Hitlers Forgein Policy Flashcards

1
Q

Hitler signs 10-year non aggression pact with Poland

A

Jan 1934

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2
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Mussolini prevents Anschluss

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July 1934

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3
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Saar returned to G

A

Jan 1935

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4
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Stresa front formed

A

April 1935

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5
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Anglo German naval agreement

A

June 1935

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6
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Mussolini invades Abyssinia

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Oct 1935

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7
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Rhineland demilitarised

A

March 1936

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8
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Rome-Berlin axis signed

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Oct 1936

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9
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Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister

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May 1937- policy of appeasement starts

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10
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Anschluss

A

Match 1938

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11
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Munich conference

A

Sept 1938

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12
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March 1939

A

Collapse of Czechoslovakia

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13
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Nazi-soviet pact

A

August 1939

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14
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Attack Poland an outbreak of ww2

A

Sept 1939

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15
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Treaty of London

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Declared Belgium neutral in 1839

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16
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When was war declared by Gb wwi

A

3rd august

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17
Q

Where did G attack through in the Scheifflen plan?

A

Belgium

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18
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Where did France expect to be attacked from

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Alsace and Lorraine

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19
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How long did G think it would take the French to surrender

A

6 weeks

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20
Q

What did A-H think it’s future depended on?

A

Crushing Serbia and the assassination was the perfect excuse

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21
Q

What did A-H sed to Serbia

A

10 point ultimatum

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22
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Which point did they reject

A

Point 6 which would have involved the Austrians influencing the justice system

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23
Q

When did A-H start war?

A

28th of July 1914

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24
Q

When did the Russia mobilise?

A

30th of July

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25
Q

When did G declare war on Russia?

A

1st of August

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26
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What ensured the spread of war from the east?

A

The Scheifflen plan

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27
Q

What group killed him?

A

The black hand gang

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28
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Who were The black hand?

A

Terrorists from all over the Balkans, who hated A-H as they were unfair on them

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29
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What was The black hands aim?

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To unite all Serbs in a greater Serbia

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30
Q

How many policemen were there

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120- he wanted to show the people that he trusted them

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31
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How long was the procession

A

6km

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32
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How many people were wounded by the first grenade?

A

20

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33
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Who killed him?

A

Gavrilo Princeps

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34
Q

Why was Gavirilo not executed?

A

Only 19

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35
Q

When was Hitler in prison

A

1924

36
Q

What was the book he wrote called?

A

Mein Kampf

37
Q

What does mein Kampf mean

A

My struggle

38
Q

What was Hitler’s main aims *three

A

1) to make Germany a great power again
2) to unite all German speaking people
3) To gain territory for Germany in the east to provide lebensraum (living space) for the German people

39
Q

How did Hitler plan on achieving his aims

A

Destroying the Treaty of Versailles

40
Q

What was the Treaty of symbol of the German people

A

Germany’s defeat and disgrace

41
Q

What happened when Hitler gained some power in 1932

A

Some fo the reparations were cancelled

42
Q

How did hitler plan on furthering his aims *4

A

1) change the territorial settlement by regaining lands inhabited by G people, eg saar and danzig
2) bring german speaking people together
3) build up army so they could support his aims by force
4) expand into the east against communist russia

43
Q

When did rearmament begin again

A

1933

44
Q

When did g join league

A

1926

45
Q

When was the disarment conference

A

1932

46
Q

Why did G withdraw from the league in 1933

A

Becausre france refused to disarm because of its fear of G

47
Q

What did H insist when he left the league

A

That he wanted peace and he would be prepared to disarm if other countries did to

48
Q

When did conscription start in G

A

1935

49
Q

What was his reason for starting conscription again

A

Frnce had increased their conscription time to 18 months from 12 months

50
Q

What was Germanys only opposition

A

The stressa front

51
Q

Who was in the stressa front

A

france, gb, italy

52
Q

What did GB think about the treaty

A

Too harsh and should be changed

53
Q

What did the french think of the treaty

A

They were afraid of G’s recovery and wanted to see it strenthened

54
Q

Why did GB allow G get away with so much

A

Because they listend more to their promises of peace than their acts of aggresion and reversal of the treaty

55
Q

Why was rearmament good for hitler

A

Showed he was a strong leader, who would make g great again

56
Q

Why was letting G remiltarize dangerous

A

Because it gave hitler confidence to reverse the treaty even more

57
Q

What was the consequence of G’s remilatarization

A

GB started to rearm

58
Q

Why was french securupity not effected

A

Because they had slready started to build the Maginot line, a vast series of fortications on the border ir france and germany

59
Q

When was the ten year non aggression pact

A

1934

60
Q

What did the ten year non aggression pact mean

A

It guaranteed the boundaries of poland

61
Q

Why did this pact make germany look good?

A

It pleased GB as it was further proof that Hitlers aims were peaceful, as iy mrsnt that G had accepted the boundaries set by the TofV

62
Q

When was the saar plebicite

A

Jan 1935

63
Q

What was the plebiscite for

A

To decide whether it shouldnremain under control of the league or return to G or join F

64
Q

What nationality were most ofthe inhabitants

A

German

65
Q

How many voted for it to return to G

A

90%

66
Q

How many voted for France

A

2%

67
Q

How many voted for it to stay under the control of LofN

A

8%

68
Q

When was the Anglo- German naval agreement

A

1935

69
Q

What was G’s fleet limited to

A

35% of the strength of GB

70
Q

Why was the Anglo- German naval agreement a success for hitler

A

It weakened the stressa front

71
Q

By 1938 how many u-boats did G have and how big was their army

A

47 uboats
800,000 men
2,000 aircrafts

72
Q

When was the re-militarisation of the Rhineland

A

7th march 1936

73
Q

What was re-militarisation of the Rhineland against

A

The TofV and the Locarno pact

74
Q

When was the Locarno pact

A

1925

75
Q

What did hitler announce after

A

That he had no more territorial aims in Europe and he would sign a 25 year non aggression pact

76
Q

What did the league do

A

They condemned G but nothing was done as only russia voted to do anything

77
Q

Why was nothing done

A

More concerned about Abyssinia and France was not willing to oppose without GB
GB felt like ‘they were moving into their back garden’

78
Q

When was failed Anschluss

A

1934 July

79
Q

How did hitler start his failed Anschluss

A

He encourage the Austrian nazi party to rebel and this resulted in the murder of the Austrian chancellor, Dollfuss

80
Q

Who prevented hitler and how

A

Mussolini, by moving his troops to the frontier

81
Q

Why did hitler give up

A

He realised he wasn’t strong enough

82
Q

How many german speakers were there in Czechoslovakia and Poland

A

4 million

83
Q

How many in Austria

A

7million

84
Q

When was the Rhineland demilitarised

A

7th march 1936

85
Q

When was the Saar plebiscite

A

Jan 1935

86
Q

G withdraws from the league

A

1933