Hitler's Foreign Policy Flashcards

1
Q

When was the ToV?

A

1919

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2
Q

ToV:

What did Germany have to accept?

A

Guilt

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3
Q

ToV:

What was weakened?

A

German military

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4
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ToV:

What did Germany have to pay?

A

Huge reparation payments for war damage

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5
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ToV:

What was not allowed to happen?

A

Germany could not unite with Austria

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6
Q

What did Hitler wish to do with the ToV?

A

Destroy it

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7
Q

What was Grossdeutschland?

What did it break?

A

To unite all German speaking countries under German control; including Austria which broke the ToV

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8
Q

What was the theory of Lebensraum?

A

To gain more land “living space” in Eastern Europe for German control

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9
Q

What was German rearmament?

A

Building up of its military

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10
Q

When did German rearmament begin?

A

1933

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11
Q

What did Hitler begin to rebuild in 1933?

A

Rapid building of weapons and army

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12
Q

What did Hitler do in 1935?

A

Introduced conscription

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13
Q

What did Britain and France do during Hitler’s rearmament?

A

Nothing; they allowed him to continue even though it broke the ToV

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14
Q

What was the Agreement of 1935?

A

Anglo-German Naval Agreement

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15
Q

What was the Anglo-German Naval Agreement?

A

Britain allowed Germany to have a navy 1/3 the size of the British Navy

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16
Q

What did German Rearmament mean?

A

Hitler had the military he needed to try and achieve his aims

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17
Q

When was The Saar?

A

1935

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18
Q

What was The Saar?

A

The coal mining area taken from Germany by the ToV and given to France

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19
Q

How did Hitler get The Saar back?

A

A legal plebiscite was held after 15 years which did not break the ToV

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20
Q

When was The Remilitarisation of the Rhineland?

A

1936

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21
Q

What was the Rhineland?

A

An area of Germany where no military was allowed

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22
Q

Who did the Rhineland belong to?

A

Germany

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23
Q

How did Hitler use the Rhineland to break the ToV?

A

Moved troops in

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24
Q

What did Britain and France do in response to the Remilitarisation of the Rhineland?

A

Nothing

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25
Q

What did the Remilitarisation of the Rhineland mean for Hitler?

A

It was a big boost because it meant Britain and France did not want to stand up to him

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26
Q

When was Appeasement?

A

1937-1939

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27
Q

What was appeasement?

A

The policy where Chamberlain kept giving to Hitler

28
Q

What did Chamberlain believe about giving to Hitler?

A

It was acceptable and it was for the best

29
Q

Why did Chamberlain decide on appeasement?

A

The League of Nations had failed so he decided he would try and keep the peace

30
Q

What did Hitler do to Chamberlain?

A

He fooled Chamberlain which encourages him to keep pushing for more

31
Q

When was Anschluss?

A

1938

32
Q

What was Anschluss?

A

Union of Austria and Germany

33
Q

What did Hitler do during Anschluss to Austria?

A

He stirs up trouble in Austria and then sends in troops to restore order

34
Q

What did Hitler do in Austria during 1938?

A

He held a plebiscite to show the Austrians wanted Anschluss but 100,000 opponents had already been arrested

35
Q

What were Hitler’s plans for Czechoslovakia during 1938 and why?

A

With Austria part of Germany western Czechoslovakia is now surrounded and Hitler can go for this

36
Q

What did Britain and France do during Anschluss, 1938?

A

Nothing

37
Q

When was the Sudeten Crisis?

A

1938

38
Q

Which came first Anschluss or the Sudetenland Crisis?

A

Anschluss

39
Q

What was the Sudeten Crisis?

A

Hitler demands this area of western Czechoslovakia

40
Q

How many German speakers were in the Sudetenland?

A

3 million

41
Q

What did Hitler think about the people in the Sudetenland?

A

He believed that they should join Germany

42
Q

What did Chamberlain do during the Sudeten Crisis?

A

He tries to negotiate with Hitler

43
Q

Which was the first meeting?

A

Berchtesgaden

44
Q

Who is at the meeting at Berchtesgaden?

A

Chamberlain and Hitler

45
Q

What did Hitler request for at Berchtesgaden?

A

Plebiscite

46
Q

Which was the second meeting?

A

Bad Godesberg

47
Q

What did Hitler demand at Bad Godesberg?

A

He wanted the Sudetenland immediately

48
Q

What was Britain’s response to Hitler demanding the Sudetenland?

A

Britain said no

49
Q

Why was the conference held at Munich?

A

To avoid war

50
Q

What’s the final meeting called during 1938?

A

Munich conference

51
Q

At the meeting the Munich agreement is declared; what is agreed?

A

Britain and France agree to let him have the Sudetenland even though the Czechs have not been asked

52
Q

Does the loss of the Sudetenland mean for Czechoslovakia?

A

It ruins Czechoslovakia

53
Q

What happened during 1939?

A

The collapse of Czechoslovakia

54
Q

Why was Czechoslovakia weak and what did this mean?

A

Without the Sudetenland it collapsed and Hitler easily invaded

55
Q

What the collapse of Czechoslovakia mean and why?

A

Ended appeasement as there was no justification for Hitler to take Czechoslovakia due to it never being part of Germany and there were no German speakers there

56
Q

What did Chamberlain declare in 1939?

A

He would no longer appease and give in to Hitler

57
Q

What did Chamberlain say would happen if Hitler attacked Poland?

A

It would mean war

58
Q

What happened after the collapse of Czechoslovakia during 1939?

A

The Nazi Soviet pact

59
Q

Who signed an agreement to not fight each other during the Nazi Soviet Pact in 1939?

A

Hitler and Stalin

60
Q

What did Hitler and Stalin secretly agree to do?

A

Divide Poland between them

61
Q

What did the Nazi Soviet Pact mean and why?

A

War was inevitable because Britain and France said they will protect Poland

62
Q

What happened after the Nazi Soviet Pact during 1939?

A

Invasion of Poland by Hitler

63
Q

What did Hitler believe about the invasion of Poland?

A

Chamberlain will give in again but he is wrong

64
Q

What did Britain and France do after the invasion of Poland in 1939?

A

Declared war on Germany

65
Q

What land did Germany lose? Especially to … & …

A

Land to other countries, especially Poland and France