part 3 Flashcards
names hitler’s foreign policies
lebensraum in the east
overturn the treaty of versailles
unite germany in a greater germany (volkdeutsche)
anschluss
destroy communism
rearmament
dollfuss affair
Hitler wanted anchluss but dollfuss didn’t. He encouraged Austrian Nazis to cause havoc, they did and also killed Dollfuss. Austrian government regained power and Hitler denied any involvement. Failed attempt.
when was dollfuss assassinated?
25th july 1934
how did Chamberlain return to Britain after Munich conference?
as a hero, declaring he had created ‘peace in our time’
why did Hitler hate communism?
it had been invented by a Jewish man, Hitler felt that Jewry and communism were the same and were responsible for Germany’s problems
when was the Stresa Front agreed?
April 1935
rome-berlin axis
october 25th 1936
germany and italy agreed to work together in a war
what happened leading up to the anschluss-12th feb meeting
-Schuschnigg banned nazi party in jan 1938
-met at Berghof where hitler demanded he lift ban
also demanded nazi prisoners to be released and nazis to be put in charge of key government posts (Seyss-Inquart)
-hitler would occupy austria if demands refused
-Schuschnigg arranged a plebiscite in austria on reunification
events leading up to anschluss-results of Berghof meeting
-Hitler desperate to avoid a no vote, show britain and france the people wanted anschluss
-nazis created trouble in austria declaring austrian people asking for help off germany
-11th march, hitler sends ultimatum to Schuschnigg
-schuschnigg and cabinet resign apart from Seyss-Inquart who became chancellor and invited german army to restore order
-12th march-hitler invaded austria to complete anschluss
what happened after anschluss?
-france or britain didn’t stop him-appeasement, french government resigned
-plebiscite held in april 1938
-99.7% in favour of nazis but vote was rigged
importance of anschluss
-strategic-austria a gateway into south east europe
-economic-austrian gold help repay rearmament deficit, austria rich in manufacturing resources
-international relation-hitler and mussolini strengthen relation, gb and france clearly not prepared to fight
what happened in remilitarisation of the rhineland?
-League distracted with abysinnia so hitler sent troops into Rhineland
-greeted by civilians
-troops told to retreat if they met resistance but there was no resistance
why did hitler invade rhineland at that point?
-league weak
-hitler watched manchuria/abyinnia and league didn’t do anything
-help overturn treaty
-france wouldn’t do anything without britian
-15 million germans lived in rhineland (lebensraum)
-needed control over borders
what did hitler promise chamberlain on 15th september 1938?
invasion of the sudetendland would be his last territorial request in europe
which countries went to the munich conference?
france, britain, italy and germany
when did hitler invade the rest of czechoslovakia?
15th march 1939
what was anschluss?
unification of austria and germany
when was saar plebiscite held?
january 1935
when was the anglo-german naval agreement?
june 1935
when and where did hitler show off weapons he had made?
march 1935 at the freedom to rearm rally, built an army of over 1 million men
what was the saar plebiscite?
-saar was a rich industrial area given to league for 15 years
-agreement due to expire so a plebiscite was held to decide who would govern the area
-90% voted germany and hitler used this as propaganda (volkdeutsche)
-gained rich coalfields which powered industries