the development of tension Flashcards
7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8A, 8.8B
what did Hitler promise?
- to solve German unemployment
- “Right the wrong of the ToV”
- make Germany strong again
what is Lebensraum?
living space in the East
why did Hitler want Lebensraum?
the ToV redistributed 13% of German land- Hitler wanted to make sure Germans had enough land on to live and to farm
what was Volksdeutsche?
people with German blood but without German citizenship
what was Greater Germany?
Hitler’s aim to build a German empire, including all German- speaking people
what was Anschluss?
to unite Germany and Austria
who created communism?
Karl Marx
why would Lebensraum lead to war?
- Hitler wanted land in the East
- to do this he would have to invade countries in Eastern Europe
- this could be considered an act of war and other countries may try and protect the ones being invaded
why would rearmament lead to war?
- it broke international law- the ToV
- other countries would become suspicious why Germany would need a large army
why did Hitler want to rearm?
- to reduce unemployment
- make Germany strong
- create jobs in munitions factories and the armed forces
why would creating a Greater Germany lead to war?
- it was unlikely other countries would give up these regions without a fight
- Hitler was breaking international law
why would destroying Communism lead to war?
- the USSR was communist- had a massive army and had good relations with Britain and France
- USSR was allied with the Eastern European countries Hitler was targeting for Lebensraum
- Hitler was provoking a powerful nation that was going to fight back
what was Luftwaffe?
air force
when was Neville Chamberlain Britain’s prime minister?
1937-1940
who was the French president?
Edouard Daladier
when would Hitler disarm?
as long as every other nation did
what size army did Hitler want the same as?
France
what year did Hitler storm out of the LoN Disarmament Conference & leave the LoN?
1933
what year did Hitler get back the Saar?
1935
what year was the Freedom to Rearm Rally?
1935
what happened at the Freedom to Rearm Rally?
Hitler showed off weapons and troops he had secretly been building and he reintroduced conscription and that he was expanding his army to 1 million men and building an air force