the end of appeasement

Question 1

what did hitler do in march 1939

Answer 1

• hitlee took over the rest of czechoslovakia

Question 2

how did the appeasement policy end

Answer 2

• hitler had broken his promises
• in april 1939 britain and france made an agreement with poland to support it if hitler invaded
• chamberlain began preparing for war

Question 3

how were hitler and mussolini still on the same side

Answer 3

• in May 1939, Germany and italy signed the ‘pact of Steel’ agreeing to support each over in the war
• as the Italian army was very weak Mussolini became a puppet to what Hitler wanted

Question 4

what was the pact between the ussr and germany

Answer 4

• britain and france wanted the ussr to help them if hitler invaded poland but the ussr didn’t trust the Allies anymore
• as due to the Munich agreement he felt alienated
• stalin was suspicious of hitler from the start
• but negotiated with him to protect the USSR
• the nazi soviet pact was signed in August 1939

Question 5

what was the nazi soviet pact

Answer 5

• stalin and hitler agreed not to attack eachover
• planned to secretly take over poland
• agreed if germany invaded poland, the ussr would get east poland, latvia and estonia
• but hitler was never intent on letting the ussr keep those areas

Question 6

what was considered the trigger cause of invading poland and eventually what lead to ww2

Answer 6

• the nazi soviet pact