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What were Hilter’s aims of foreign policy?

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Abolish Treaty of Versailles
Units all German Speaking People
‘Lebensraum’

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Why did Hitler want the Saarland?

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It was a rich coal mining area

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How long was the Saar under control of the League of Nations?

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15 years

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4
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What was held to decide the fate of the Saar?

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A plebiscite

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5
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How many Saarlanders were in support of the reunification with Germany?

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90%

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6
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When did rearmament begin?

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1933

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What event triggered Hitler’s rearmament?

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Withdrawing from the world disarmament conference

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8
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What else did Hitler withdraw from in 1933?

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League of Nations

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9
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What was signed by Hitler with Poland in 1934?

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A 10 year non aggression pact

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10
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When was conscription introduced?

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1935

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11
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What was signed between Germany and the U.K in 1935?

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Anglo-German naval agreement

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What did the Anglo-German naval agreement allow?

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For Germany’s navy to be 1/3 the size of Britains

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13
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What kind of zone was the Rhineland according to the T of V?

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A demilitarised zone

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14
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What date did Hitler remilitarise the Rhineland?

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7th March 1936

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15
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How many troops were marched onto the Rhineland?

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32,000

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16
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What order were the troops given if they faced opposition?

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To retreat

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17
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Why did Britain and France not stop the remilitarisation?

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They were too concerned with Mussolini invading Abyssinia

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18
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What were the consequences of the remilitarisation?

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Higher was condemned and offered to make a 25 year peace treaty

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Between who did the Treaty of Versailles forbid a reunification?

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Germany and Austria

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20
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Who was murdered in 1934 and who by?

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Engelbert Dolfuss - the chancellor of Austria was murdered by Austrian Nazi Activists

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21
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Who prevented Hitlers initial attempt at reunification with Austria in 1934?

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Mussolini and Schuschnigg

22
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During the Spanish Civil War, who did Hitler and Mussolini both support?

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The Fascists

23
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What did Hitler and Mussolini sign in 1936?

A

Rome-Berlin axis

24
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What was the Anti Comintern Pact and when was it signed?

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It was a pact signed by Italy, Japan and Germany to prevent the spread of Communism in 1937

25
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When and why did Schuschnigg appeal to Hitler for help?

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1938 because he heard of revolution plans

26
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What did Hitler do in response to Schuschnigg’s appeal for help?

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He placed Seyss-Inquart in government

27
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Who resigned from Austria and what was Hitler asked to do?

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Schuschnigg resigned and Hitler was called in to restore order

28
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How many opponents were imprisoned by Hitler? (Austria)

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80,000

29
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How many voted in favour of the Anschluss?

A

99.75%

30
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When did the policy of appeasement begin?

A

1938

31
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Describe the policy of appeasement

A

Aim was to avoid war at all costs by giving into Hitlers demands

32
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Why did the people of Britain support appeasement?

A

Because they weren’t ready for war and no one wanted a repeat after the horrors of World War One

33
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Why did Hitler want the Sudetenland?

A

For Lebensraum

34
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What did Hitler do to threaten Czechoslovakia (over the Sudetenland)?

A

Placed masses of troops on the border

35
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Who rioted in the Sudetenland and what happened as a result?

A

Sudeten Nazis whom were crushed by the government

36
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When did Chamberlain meet Hitler to discuss the Sudetenland?

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15-09-1938

37
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What did Chamberlain offer to Hitler (Sudetenland)?

A

He offered the German speaking areas

38
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What did Hitler threaten Chamberlain with and why? (Sudetenland)

A

War because he wanted all of the Sudetenland

39
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What conference was held to discuss Hitler’s wants for the Sudetenland?

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A four power conference (GB, ITA, GER, FRA)

40
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What was signed by GB, ITA, GER, FRA in regards to the Sudetenland?

A

The Munich agreement

41
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What did the Munich agreement mean for Hitler?

A

That the Sudetenland was now his

42
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Why did Chamberlain return to the UK as a hero from the Munich agreement?

A

Because he prevented war

43
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What did the Munich agreement do to Czechoslovakia?

A

It severely weakened them

44
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Who was demanding more rights in Czechoslovakia ?

A

The Slovaks

45
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Who appealed to Hitler for help in Czechoslovakia?

A

Emil Hacha

46
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When did he Nazis march into Czechoslovakia and take control of Prague?

A

15-03-1939

47
Q

When was the Nazi-Soviet pact signed?

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23-08-39

48
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Why did Hitler want to sign the pact with Stalin?

A

To avoid a two front war

49
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Why was the Nazi-Soviet pact beneficial for Stalin?

A

It gave more time to rearm as well as half of Poland

50
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When did Hitler invade Poland?

A

01-09-1939

51
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How long does Britain give Hitler to withdraw from Poland?

A

48 hours

52
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When did Britain declare war on Germany?

A

03-09-1939

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