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Why was Germany dangerous after the TOV

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The TOV was very harsh on Germany causing them to be unhappy unfortunately the treaty did not disable Germany so they could once again grow into a strong European power

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What were hitlers main aims

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To unite all German speaking people under one great Germany
To create an Anschluss 
To destroy the treaty of Versailles
Destroy communism
Acquire lebensraum
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What did hitler do in 1933?

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Refused to pay any more reparations and walked out of the world disarmament conference claiming no one was taking it seriously. He left the LoN and secretly began to rearm

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What did hitler do in January 1934?

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Signed a ten year none aggression pact with Poland this meant he could make a move against Austria or Czechoslovakia without A polish war

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What issue did hitler have in July 1934

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He attempted an Anschluss with Austria. Mussolini stopped this by moving troops to the border of Austria this caused hitter to back down

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What happened in January 1935?

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A Saar plebiscite was held. Took place in accordance with the TOV over 90% of people were in favour of returning to Germany . Germany regained its first piece of territory under LEGAL means

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March 1935

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Hitler reintroduced conscription. This was a direct strike against the TOV . A direct challenge to Britain France and Italy. They did nothing appeasement

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What happened in June 1935

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Anglo-German naval agreements. Germany could have a fleet 35% that of Britain’s. Gave the impression it was okay for counties to pursue national interests regardless of others. Mussolini extended Italy’s navy in response.

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What big thing did hitler do in 1936

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Reoccupation of the Rhineland. He marched soldiers into the demilitarised Rhineland , another act against the TOV. Neither France nor Britain gave resistance, no need to go to war because Germany entered her own “backyard”. However if any resistance was faced soldiers told to turn around. Shows Hitler was testing the allied powers, first major appeasement.

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What did the Spanish civil war give hitler the opportunity to do.

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Test out his new Luftwaffe could be tested (dive bombing strategies).

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Why did Hitler join the Spanish civil war?

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Mussolini was joining the war on the same side as Hitler. Hitler aimed to persuade Mussolini to abandon western allies and join him he did it.
The war could act as a smokescreen for hitler to do other home policy ideas such as taking of Czechoslovakia.
Test his Luftwaffe

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Where is the Sudetenland ?

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A part of Czechoslovakia there were 3 million Germans there

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What were Sudetenland Germans doing?

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They were claiming of discrimination by the Czech dominated government.

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What did Neville chamberlain discuss with hitter on 15 September 1938

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The issue of Czech, he agreed to hitlers demand that the Sudetenland should be handed over to Germany subject to France and Czechoslovakian approval.

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How had hitlers mind changed by 22 September 1938

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Chamberlain reported that France and the Czech’s had given approval to Sudetenland being handed to Germany. However Hitler now claimed he needed the territories immediately and gave Czechs till October 1 st to withdraw or face conflict.

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How did Neville Chamberlain respond to Hitler’s change of heart.

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He was appalled he returned to Britain ready for war, instructions we’re given to mobilise the French army.

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Why did Hitler’s mind change after he met for a second time with Chamberlain

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He realised he was on the brink of European war

18
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Who was at the Munich conference

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Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Edouard Deladier (French )

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When was the Munich Conference

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29 September 1938

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What was discussed at the Munich conference

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The Sudetenland would be transferred to Germany over a 10 day period.
Plebiscites would be held in areas were nationality was in doubt.
The four powers would guarantee the remainder of Czecholslovakia

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Why was the Munich agreement a good thing?

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Neville Chamberlain didn’t think Britain was ready for war in 1938
Britains Air defences were incomplete leaving it vulnerable to the Luftwaffe
British support was low for war , this changed by September 1939
In 1938 a war would be one against self determination in 1939 it was a war against German conquest

22
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What did Neville chamberlain say about his white paper

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A peace for our time

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What happened in March 1939

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Hitler bullied the Czech prime minister into giving him the country and putting it in the hand of the Reichstag

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What was different about March 1939

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Hitler openly took a piece of territory that had no German claim or large German population purely for the benefit of its natural resources. It was a hostile and unwelcome take over.

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What policy did Britain and France adopt after March 1939 and why

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The switched from a policy of appeasement to a policy of deterrent , this was because Hitler took over Czechoslovakia hostilely with not real valid reason other than conquest.

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What did Britain and France guarantee in March 31 1939 and why

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Because Hitler took aggressive conquest action of Czech in 1939 March, they felt Poland may be next so the guaranteed Poland.

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What was an issue with the Polish guarantee in March 1939

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Britain and France we both western country’s who could not give immediate assistance to Poland if it was invaded. Russia did not want to join an alliance as it felt it would be drawn into another German war ? Poland was alone on the east.

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What did hitler do in late August 1939

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Nazi soviet pact, a ten year non aggression pact. It seemed unlikely as the two had opposite ideologies, fascism and communism .

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What was the pact of steal

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The axis pact, it included Italy crucially

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Why did each side want the nazi soviet pact

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For Germany it meant he could attack Poland with immunity from an invading Russia. For Russia it guaranteed peace until it could build up its military strength.

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When and why did Britain and France declare war on Germany?

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September 1939, because firstly Germany had ignored its ultimatum on removing its troops from Poland but more importantly not declaring would be accepting Germany’s domination of Europe.

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Who was in charge of the Sudetenland German party?

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Henlien, he pushed violence and protests in Czech to create a crisis for hitler to intervene

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