Hitlers Foreign Policy Flashcards

1
Q

Who did Germany sign an alliance with in 1934?

A

Poland

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2
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When did Germany leave the League of Nations?

A

1933

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3
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Who was part of the Rome-Berlin axis?

A

Italy and Germany.

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4
Q

What was Hitlers three aims of his foreign policy

A

1) destroy the treaty of Versailles
2) Unite all German speakers together in one country
3) Expand Eastwards to gain land for Germany.

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5
Q

What does Lebenstraum mean?

A

Living Space.

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6
Q

When did Hitler leave the League of Nations?

A

1933 and he also left the disarmament conference.

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7
Q

How long was Germany and Polands alliance?

A

5 years.

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8
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Who attempted to overthrow their country in 1934?

A

Austria Nazis

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9
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Who was killed in the attempt to overthrow their country?

A

Austrian Prime Minister Dollfuss.

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10
Q

Why did Italy rush troops to the border and with who?

A

The prospect of Austria falling in to Germanys land

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11
Q

Who voted a return of Germany in 1935?

A

Saar

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12
Q

What was a major propaganda boost for Germany?

A

The return of Germany

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13
Q

What is a plebiscite/referendum?

A

A vote with either a yes or no

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14
Q

What did Hitler reintroduce?

A

Conscription and create an army of 36 divisions.

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15
Q

What is air force in German?

A

The Luftwaffe

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16
Q

How did Germany go against the treaty of Versailles.

A

Build up an Air Force and expand her navy.

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17
Q

Who formed the Stresa front?

A

Britain, Italy and France to protest the actions of Germany.

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18
Q

Why was the Stresa front weakened?

A

When Italy invaded Ethiopia

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19
Q

What was a factor that helped Germany?

A

The attitude of the English

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20
Q

Who was Britain worried about more than Germany.

A

They were anti-communist and worried more about Stalin.

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21
Q

What agreement did Hitler make with Britain?

A

A navel agreement with Hitler that limited the navy to 35% of Britains. No limit was made on the number of submarines Germany could develop.

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22
Q

What were the Germans forbidden to do with the Rhineland?

A

Forbidden to erect fortifications or station troops in the Rhineland or within 50km of the right bank river.

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23
Q

Did Hitler support Mussolini after the protest against Ethiopia?

A

Yes

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24
Q

What did Italy sign with Germany?

A

Their acceptance letter of German influence in Austria and the eventual remilitarization of the Rhineland

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25
Q

What line did the French build?

A

Maginot Line

26
Q

When did the Germans enter the Rhineland?

A

7 March 1936

27
Q

Who did both Hitler and Mussolini send aid to?

A

General Franco who is fighting against the popular elective government of Spain 

28
Q

What led to the Rome-Berlin axis 

A

Disclose cooperation between the two dictators led to an alliance .

29
Q

What was the Rome Berlin axis used for? 

A

It was an agreement to persue a joint foreign policy 

30
Q

Who signed the “pact of steel”?

A

Mussolini and Hitler

31
Q

What does ANSCHLUSS mean?

A

Unification

32
Q

Who did Germany extend its influence to in 1938?

A

Austria 

33
Q

Who was Austrian Prime Minister?

A

Shuschnigg

34
Q

What happened at the meeting between Austrian Prime Minister and Hitler?

A

Austrian chancellor was threatened and was forced to place leading Austrian Nazi in his government 

35
Q

What did Schuschnigg try to stop and what did he do?

A

Tried to srop spreading German Influence by calling a referendum.

36
Q

Why did Schuschnigg resign.

A

He enraged Hitler

37
Q

Who was the new Nazi Prime minister?

A

Seuss-inquart

38
Q

What does Reich mean?

A

Empire

39
Q

What was the Anschluss?

A

Hitler incooerated Austria into the Reich as the province of Ostmark

40
Q

Who was the new Prime Minister in Britain?

A

Neville Chamberlain

41
Q

What did Neville chainberlin want to prevent and what did he do?

A

Prevent another European war and he decided to follow a policy called appeasement.

42
Q

What was the Appeasement policy?

A

Policy of giving into Hitler’s reasonable demands in order to prevent war

43
Q

Where is the Sudetenland?

A

Czechoslovakia

44
Q

Who was Hitlers next target after Austria

A

Czechoslovakia

45
Q

What was Czechoslovakia’s nickname

A

Little Austria-Hungary

46
Q

Who was the leader of sudetenGerman party? 

A

Konrad Helein

47
Q

What is autonomy?

A

Independence

48
Q

Who flew to Germany twice

A

Chamberlain

49
Q

Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September

A

Mussolini

50
Q

Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September

A

Mussolini

51
Q

Who agreed to the conference in Munich

A

Britain and France

52
Q

Who attended the meeting in Munich?

A

Britain, France, Germany and Italy

53
Q

How did Hitler get the rest of Czechoslovakia?

A

Encouraging the Slovaks to declare independence under German protection.

54
Q

What threaten did the president of Czech receive

A

The bombing of Prague

55
Q

Who did Britain guarantee to come to aid with?

A

Poland

56
Q

Why did Hitler want to destroy Poland?

A

To gain living space (Lebensraum)

57
Q

Who were trying to support the USSR

A

Britain, Germany and France.

58
Q

Who were trying to support the USSR

A

Britain, Germany and France.

59
Q

Who did Stalin mistrust?

A

Britain and France and he thought they were encouraging Hitler to attack Russia.

60
Q

What agreement did Germany and the Soviet Union have?

A

Ten year non-aggression pact.

61
Q

What did Hitler hope with his new pact?

A

Russia would stop France and Britain from going to war if Germany attacked Poland.

62
Q

Who declared war on Germany?

A

Britain and France after germanys invasion of Poland.