international relations

Question 1

hitler’s actions in 1933-37
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T
R
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T                       complete the anagram....
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I
N
G
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Answer 1

S-starts rearming 
T-the saar plebiscite 
R-remilitarisation of the rhineland
E-española civil war
T-takes back austria
C-crisis! in the sudetenland 
H-hitler attends the munich conference
I-invasion of czechoslovakia
N-nazi soviet pact
G-germany invades poland

Question 2

S~ starts rearming

when did hitler begin his rearmament programme?
19__ - 19__

Answer 2

1933-35

Question 3

S~ starts rearming

hitler began rearming even though …

Answer 3

it was specifically banned in the treaty of versailles

Question 4

S~ starts rearming

hitler drafted …

Answer 4

thousands of unemployed workers into the army to reduce unemployment

Question 5

S~ starts rearming

hitler began to secretly …

Answer 5

stockpile weapons

Question 6

S~ starts rearming

what happened at the league of nation’s disarmament conference ?

Answer 6

hitler walked out and left the league soon after

Question 7

S~ starts rearming

by 1935 hitler no longer hid germany’s rearmament programme. he …

Answer 7

began publicly parading his forces in a “freedom to rearm” rally, berlin

Question 8

T~ the saar plebiscite

the saar land was run by …

Answer 8

the league of nations

Question 9

T~ the saar plebiscite

hitler claimed the saar …

Answer 9

should be part of germany

Question 10

T~ the saar plebiscite

the league forced hitler to agree to a plebiscite. this resulted in …

Answer 10

almost 90% of people living in the saar land voting to join hitler’s germany

Question 11

T~ the saar plebiscite

what affect did the saar plebiscite have ?

Answer 11

• increased hitlers prestige in germany
• people of the saar are joyful to return: a huge ego boost for hitler, makes him feel powerful , confident and untouchable …

Question 12

R~ rhineland remilitarisation

what year did hitler remilitarise the rhineland ?

Answer 12

1936

Question 13

R~ rhineland remilitarisation

what did the ToV say about the rhineland ?

Answer 13

it banned german forces from entering it.

this restriction was accepted by germany in the locarno treaties of ‘25

Question 14

R~ rhineland remilitarisation

in february 1936 …

Answer 14

france and the ussr agreed to protect eachother in the event of a german attack

Question 15

R~ rhineland remilitarisation

france + the ussr’s agreement was called the …

Answer 15

mutual assistance treaty

Question 16

R~ rhineland remilitarisation

hitler claimed that this agreement left him ________ , so he had every right to _______ his _______ . he then sent his ______ into the rhineland.

Answer 16

‘encircled’
‘protect’
‘borders’
‘troops’

Question 17

R~ rhineland remilitarisation

why did britain and france not force hitler to withdraw from the rhineland?

Answer 17

they were too concerned with abyssinia

Question 18

R~ rhineland remilitarisation

what actions did the league take when hitler sent his troops into the rhineland and how did this make matters worse?

Answer 18

moral condemnation.

no further actions were taken, making hitler feel even more powerful and as though he can do what he wants …

Question 19

E~ española civil war

in 1936 a civil war broke out in spain. it was between …

Answer 19

the republicans and the nationalists

Question 20

E~ española civil war

which nation supported the republicans ?

Answer 20

the ussr, with aircraft and weapons

Question 21

E~ española civil war

which nation(s) supported the nationalists ?

Answer 21

despite saying they would not intervene,
italy and germany (mussolini and hitler) supported the nationalists, who’s leader (general franco) shared similar ideologies to them.

Question 22

E~ española civil war

how did germany (and italy) help the nationalists ?

Answer 22

• supplied troops (“they were volunteers”)
• supplied aircraft and other equipment
• the luftwaffe bombed republican strongholds to devastating affect.

Question 23

E~ española civil war

what issues did britain and france’s refusal to intervene cause ?

Answer 23

• the ussr is suspicious as to why

- hitler assumed they would adopt the same attitude in any other war

Question 24

E~ española civil war

what affects did the civil wars’ display of modern warfare have ?

Answer 24

• hitler shows the world his power and that war has changed
• the war encouraged him in his plan to reverse the treaty of versailles
• it convinced chamberlains that war must be avoided at all costs

Question 25

E~ española civil war

what was the anti-comintern pact ?

Answer 25

a pact made by japan, germany and italy, pledging their opposition to communism (italy signed later in ‘37)

Question 26

E~ española civil war

what was the axis alliance ?

Answer 26

the alliance between japan italy and germany