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1
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Who did Germany sign an alliance with in 1934?

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Poland

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2
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When did Germany leave the League of Nations?

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1933

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Who was part of the Rome-Berlin axis?

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Italy and Germany.

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What was Hitlers three aims of his foreign policy

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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
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What does Lebenstraum mean?

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Living Space.

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When did Hitler leave the League of Nations?

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1933 and he also left the disarmament conference.

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7
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How long was Germany and Polands alliance?

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5 years.

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8
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Who attempted to overthrow their country in 1934?

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Austria Nazis

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Who was killed in the attempt to overthrow their country?

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Austrian Prime Minister Dollfuss.

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

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The prospect of Austria falling in to Germanys land

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11
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Who voted a return of Germany in 1935?

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Saar

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12
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What was a major propaganda boost for Germany?

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The return of Germany

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13
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What is a plebiscite/referendum?

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A vote with either a yes or no

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14
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What did Hitler reintroduce?

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Conscription and create an army of 36 divisions.

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15
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What is air force in German?

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The Luftwaffe

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How did Germany go against the treaty of Versailles.

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Build up an Air Force and expand her navy.

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Who formed the Stresa front?

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

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18
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Why was the Stresa front weakened?

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When Italy invaded Ethiopia

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19
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What was a factor that helped Germany?

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The attitude of the English

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20
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Who was Britain worried about more than Germany.

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They were anti-communist and worried more about Stalin.

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21
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What agreement did Hitler make with Britain?

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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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What were the Germans forbidden to do with the Rhineland?

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

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23
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Did Hitler support Mussolini after the protest against Ethiopia?

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Yes

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24
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What did Italy sign with Germany?

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

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25
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What line did the French build?

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Maginot Line

26
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When did the Germans enter the Rhineland?

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7 March 1936

27
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Who did both Hitler and Mussolini send aid to?

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

28
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What led to the Rome-Berlin axis 

A

Disclose cooperation between the two dictators led to an alliance .

29
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What was the Rome Berlin axis used for? 

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It was an agreement to persue a joint foreign policy 

30
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Who signed the “pact of steel”?

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Mussolini and Hitler

31
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What does ANSCHLUSS mean?

A

Unification

32
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Who did Germany extend its influence to in 1938?

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Austria 

33
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Who was Austrian Prime Minister?

A

Shuschnigg

34
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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
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What did Schuschnigg try to stop and what did he do?

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Tried to srop spreading German Influence by calling a referendum.

36
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Why did Schuschnigg resign.

A

He enraged Hitler

37
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Who was the new Nazi Prime minister?

A

Seuss-inquart

38
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What does Reich mean?

A

Empire

39
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What was the Anschluss?

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Hitler incooerated Austria into the Reich as the province of Ostmark

40
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Who was the new Prime Minister in Britain?

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Neville Chamberlain

41
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What did Neville chainberlin want to prevent and what did he do?

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

42
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What was the Appeasement policy?

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

43
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Where is the Sudetenland?

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Czechoslovakia

44
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Who was Hitlers next target after Austria

A

Czechoslovakia

45
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What was Czechoslovakia’s nickname

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Little Austria-Hungary

46
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Who was the leader of sudetenGerman party? 

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Konrad Helein

47
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What is autonomy?

A

Independence

48
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Who flew to Germany twice

A

Chamberlain

49
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Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September

A

Mussolini

50
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Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September

A

Mussolini

51
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Who agreed to the conference in Munich

A

Britain and France

52
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Who attended the meeting in Munich?

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Britain, France, Germany and Italy

53
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How did Hitler get the rest of Czechoslovakia?

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Encouraging the Slovaks to declare independence under German protection.

54
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What threaten did the president of Czech receive

A

The bombing of Prague

55
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Who did Britain guarantee to come to aid with?

A

Poland

56
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Why did Hitler want to destroy Poland?

A

To gain living space (Lebensraum)

57
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Who were trying to support the USSR

A

Britain, Germany and France.

58
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Who were trying to support the USSR

A

Britain, Germany and France.

59
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Who did Stalin mistrust?

A

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

60
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What agreement did Germany and the Soviet Union have?

A

Ten year non-aggression pact.

61
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What did Hitler hope with his new pact?

A

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

62
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Who declared war on Germany?

A

Britain and France after germanys invasion of Poland.

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