HITLERS FORIEGN POLICY AIMS Flashcards
WHEN WAS THE REMILITARISATION OF THE RHINELAND?
MARCH 1936
WHAT WAS HIS EXCUSE FOR THE REMILITERISATION OF THE RHINELAND?
FRANCO SOVIET PACT 1935
TO JUSTIFY ACTIONS
CLAIMED HE WAS UNDER THREAT FROM BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST
7 MARCH 1936
22000 SOLDIERS MARCHED
RISK - ARMY WAS SMALL
LON FOCUSED ON A.C ISSUES
FRANCE HAD DOMESTIC ISSUES
WHY DID HE WANT TO REMILITERISE THE RHINELAND?
WOULD HELP HIM GET REVENGE ON TOV
TEST REACTIONS
COULD CONCENTRATE ON LEBANSRAUM
WHEN WAS ANSCHLUSS?
1934 - STOPPED BY ITALY
1938 - FELT CONFIDENT AGAIN
WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE REMILITERISATION OF THE RHINE LAND?
GREW CONFIDENT
FOCUSED ON ANSCHLUSS
ANSCHLUSS
SCHUSHNIGG FELT VULNERABLE - GAVE KEY POSITIONS IN POWER IN GOV TO NAZISHAD FULL CONTROL OF POLICE
PLEBICITE - WON 99%
FORCED TO RESIGN ON 11 MARCH
12 MARCH INVADED
WHAT WERE THE BENEFITS OF ANSCHLUSS
100000 MEN FROM THE AUSTRIAN ARM
STARTED AQUIRING LEBANSRAUM
BORDED CZECHOSLOVAKIA ON 3 SIDES
MAY 1938
NAZIS IN SUDETEN LAND STIRRED UP TROUBLE
MADE IT CLEAR THEY WOULD FIGHT FOR THE REGION CLAIMING GERMAN SPEAKERS NEEDED PROTECTION
5 SEPTEMBER
CHAMBERLAIN FLEW TO GERMANY
22 SEPTEMBER
HITLER DEMANDED PARTS OF THE LAND
29 SEPTEMBER
MUSSOLINI DEMANDED A 4 POWER AGREEMENT IN MUNICH
MUNICH AGREEMENT
AGREED TO DEMANDS
MARCHED IN LAND 1 - 10 OCT
NO INTERNATIONAL OPPOSITION
MARCH 1939
BROKE ALL PROMISES
