Paper 2 escalation of tension and role of appeasement Flashcards
what was appeasement give and example
Britain and France tried to avoid war by giving Hitler what he wanted
The Munich agreement which gave the Sudetenland to Germany
What action did Hitler take in March 1936
what did he claim
Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland - breaking treaty
he claimed he was only putting troops in their own country to defend them from french attacks
what did France and Britain not respond
they believed Hitler’s reasons and their attention was on Mussolini’s actions in Abyssinia
Who did Hitler form alliances with
Mussolini - invaded Abyssinia and League of Nations did nothing
Japan who took over Manchurua and was advancing into china
In 136-37 Germany Italy and Japan signed anti comintern pact - alliance against USSR and against democratic nations
How did the 1938 union between Austria and Germany come about- how did the crisis develop
Members of Nazi party stirred up trouble against Austrian government
Austrian chancellor asked Britain and France for help they declined
Hitler said union with Germany was the only answer for Germany
Chancellor decided on a referendum but before it happened Hitler’s troops marched in and 99% voted in favour of union with Germany
Britian and France accepted Hitler’s actions and League of Nations did nothing.
what were the reasons for appeasement
1 neither Britain of France wanted war as they had
2 economic problems ,
3 they remembered the horrors of the last war and
4 armies and navy had not yet recovered
5 Many politicians though treaty of Versilles was flawed and they should not go to war to defend it
6Hitler was standing up to communism and this was good
what were the reasons against appeasement
it encouraged Hitler to make demands
it made Britain and France seem weak
what was the result of appeasement
it played into Hitler’s hands
what was Sudetenland
area of Czecholovaki cosisting of 3 million German speaking people
had been party of Hungry
and given to Hitler in 1938 in return for a promise to make no more demand
why did Hitler want this area
for it’s industry and raw materials
what was the result of handing over Sudetenland
1 war had been avoided - Hitler promised this was his last territorial demand.
2 If he demanded more he was proving critics of Munich agreement right that he could not be trusted and must be stopped.
