Paper 1 - Chapter 3 - Hitler's Foreign Policy Flashcards
When did Germany withdraw from the League of Nations?
1933
When did Hitler sign the 10 year non-aggression pact with Poland?
Jan 1934
When did the failed Anschluss happen?
Jul 1934
When did the Saar Coalfield return to Germany?
Jan 1935
When was the Stresa Front formed?
Apr 1935
When was the Anglo German Naval Agreement signed?
Jun 1935
When did Mussolini invade Abyssinia?
Oct 1935
When was the Rhineland remilitarised?
Mar 1936
When was the Rome-Berlin Axis signed?
Oct 1936
When did Chamberlain become Prime Minister and so start the policy of appeasement?
May 1937
When did Anschluss happen?
Mar 1938
When was the Munich Conference?
Sep 1938
When did Czechoslovakia fall?
Mar 1939
When was the Nazi-Soviet Pact signed?
Aug 1939
When was Poland invaded?
Sep 1939
What were Hitler’s three foreign policy aims?
- Make Germany a great power again
- Bring back German speaking people within Germany’s borders
- Lebensraum - living space in the East
When did Germany introduce conscription?
1935
What was the Stresa Front?
An agreement between Italy, France and Britain to oppose Germany’s rearmament
What did the Ten Year Non-Aggression Pact agree?
It confirmed Poland’s borders and assured it that Germany would not try to take back the Polish corridor.
Which Austrian was murdered in 1934 and what was his job?
Dolfuss, the Austrian Chancellor
Why did Dolfuss die?
He was murdered by the Austrian Nazi Party which had been encouraged to rebel by Hitler.
What prevented Hitler’s plans for Anschluss in 1934?
Mussolini moved his troops to the border of Austria promising to guarantee Austrian independence. Hitler also realised that his army wasn’t strong enough to defeat the Italians.
What were the terms of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement signed in 1935?
Limited Germany navy to 35% of the British navy.
It didn’t cover submarines.
What was the size of the Germany army, navy and air force by 1938?
It had 800,000 men, 47 u-boats, 2,000 aeroplanes
What were the implications of the signing of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement?
Gave Britain reassurance after German had left the LofN’s disarmament conference.
Weakened the Stresa Front because Britain hadn’t consulted Italy or France.
What percentage of the vote went to: rejoin Germany remain under LofN control join France in the Saar plebiscite in Jan 1935?
rejoin Germany - 90%
remain under LofN control - 8%
join France - 2%
How did Hitler use the Saar plebiscite to his advantage?
Propaganda celebrated the fact that he had removed one of the injustices of the TofV
Was the return of the Saar an illegal event? Explain.
No, because the ToV demanded a plebiscite there after 15 years and the people voted for it to be returned to Germany.
Which two international agreements did the remilitarisation of the Rhineland go against?
Treaty of Versailles and Locarno Pact
What action was taken when Hitler remilitarised the Rhineland?
Very little.
It was condemned by the LofN, but only Russia voted on imposing sanctions on Germany.
Why was no action taken against German after the remilitarisation of the Rhineland?
Britain felt that Hitler was doing nothing wrong and merely walking into its own back yard.
France wasn’t prepared to act without Britain and its government was divided.
Britain and France were focused on the invasion of Abyssinia.
