Hitler's Foreign Policy Flashcards
Who did Hitler see as an inferior race suitable as only slaves?
The polish
The Russians
The Jews
How did Hitler rearm Germany?
Disarmament conference 1933-Hitler asked other powers to disarm, when they refuse he withdrew from the conference and the league
Anglo-German Naval Treaty 1935-Allowed Germany to build a fleet one third the size of Britain’s and the same amount of submarines(Britain allowed Germany to breach the T of V and destroy the Stresa Front
German armed forces-German peacetime army increased in to 300,00O in 1933, new air ministry trained new pilots and build 1,000 aircraft, conscription was introduced and the army increased to 550,000
How did Hitler achieve success in 1935-36?
League was seen as weak after its failures in Manchuria and Abyssinia
Was able to exploit British sympathy with Germany
French could not stand alone against Germany
Britain and France were distracted by Mussolini and Abyssinia
Why did Hitler wish to take over Czechoslovakia?
If Czechoslovakia remained free and hostile, Hitler would face a war on two fronts
Hitler believed the USSR would invade Germany through Czechoslovakia
Hated the Czechs
Wanted their wealth and resources
What were the results of Munich?
Europe was saved from war
Britain and France gained time to build up their armed forces, so did Germany
Czechoslovakia was deserted by its allies(Britain and France) losing vital resources and defences against Germany
Hitter became more popular
Stalin believed Britain and France would hold back against Germany
What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
USSR lies east of Poland
Hitler planned to avoid a war on two fronts from the USSR
Britain and France wanted and agreement with the USSR too
Stalin chose to make an agreement with Hitler as he believed Britain and France wouldn’t stand up to Hitler and didn’t want Hitler to invade the USSR therefore he gained time to arm and got a portion of Poland
Name one of Hitler’s aims
To abolish/reverse the treaty of Versailles
Lebensraum(living space)
Unite all German speaking people who were split after the war
