Quoting Taylor Flashcards
Origins of Nazi Weltanschauung
“In one sphere alone he changed nothing.” (Taylor)
Hitler’s goals
“make Germany the greatest power in Europe from her natural weight” (Taylor)
[OPINION] Hitler’s method
“Hitler did not need to act. Others would do his work for him.” & “He meant to succeed by intrigue and the threat of violence, not by violence itself.” (Taylor)
In foreign affairs, Hitler was _____
“a gambler who would play for high stakes with inadequate resources” (Taylor)
Hitler’s perspectives on Versailles’ _____ of Brest-Litovsk
“artificial undoing” (Taylor)
[OPINION] Warring with the West before conquering the East was _____
“Against all expectations” (Taylor)
Did Allied statesmen expect Hitler’s actions?
“Allied statesmen were under no illusions as to Hitler’s intentions.” (Taylor)
Moose’s initial attitude towards the “Hitler problem”
“[Moose] held aloof, already hoping to turn ‘revisionism’ in Italy’s favour” (Taylor)
France needs pookies
“France could not hope to win it if she fought alone.” (Taylor)
To Moose and Hitler, 1948 would be _____
“the year of destiny.” (Taylor)
After the Polish-German Non-Aggression Pact, Hitler assumed Poland would become _____
“a loyal satellite” (Taylor)
If Anschluss occurred, Italy would _____
“lose all aloofness from Europe” (Taylor)
Renouncing Austria was more difficult than renouncing Danzig and Corridor for Hitler
“It was harder for him as a man, as one who had been a German nationalist in Austria long before he became the leader of nationalism in Germany.” (Taylor)
International attitude towards Austrian Nazis
“mere German agents to be turned on and off at will.” (Taylor)
Hitler’s image after Dollfuss’ murder
“gratuitous humiliation” (Taylor)
“Last” meeting of Stresa Front was _____
“a mocking echo from the days of victory” (Taylor)
Irony of Stresa Front Powers
“represented by renegade Socialists” (Taylor)
Hitler’s prediction of French response to reoccupying the Rhineland
“he was unshakably confident that no action would follow.“ (Taylor)
If France decided to attack Germany alone in fear of striking too late, _____
“she might find herself condemned as the aggressor” (Taylor)
Troubling update on LoN’s status
“The LoN was a shadow” (Taylor)
Troubling update on international status
“The former victors had no advantage; the defeated, no handicap.” & “ ‘International anarchy’ was restored.” (Taylor)
The Luftwaffe used Spain as _____
“a testing-ground” (Taylor)
Will the USSR intervene in the Spanish civil war?
“[They would] keep their promise of non-intervention only to the extent that Germany and Italy kept theirs.” (Taylor)
Franco’s foreign policy
“[Franco] had no intention of tying Spain to any foreign power or foreign cause.” (Taylor)
