Part 3- The Road To War

Question 1

What were hitlers foreign policy aims?

Answer 1

1. Overturning the treaty of Versailles
2. Lebensraum (living space)
3. Rearmament
4. Anschluss (unite Germany and Austria)
5. Unite volksdeutche (German people)
6. Destroy communism

Question 2

What was the start of German expansion 1933-1935?

Answer 2

1. The dolfus affair 1934
2. The Saar plebiscite 1935
3. Rearmament 1935
4. The stresa front 1935
5. Agreement 1935

Question 3

What was the Dolfus affair?

Answer 3

1. This was Hitlers first attempt of Anschluss. A group of Austrian nazis killed the Austrian leader who refused to join Austria and Germany together. The Austrian government regained control with Mussolini’s help and hitler denied having anything to do with it.

Question 4

What was the Saar plebiscite?

Answer 4

1. The Saar land was taken from Germany in the treaty of Versailles and the league have owned it for 15 years. The people living on Saar decided on a plebiscite and over 90% wanted to reunite with Germany.

Question 5

What was the rearmament?

Answer 5

1. Hitler left the leagues disarmament conference in March 1935 and introduced military conscription he expanded his army to a million men and built an Air Force which the treaty.

Question 6

What was the stresa front?

Answer 6

1. Britain, France and Italy were worried about Germany’s rearmament and they decided to unite and maintain peace in Europe and defend the Austrian.

Question 7

What was the agreement?

Answer 7

1. Britain allowed Germany to build there navy to 35% of the British navy’s size.

Question 8

What was the remilitarisation of the Rhineland?

Answer 8

1. The treaty forbid troops in the Rhineland.
2. League was too busy with Abyssinian crisis.
3. Fra and USR signed Franco soviet pact which means they would help each other if they were under attack by Germany.
4. Hitler saw this pact as a “threat” and sent troops into Rhineland on March 7th 1936.
5. Hitler told troops to retreat if French army march in.

Question 9

What was Anschluss with Austria 1938?

Answer 9

1. Hitler wanted to unite Germany and Austria and had a good relationship with Mussolini.
2. Austrian chancellor agreed to support the nazis and nazis marched into Austria and people cheered.
3. 10th of March there was a plebiscite and 99% of Austria wanted Anschluss.