Road To War 1939 Flashcards

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Q

What did Hitler promise to do?

A

Reverse treaty of versailles
Lebensraum
Third reich
Defeat communism

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Main causes of WW2

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Nazi soviet pact
Hitlers foreign policy
Appeasment 
Lon
Tov
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Events happening in 1933?

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Hitler becomes chancellor
Oct- leaves dissarment conference
Rearming secretly

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Events happening in 1934?

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Hitler trues to take Austria ( anchluss) but musso puts his troops
Hitler becomes the Furhrer - leader
Non agression pact w/ poland

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Events happening in 1935?

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Naval agreement in 1935
Saar plebecite ( 90%)
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Events happening in 1936?

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Remilitarisation of rhineland
Rome berlin axes ( it-ger)
Anti comintern pact - JA+ GER

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7
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In what year does Hitler introduces conscription?

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In 1935

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What did Hitler want ( territories)

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Sudeteland
Anchluss w/ Austria
Polish Corridor
Rhineland

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In what year was the Anglo-German agreement, and what did it state?

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Germany increase its naval force

35% of Br army

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10
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Why did ger contribute in Spanish civil war

FF

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Testing ground for mew army
Expand fascism
16,000 troops
600 aircraft

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Why did It intervene in spanish civil war?

FF

A

Expand fascism, close relations w/ hitler
73,000 troops
175 tanks

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Why did USSR intervene in Civil war

FF

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Help boost communism in spain , help republicans

Ff: 900 tanks, 1000 aicraft

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13
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When was the re-militarisation of Rhineland?

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1935

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14
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When was the rome berlin axis?

b/w what countries?

A

1936

Ger-It

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When was the Anti-comintern pact? B/w what countries?

Why created?

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1936, GER-JA

created after communist countries creates a comintern pact for the expansion of communism

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16
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When was the Axis Alliance? B/w what countries?

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Military alliance
Ja, ger , it
Expansion of fascism

17
Q

Name of airforce of ger

18
Q

What was the Wehrmacht

A

Army of ger

19
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Name of the navy of ger

A

Kriegsmarine

20
Q

What was the Marco Polo incident? What year?

A

1937
Japanese soldiers provoked local ppl
Chinese soldiers shooted them , and japan attacked their bases around Beijing
Finally took the city

21
Q

In 1938, around hoy many Jap troops in China

22
Q

When was Anchluss?

23
Q

How many ppl voted for Anchluss

24
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Consequences of Anchluss?

A

Ger becomes more powerful
Ger takes the gold + iron - rearment
Achived third reich
Br+ Fr appeased

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Why did Hitler want the Sudeteland?
``` Raw materials Large army Big pop Lebensraum Unite germans ```
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Meetings of Sudete
1938 5sep: Chamberlaim+ Hitler Chamberlain says he will give parts of the sudete were 1/2 of pop is german Hitler accept it Chamberlain puts pressure of Fr+ Cz to accept 22 sep: chamberlain and hitler Hitler increases his demands- he wants it all Fr+ Br put their fleet to sea and mobolize troops Ger: another meeting but w/ musso 29 septm: Br +fr+ it+ger They give everything hit wants from sudete X communicate Cz 1st Oct- german troops march into sudete
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Policy of appeasment
Trusted Hitler Great depression - no money No intervention of Usa Defeat communism- hitler was useful
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Consequences of apeasment?
Hitler more powerful and agressive - invasion of poland & cz Br + fr - powerless and weak Outbreak of ww2
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When does hitler invade the rest of cz
March , 1939
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What was the polish guarantee?
Br + Fr gave poland a guarantee that if Ger invades poland, they wourld defent them
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Navi soviet pact? Year
1939 ( august)
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Stalins concerns:
1. Hitlers plans- invade towards east ( libensraum) and defeat communism ( antix commintern pact 1936) 2. Failure of Lon- not able to defend Cz. Not able to defend Ussr 3. Rearment- need time to rearm the RED ARMY. Ger army STRONG 4. Appeasment of Br+ Fr- lack of faith, and confidence
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What was the nazi-soviet pact?
Non - agression pact of 10 yrs between hitler and stalin
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Why did hitler pact w/ stalin?
Gave poland 1/2 of poland ( west) so when Hit invades poland, he would not fight the war in two shorts
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Why did Stalin pact w/ Hit?
1. Gave him land from poland | 2. Time to rearm- weak army ( Red army)
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Consequences of Nazi- Soviet Pact?
Hitler now able to invade Poland Ussr attacjes from the west Bf+fr uphold polish guarantee- defends poland- WAR
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Importance of navi soviet pact
- made war innevitable - germnany starts full scale invasion - stalin has time to rearm Hitler- confidence
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When did Br declare war in Ger
3 sep, 1939
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Who was Seyss Inquart?
An austrian nazy named minister of interior when Hitler hands Kruv Von Schuschrig a list of 10 demands. And 1 of that demands is that he should name him minister of interior , to carry out anchluss