Hitler's Plans Flashcards
1
Q
What were Hitler’s 3 main plans?
A
- Abolish the TOV
- Expand German territory
- Defeat communism
2
Q
Why did Hitler want to Abolish the TOV?
A
- Like many Germans, he believed it was unjust and he hated it
- Treaty was a constant reminder to Germans of the defeat in WW1 + their humiliation by the Allies
- Hitler promised he would reverse it if he became leader
3
Q
When H came to power, were all of the points in the TOV still in place?
A
No, some of the terms had already been changed e.g. Germany had stopped making reparations payments altogether.
However, most points were still in place
4
Q
What were some of the terms of the TOV that Hitler hated the most?
A
- Germany’s armed forces to be limited
- Demilitarised Rhineland
- Germany forbidden to unite with Austria
- Sudetenland taken into the new state of Czechoslovakia
- Polish Corridor given to Poland
5
Q
Why did Hitler want to expand German territory?
A
- The TOV had taken away territory from Germany
- H wanted to get that back
- Wanted Germany to reunite with Austria
- Wanted German minorities in other countries such as Czechoslovakia to rejoin Germany
- Wanted to carve out an empire in EE to give extra Lebensraum for Germans!
6
Q
Why did H want to defeat communism?
A
- A German empire carved out of the SU would also help H to defeat Communism or Bolshevism
- He was anticommunist
- Believed that Bolsheviks had helped to bring about the defeat of Germany in WW1
- Believed they wanted to take over Germany
7
Q
Timeline (shows how H turned his plans into actions): 1933
A
Took Germany out of the LON and began rearmament.
8
Q
1934
A
Tried to take over Austria but was prevented by Mussolini.
9
Q
1935
A
Held massive rearmament rally in G.
10
Q
1936
A
- Reintroduced conscription in G
- Sent German troops into the Rhineland
- Made an anticommunist alliance with Japan
11
Q
1937
A
- Tried out Germany’s new weapons in the Spanish Civil War
- Made an anticommunist alliance with Italy
12
Q
1938
A
- Took over Austria
- Took over Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia
- Invaded rest of C.
- Invaded Poland
- War
