International peace collapse Maria Flashcards
who was on eof the hardline nationl commanders of Japan?
General Tojo
what type of rule was in control in Japan?
a military dictatorship
what was signed in 1936?
the anti-comintern pact between Germany and Japan
what was the anti-comintern pact?
it opposed communism
what happened to the Anti-comintern pact and when?
in 1937, Italyu joined it making it the Axis alliance
did Br and Fr do anything about the axis alliance?
nothing. Br did not have the resources to fight Japan in the Far East and Germany in europe
when did the Axis alliance form?
1937
when was the naval treaty between Germany and Britain signed?
1935
what were the terms of the British-naval pact
Germany’s nvy was 35% of Britain’s navy
what was the first thing that Germany really did to push back against the western powers?
Hitler began to rearm.
- thousands of workers were drafted into the army, challenging the ToV
- they made a public display of the rearmament
- they withdrew from the LoN
when was conscription re introduced?
1936
when did Germany withdraw from the LoN?
October 14, 1933
how woudl you describe Hitler’s foreign policy?
aggressive foreign policy.
when was conscription re introduced?
1936
what happened as a result of the disarmament conference failure (in terms of both german and other rcountries)?
they began to reamr
when was the Saar Plebiscite?
1935
give some background info on the Saar region
it was previously controlled by rheumatologist league of nations from 1919
describe the events of the Saar Plebiscite.
HItler tried to pressure the league to bow down and for the plebiscite not ot take place.
His proppaganda minister Joeseph GOebbels mounted a massive propaganda campaign and 90% of the population voted for Germany
who was HItler’s propaganda minister?
joe Goebbels
when was remilitarisation ?
March 1936 of the Rhineland
what did remiliatarisation do?
it broke the rules of the Traty of Versailles and the Locarno treaty in 1925
why did HItler remilitarise?
- France and USSR has signed a traty to protect themselves from German attack
- people in britain thought the ToV was too harsh
- the attention of the League was on the Abyssinian crisis
- The league had no power other than to conndemn Hitler
- France was about to ohld an election and neither part would take responsibility and plunge france into war
when was the spanish civil war?
1936
what did the Spanish civil war involve? who v who?
General fraqnco and right wing rebels and Republicans
describe the international involvement in the Spanish civil war
