Hitlers Foreign Policy Flashcards
Who did Germany sign an alliance with in 1934?
Poland
When did Germany leave the League of Nations?
1933
Who was part of the Rome-Berlin axis?
Italy and Germany.
What was Hitlers three aims of his foreign policy
1) destroy the treaty of Versailles
2) Unite all German speakers together in one country
3) Expand Eastwards to gain land for Germany.
What does Lebenstraum mean?
Living Space.
When did Hitler leave the League of Nations?
1933 and he also left the disarmament conference.
How long was Germany and Polands alliance?
5 years.
Who attempted to overthrow their country in 1934?
Austria Nazis
Who was killed in the attempt to overthrow their country?
Austrian Prime Minister Dollfuss.
Why did Italy rush troops to the border and with who?
The prospect of Austria falling in to Germanys land
Who voted a return of Germany in 1935?
Saar
What was a major propaganda boost for Germany?
The return of Germany
What is a plebiscite/referendum?
A vote with either a yes or no
What did Hitler reintroduce?
Conscription and create an army of 36 divisions.
What is air force in German?
The Luftwaffe
How did Germany go against the treaty of Versailles.
Build up an Air Force and expand her navy.
Who formed the Stresa front?
Britain, Italy and France to protest the actions of Germany.
Why was the Stresa front weakened?
When Italy invaded Ethiopia
What was a factor that helped Germany?
The attitude of the English
Who was Britain worried about more than Germany.
They were anti-communist and worried more about Stalin.
What agreement did Hitler make with Britain?
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.
What were the Germans forbidden to do with the Rhineland?
Forbidden to erect fortifications or station troops in the Rhineland or within 50km of the right bank river.
Did Hitler support Mussolini after the protest against Ethiopia?
Yes
What did Italy sign with Germany?
Their acceptance letter of German influence in Austria and the eventual remilitarization of the Rhineland
What line did the French build?
Maginot Line
When did the Germans enter the Rhineland?
7 March 1936
Who did both Hitler and Mussolini send aid to?
General Franco who is fighting against the popular elective government of Spain 
What led to the Rome-Berlin axis 
Disclose cooperation between the two dictators led to an alliance .
What was the Rome Berlin axis used for? 
It was an agreement to persue a joint foreign policy 
Who signed the “pact of steel”?
Mussolini and Hitler
What does ANSCHLUSS mean?
Unification
Who did Germany extend its influence to in 1938?
Austria 
Who was Austrian Prime Minister?
Shuschnigg
What happened at the meeting between Austrian Prime Minister and Hitler?
Austrian chancellor was threatened and was forced to place leading Austrian Nazi in his government 
What did Schuschnigg try to stop and what did he do?
Tried to srop spreading German Influence by calling a referendum.
Why did Schuschnigg resign.
He enraged Hitler
Who was the new Nazi Prime minister?
Seuss-inquart
What does Reich mean?
Empire
What was the Anschluss?
Hitler incooerated Austria into the Reich as the province of Ostmark
Who was the new Prime Minister in Britain?
Neville Chamberlain
What did Neville chainberlin want to prevent and what did he do?
Prevent another European war and he decided to follow a policy called appeasement.
What was the Appeasement policy?
Policy of giving into Hitler’s reasonable demands in order to prevent war
Where is the Sudetenland?
Czechoslovakia
Who was Hitlers next target after Austria
Czechoslovakia
What was Czechoslovakia’s nickname
Little Austria-Hungary
Who was the leader of sudetenGerman party? 
Konrad Helein
What is autonomy?
Independence
Who flew to Germany twice
Chamberlain
Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September
Mussolini
Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September
Mussolini
Who agreed to the conference in Munich
Britain and France
Who attended the meeting in Munich?
Britain, France, Germany and Italy
How did Hitler get the rest of Czechoslovakia?
Encouraging the Slovaks to declare independence under German protection.
What threaten did the president of Czech receive
The bombing of Prague
Who did Britain guarantee to come to aid with?
Poland
Why did Hitler want to destroy Poland?
To gain living space (Lebensraum)
Who were trying to support the USSR
Britain, Germany and France.
Who were trying to support the USSR
Britain, Germany and France.
Who did Stalin mistrust?
Britain and France and he thought they were encouraging Hitler to attack Russia.
What agreement did Germany and the Soviet Union have?
Ten year non-aggression pact.
What did Hitler hope with his new pact?
Russia would stop France and Britain from going to war if Germany attacked Poland.
Who declared war on Germany?
Britain and France after germanys invasion of Poland.
