Influence of German History FP

Question 1

Hitler wasn’t the first German to expand the Reich?

Answer 1

September Programme was written by Kaiser’s government ; based on the principle of Lebensraum (beginning ofWW1) ; outlined German expansion
Sou*t to seize land from France and create buffer states against Russia
Weltpolitik was Kaiser’s imperialist foreign policy - ambitions to expand German colonies (similarities and differences)
Anti-semitism popular in 19th century and Hitler just inflamed it
Unification in 1871 ; Großdeutschland not kleindeutschaldn ; Anschluss with Germany and Austria

Question 2

Who argued that Hitler’s FP was a continuation of Second Reich?

Answer 2

AJP Taylor

Question 3

Historians argue that Germany’s path to WW2 was inexorable?

Answer 3

Many countries in Europe held imperialist and racist attitudes

Question 4

Continuity between Franco-German relations?

Answer 4

Many argue that treatment of Germany at Versailles made conflict inevitable

Question 5

Evidence to back tense France Deutschland relations

Answer 5

Franco Prussian war ; in 1871 Germany defeated France, they seized Alsace-Lorraine led to resent
TOV ; Germany felt humiliated as France wanted to crush them ; they resented the Diktat treaty - TOV led to sympathy with Germany from other nations? Too moderate?