Territorial Expansion 1933-1940

Question 1

Geneva Disarmament Conference

Answer 1

1933, Germany withdrew from the Lof N

Question 2

Non-Aggression pact with Poland

Answer 2

1934, January

1. Calm Poland’s anxiety that G left the league
2. Convince Britain Germany was “peaceful”; to last 10 years
3. Weakened France’s ability to make encircling alliance

Question 3

Anglo-German Naval Treaty

Answer 3

1935, German fleet to be 1/3 that of Britains
broke Stresa Front
Example of Britain allowing G to reverse treaty of Versailles

Question 4

Stresa Front

Answer 4

1935,

• Condemned German rearmament
• Stresa Front was a reaction against German rearmament but did not last
• Headed by Muss.

Question 5

Reoccupation of the Rhineland

Answer 5

1936,March

• distraction for people-economic situation
• Build defenses against France
• To turn back at any pushback
• Britain and France distracted-Abyssinia
• No one did anything, Hitler looked like a hero
• even skeptical military personnel couldn’t say anything
• Hitler took this reaction as western powers not willing to fight-continue with expansion-“why not?”

Question 6

Anschluss#1

Answer 6

1st try:1934
Murdered Dolfuss (Austrian Chancellor) when he wanted no part of it
-Muss. Stopped Germany from taking over and doing it anyway

Question 7

Anschluss #2

Answer 7

Second Try:1938
By 1938 Hitler was in a more powerful position:
-Rhineland success & Built up armed forces
-Mussolini and Hitler signed the Rome-Berlin Axis in 1936
-weaknesses and failures of the League
New Austrian Chancellor, Schuschnigg had appointed Nazis in his government; in return Germany agreed to respect Austria’s independence
-Feb. threatened him, but S. wouldn’t budge
-Hitler furious in March when S. gives plebiscite, so he draws up invasion plans forcing S. to resign
-Replaced S. with Naxi Seyss-Inquart:”Restore Order”
-March 13-Austria=province of Germany
-Another ex) of enabling H-broke T of V