hitlers foreign policy Flashcards
why didnt britain oppose hitler in his early career
didnt want to enter another war
what was the USAs first reaction to Hitler
followed policy of isolationism where they didnt want to get involved in European conflict
what did chamberlin think he had achieved by giving Hitler land he wanted in Czechoslovakia
‘peace in our time’
he thought Hitler would be pleased and not want anymore
what was the piece of land that Chamberlin agreed Hitler could have if he didnt take anymore land
The Sudetenland
how many people were killed in WW1
around 17 million
Who did Hitler want to unite, and did they want it
the German speaking people
many of them did want it
What was the result of the 1934 peace ballot
people had complete faith in the league of nations to stop war
why did france and britain appease Hitler
Avoiding another war
Lack of money to fight again
Limiting the inevitable German rearnament
what motive did the allies have to keeping Germany a strong country
act as a protective buffer zone to the USSR
when was the dolfuss affair
1934
what happened in the dollfuss affair
Dollfuss banned Nazi party in Austria
Hitler responded, asking Austrians to revolt
Dollfuss was murdered
Hitler didnt take Austria as Italy stopped him
what happened in 1935 in the Saar
the Saar plebiscite
what happened in the Saar plebiscite
T of V gave Saar to L of N for 15 years
1935 Hitler held vote asking if people wanted to rejoin Germany
90% voters said yes
Hitler marched into Saar + took land
Used Saars natural resources to support rearmament
in 1935 Britain allowed Germany to build up their army to what size
35% of the British Navy
Were now allowed submarines
When was the franco soviet pact formed and who signed it
1935
france and USSR signed
what did the franco soviet pact agree to
france and USSR promised to protect each other is there was an attack from Nazi Germnay
what was the result of Hitlers plebisite in 1938
99% of people wanted Anschluss with Germany
how many german speaking people were there in the sudetenland
3 million
why was the invasion of the sudetenland accepted
avoided war
T of V was too harsh
when was the Nazi soviet pact signed
1939
what did the nazi soviet pact agree to
Germany and USSR agreed to invade Poland and split it between them
Promised they wouldnt attack each other
how long did it take for Hitler to take all of Poland
4 weeks
when was Poland invaded by Germany
1st September 1939
consequences of germany invading poland
broke nazi soviet pact
broke T of V
ignored ultimatum from framce and britain
