Hitler foreign policy Flashcards
What were Hitler’s 3 main aims in foreign policy?
1) Make Germany great again
2) Unite all German speaking people
3) Lebensraum
Name two ways in which Hitler hope to achieve his foreign policy aims?
1) Expand into the east
2) Change TOV
Why was there little action against German rearmament?
British felt TOV was unfair on Germany and the French were not strong enough to act alone
What was agreed in the terms of the ten-year non aggression pact?
Pact with Poland. Guaranteed boundaries of Poland
Why did Britain agree to Germany rearming?
There was no agreement on disarming, so GB felt it was best to restrict size go German navy
In the Saar plebiscite, what percentage of the population wanted to rejoin Germany?
90%
What was the main reason why no one acted against the remilitarisation of the Rhineland?
Argued that Austria Hungry were only moving troops into his territory.
Give 3 results of the remilitarisation
1) AH reversed TOV
2) AH position strengthened
3) Rome-Berlin Axis
What was Anschluss?
Union of Germany and Austria
What do you think the most important result of Anschluss was?
Germany has Austria resources which overcomes the TOV
Give one reason for and against Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement
For
1) Germany grievance
Against
1) Don’t trust AH
What do you think was the most important effect of the Munich agreement?
Czech betrayed
Give two effects of Hitler’s take over of Czechoslovakia?
End of appeasement
AH no to be trusted
Why did the USSR have suspicion to believe Britain and France were directing Hitler towards the East?
Fear of communism more than fascism
What did the Nazi-Soviet Pact agree?
In the event of war, Germany and USSR would not interfere
