KQ3 Breakdown Of Peace - Sources Flashcards
Sources Qs
What action did Hitler do in 1933 that was a violation of the treaty of Versailles?
Rearmed Germany
What action did Hitler take in 1934 that was a violation of the treaty of Versailles
Tried to take Austria but was stopped by Italy
What did Hitler do in 1935 that was a violation of the treaty of Versailles
Reintroduced conscription
What did Hitler do in 1936 that was a violation of the treaty of Versailles
Sent troops into Rhineland
What did Hitler do in 1937 that was a violation of the treaty of Versailles
Tested out new weapons in the Spanish civil war
What did Hitler do in 1938 that was a violation of the treaty of Versailles
March - Took over Austria
October/September - Took over Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia
What did Hitler do in 1939 that was a violation of the treaty of Versailles
Invaded rest of Czechoslovakia
When did Germany secretly and openly start rearming
1933 - secretly
1935 - openly
why did Hitler want Anschluss
unifying german speakers
overturns treaty of Versailles
Hitler was austrian and he wanted to unite his birth and adopted country
why did the first Anschluss fail
Mussolini prevented takeover sent troops to the border
Kurt von Schuschnigg rallied local government forces to regain control
how was german rearmament a cause of ww2
increased tension, challenged treaty of Versailles, germany became braver
what was Hitlers justification for rearming the Rhineland
used the France-USSR treaty to claim they were under threat
why did France and Britain not do anything about the rearming of the rhineland
france - wouldnt act without british support
britain - didnt see a problem with it as they though of it like germany’s ‘own backyard’
What did france and britain do about the german rearmament
britain made anglo-german naval agreement
france was angry
What was the anglo-german naval agreement
German Navy must be 35% the size of Britains Navy
It was done in 1935
how was the remilitarisation of the rhineland a cause of war
caused tension, braver germany, challenged treaty of Versailles
what did hitler do during the spanish civil war in 1937
sent aircrafts and pilots who took part in major campaigns
why did hitler get involved in the spanish civil war
supported Franco as they had the same views
what was the result of the Saar plebiscite
90% wanted to join Germany
- morale boost and effective propaganda material
what was the policy of lebensraun
hitlers policy of increasing living space for germans
when did hitler announce that he intended to fight Czechoslovakia for Sudetenland
may 1938
why did Hitler want the Sudetenland
bc it had valuable armament works(Skoda) and coal deposits
had a lot of German Speakers
when and where did Chamberlain meet with Hitler to convince him out of invading Czechoslovakia
15th September 1938 at Hitler’s mountain retreat
what was the result of the first meeting between Chamberlain and Hitler about Czechoslovakia
he agreed to take only the parts where the majority of the population was German
what happened one week later after the meeting between Chamberlain and Hitler about Czechoslovakia
he changed his mind and wanted all of the Sudetenland by October 1st
who persuaded Hitler to attend the Munich conference
Mussolini
when was the Munich conference
29th September 1938
who attended the Munich conference
Italy, Germany, France and Britain
What was the result of the Munich conference
Germany got Sudetenland
when did germany march into sudetenland
1st October 1938
who was the president of Czechoslovakia
Benes
when did germany take the whole of Czechoslovakia
15th march 1939
what did Britain and France threaten to do if Hitler invaded Poland
Declare war
what were the reasons for appeasement
Germany had genuine grievances with treaty of Versailles, if they solved them Hitler would live in peace
Britain’s Empire + commonwealth states may not support another war
Britain had not rearmed
Britain and France couldn’t afford another war
USA wouldn’t support
Strong Germany = communism barrier
No body wanted another war
What were the views of appeasement
encouraged Hitler to be aggressive
allowed Germany to grow too strong
scared USSR
based on the assumption that Hitler was trustworthy
gave Britain time to get ready for war
what was the Nazi-Soviet pack
the agreement that Germany and USSR would not attack each other
divided Poland up between them through a series of secret clauses
what were the main reasons peace broke down by 1939
appeasement
Hitler
treaty of Versailles
Failure of League of Nation
Great Depression
when was the wall street crash
1929
