Nazi Foreign Policy - Germany’s invasion of Poland Flashcards
What did the ToV give Poland?
Land and 800,000 Germans, The Polish Corridor and a free port of Danzig
What problems were created for Poland after the ToV?
Been dismembered and rebuilt and there were numbers of minority groups and communication systems and railway lines that didn’t interact across the country
What pact did Poland have with france?
Mutual assistance pact in 1925 at Locarno
When did Hitler make a non aggression pact with Poland?
in 1934
Who did Hitler see as the biggest threat to Germany?
USSR, so he saw Poland as a useful ally and he made a pact so that they couldn’t join a USSR attack on Germany
When did the Nazi’s remilitarise the Rhineland?
1936
What did the Polish government expect France to do in regards to the remilitarised Rhineland?
Fight to drive german troops out so they offered military help under the terms of the 1921 Mutual assistance pact with France but the French didn’t send troops out
How did the actions of Poland and France towards the remilitarisation of the Rhineland change the political situation in 1936?
- Poland had exposed itself as willing to fight Germany
- France had shown itself as unwilling to fight, so did Britain and the League of nations
- Hitler had become more comfortable in pressing for what he wants by force
What persuaded Hitler that he was not going to meet resistance to the use of force to get the land he wanted?
Austria (1938) and the remains of Czechoslovakia (1939) where he exploited events displaying opportunism
Anti-Comintern pact
Pact against Comintern an international communist organisation set up by USSR to spread communist ideas worldwide
Which two treaties did Hitler sign that strengthened his position?
Pact of steel, Nazi-Soviet Pact
When was the Pact of Steel signed?
22nd May 1939
What was the pact of Steel?
Between Italy and Germany, committed both sides to close economic ties and mutual military aid. Germany could now rely on Italy
When was the Nazi-Soviet pact signed?
23rd August 1939
What was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
Shifted the balance of power in Eastern Europe by placing allies on both sides of Poland. A secret clause where Germany and the USSR agreed to invade Poland and divide it between the.
