent in troops for “maintaining order”)
Violation of ToV, Austria’s resources now at Germany’s disposal
Munich Agreement
Britain, France signing an agreement to let Germany take Sudetenland
- Allies did not help Czech, so Sudetenland was stormed without opposition
- From there, the rest of Czechoslovakia was easily invaded and overtaken without a fight.
Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact (1939)
A pact between Germany and Soviet Union where both nations would not attack each other, and would resolve matters peacefully for the next 10 yrs.
- Weird because of conflicting ideologies
- Secret Pact which involved:
— Dividing Eastern Europe into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence
— Soviet Union Invading Poland - Fell apart after Nazi surprise attack on Soviet Union in 1941
Now we move on to Hitler’s Economic and Social Policies.
Yes.
New Plan of 1934
Industries important to Germany were subsidised and imports were banned (heavy industries like steel, oil, coal)
- Industrialists supplied with these contracts earned big
- In turn, they donated to the Party
Mutual benefits; Employer-employee conflict ceased, Government closer to rearmament
Goering Four Year Plan (1936)
To prepare Germany for war in 4 years
- Large govt. Contracts on war materials
- These companies made mandatory donations to NSDAP.
Control on Workers
- Ban on trade Unions
- Strictly controlled by the DAF (German Work Front)
- Not allowed to bargain for higher wages, changing jobs required approval
- Low pay and benefits for workers - Leisure activities
- Many schemes to keep workers supporting the Nazis
- Including “Saving 5 marks a week towards a cheap car”, cheap movie tickets, sports events
- Improved conditions at Low cost; but at the expense of workers’ wages
