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
Who was Engelbert Dolfuss?
Chancellor of Austria
Was murdered by Austrian nazi-party activists in 1934 before the Anschluss
Who was Kurt Von Schussnigg?
Dolfuss’s successor
Prevented nazi takeover of the Austrian government after Dolfuss’s murder
Asked Hitler for help in 1938
Organised the plebiscite in 1938
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Dictator of Italy
Threatened and forced nazi’s to back down
Supported the Spanish fascists with Hitler during the civil war
What did Hitler do before and during the Anschluss?
Supported the Spanish fascist general Fracisco Franco
Signed Rome-Berlin axis with Mussolini and anti-Comintern pact in 1936 and 1937
Who was Arthur Seyss-Inquart?
Austrian Nazi leader
Invited German Nazi’s to Austria
Planned to stage a revolution
Given a key position in the Austrian government
Who was Francisco Franco?
Spanish fascist
Supported by Hitler and Mussolini during Spanish civil war
Leader of Spain
What was the Munich agreement?
Happened when Hitler wanted to invade the Sudetenland
Powers met except for Czechoslovakia to discuss terms of giving Hitler the land
First chamberlain refused but gave it to him a week later when Hitler threatened war
Showed other countries to be weak to Hitler
What was the invasion of the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia?
Britain and France appeased Hitler at the Munich conference and allowed him to invade the Sudetenland
Encouraged Hitler to go further and invade Czechoslovakia altogether
Hitler used the Sudetenland’s good defences and factories to build weapons
Made Germany stronger
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
