Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933 to 1939 Flashcards
What were the aims of Hitler’s Foreign Policy?
to reverse the terms of the treaty of Versailles
to defeat communism
to unite all German speaking people
to rearm Germany and restore and all of its territory
to conquer an Empire in the East to give German People lebensraum
What were the aims of Hitler’s Foreign Policy based on?
The Master Race
Pan German Nationalism
Militarism
Social Darwinism
By whom was Anschluss stopped in 1934?
Italy
How did Anschluss occur?
Hitler encouraged Austrian Nazis to cause trouble for the Austrian Government and demand unification.
He stormed into Austria but was welcome
He held a referndum
99.7% of Austrians wanted Anschluss
How did Anschluss help Hitler?
He was carrying out promise to unite German people
Popularity increased and so did support for his foreign policy
Access to Austrian land and raw material
Austria acted as a buffer defense.
Stepping stone into Italy Yugoslavia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia
Why didn’t Britain and France stop Anschluss?
Britain sympathized because of the harsh treaties
Br and Fr didn’t want a conflict over Austria
Fr didn’t want to act on her own and Br refused to act
Ger was not allies w It and if there was a conflict Ger could ask It for help and maybe Sp and this could surround Fr
When was the Anglo- German Naval Agreement?
1935
What did it allow?(AGNA)
For Germany to build up the size of her navy to 35% of British navy and they could build submarines
What did it go against?(AGNA)
The terms of the Treaty of Versailles
What did it under mind? (AGNA)
The idea of disarmament supported by the League
Which countries were not pleased by signing this agreement?Why? (AGNA)
France and Italy
They were not consulted
What is the Franco Soviet mutual assistance treaty?
A treaty between France and the Soviet Union with the aim of enveloping Nazi Germany in 1935 in order to reduce the threat from central Europe.
What was the size of Germany’s navy by 1938?
47 submarines and 21 large navy vessels
What was the Rome Berlin Axis? When?
Alliance between Germany and Italy in 1936
What was the Anti- Comintern pact? When?
Alliance between Germany and Japan in 1936
What happened at the Saar plebiscite? When?
T of V gave Saar land to Fr
Plebiscite was held in Saar to see if the people wanted it to be German
90% voted yes
First Territory for Hitler back
Describe the events that took place at the remilitarisation of the Rhineland
Hitler saw how the LON failed to invasions of Manchuria and Abyssinia
Hitler saw how LON failed to stop Ger from rearming
Hitler ordered troops to enter Rhineland even though it was braking the T OF V term
Why was he able to remilitarise the Rhineland?
Br and Fr did nothing because:
Br thought that the treaty was too harsh and that they were only getting their land back
France did not want to go through war form Rhineland
What was the Sudetenland Crisis? When was it?
When Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia hand over part of its territory
Czechoslovakia had a powerful army
Sudetenland was the key to Czechoslovakia defense against attack
1938
How many German speaking people were in Sudetenland?
3 million
What was the Munich Agreement? When?
It was organised to find a peaceful solution to the problem in 1938. They came to a conclusion that both countries would negotiate any future problems and not go to war.
Who was present at the agreement?
Britain
France
Italy
Germany
What was Chamberlain regarded as after that?
A national hero for avoiding war
What were the arguments in support of Chamberlain Appeasement Policy include?
British people did not want another war
British people thought that the terms of the treaty of Versailles
British people saw that Hitler’s demand that all German- speaking people should live in one country was fair
British people supported Hitler as he was anti Communist
British armed forces were not ready