Nazi Foreign Policies Flashcards
1
Q
When did Anschluss occur?
A
1938
- no response from UK- in great depression, and Austria a German speaking country
2
Q
Nazi-Soviet Pact
A
- August 1939
- allowed Germany to invade Poland
- Germany and Russia planned to split Poland
- triggered WWII
- hoped to neutralize Britain and France
3
Q
Tripartite Pact
A
- September 1940
- Germany, Japan, Italy
- assist each other in case of war
4
Q
Remilitarization facts
A
- 1933-1934: Luftwaffe from 100,000 to 200,000
5
Q
Rearmament facts
A
- 1933-1934: Luftwaffe from 100,000 to 200,000
- 1939- army was 700,000
- 1936- produced 5000 aircraft annually
6
Q
Why did Hitler believe Lebensraum was necessary?
A
- thought Slav people were inferior
- needed region for pure Germans to continue thousand year Reich
- would provide raw materials for industry, food, land
7
Q
What countries were invaded for Lebensraum?
A
Poland,
8
Q
What was the purpose of Anschluss? `
A
- Austria had factories, reserves of gold, natural resources iron and magnesium
- Germany wanted to unite German speaking population
9
Q
How did Hitler undo the Treaty of Versailles?
A
- remilitarizing Rhineland
- rearmament
