Hitler,Appeasement And The War Flashcards
What year did Hitler take Germany out the League of Nations?
1933
Name Hitler’s 3 main aims in foreign policy?
- Get rid of the Treaty of Versailles
- Lebensraum(get living space)
- Unite people in a new Reich(empire)
Why did Hitler take Germany out League of Nations?
He disliked the idea of international cooperation and thought that strong nations fought best for its self.
What did hitler do in 1935 which was against the treaty?
Reintroduced military conscription and started to rebuild a military airforce?
In 1935 how did Britain help him break the treaty?
They signed a treaty called the Anglo-German navy treaty.
What is the Anglo-German navy treaty do?
It meant that Germany were allowed to build a navy as long it was no more than 35% the size of Britain’s navy.
When did Hitler send his troops into the demilitarised Rhineland?
March 1936
What did Britain and France France do about Hitler going into the Rhineland?
Nothing
What had Britain and France hoped their policy of appeasement would stop?
They fought it would stop Hitler making demands that were too extreme
Hitler always believed which country should be a part of Germany?
Austria
In 1934,Hitler’s first attempt to join Austria with Germany failed because?
Mussolini force him to back down
How did Hitler take over Austria in 1938?
He sent German troops into Austria to take over the country. Then a plebiscite was held which seemed to show that 99% of Austria approved of the union of Germany
What is the word that describes Austria joining Germany?
Anschluss
After Austria, Hitler turned his mind to the?
The Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia
Who met with Hitler three times in the attempt to prevent war between Czechoslovakia and Germany?
Neville Chamberlain,British prime minister
