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what were hitlers aims?

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lebensraum
rearmament 
greater germany 
destroy communism 
abolish the tov
anschluss
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what was lebensraum?

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lebenraum means living space in the east
tov redributed land(13%), hitler wanted enlightened to live on and farm
had to invade eastern europe to get this, which is considered an act of treason and would involve other countries

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what was rearmament?

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to build up weapons and armed forces
wanted to make germany strong again,create jobs,factories and help the armed forces
tov restricted germany’s military power
conscription and build luftwaffe(air force) help reduce unemployment
broke tov and other countries became suspicious of big army

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what was greater germany?

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greater germany meant to unite the volksdeutche(german blood who had no citizenship due to countries becoming independent)
10% of germany population were living outside of germany after 1919
some were treated badly
to build greater germany, hitler planned to take land lost in the tov
unlikely other countries wouldn’t attack if hitler did as it broke international law

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what was communism and why did hitler want to destroy it?

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hitler hates jews and felt like they were ruining germany p, believe communism would destroy if he didn’t first
ussr had a big army, develop relationship with britain and france
allied with eastern european countries that he was targeting for lebensraum
provoking war

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what was the tov and why did hitler want to destroy it?

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hitler wanted to abolish the tov because he felt like it humiliated germany
britain and france issued it and they were very powerful

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what was anschluss?

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anschluss was a union between austria and germany

anschluss was forbidden by treaty of versailles and broke international law

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road to the outbreak war timeline

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1932-1934 hitler leaves league of nations, disarmament conference
1934 dollfuss affair
jan 1935 saar plebiscite
mar 1935 rearmament 
april 1935 the stresa front
jun 1935 anglo-german naval agreement
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what happened in 1932-1934 when butler left the league of nations?

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hitler said that he was disarm as long as every other nation did
if they disagreed, he could expand to the size of frances army however france didn’t want to cooperate
used it as an excuse to storm out
claimed that france was unreliable
left and didn’t follow covenant, didn’t want to avoid war

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what happened in 1934 in the dollfuss affair?

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hitler wanted unite the volksdeutshe
dollfuss(austrian chancellor) banned the nazi party
hitler told austrian nazis to create havoc, consequently led to dollfuss being murdered
plan fails due to the austrian army supporting the government
mussolini failed to move troops out of austrian border
stop anschluss, hitler realised his army wasn’t strong enough to engage in war, claimed that the austrian nazis acted alone

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what happened in january 1935 in the saar plebiscite?

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the saar was an important piece of industrial land that was given to lon, this expired in 1935
the plebiscite decided who decided who should have it france or germany
90% said to rejoin as part of germany and hitler used this victory as propaganda to show german soaking people wanted to unite under the nazis
rich colonies gained power up the industry, build weapons

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what happened in march 1935 in rearmament?

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hitler showed weapons he had been building
reintroduced conscription in 1936
expanding army to 1 million, luftwaffe
openly defying tov

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what happened in the stresa front?

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britain, france and italy agreed that they would guarantee terms of locarno treaty and protect austrian independence
work together and stop hitler from breaking tov, hitler was not concerned

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what happened in june 1935 in the anglo saxon naval agreement?

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british public tov is too harsh
britain signed agreement with germany saying that he could build to 35% size of british army
germany offered to restrict growth of navy
britain allowed germany to build up to 45% of britain’s submarines
hitler saw this as britain admitting tov was too harsh
military terms were dead as britain didn’t consult france or italy

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what was britain’s reactions?

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chamberlain was prime minister 
speeches worried government 
do anything to prevent war
helped germany become strong 
churchill didn’t want appeasement
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what was france’s reaction?

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daladier was president
government focused on other problems
wouldnt act against hitler without britain

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what was ussr’s reaction?

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stalin was a dictator
communism led to his relationship in west to be hostile
concerned due to hitler wanting to destroy communism
relations improve and joined lon in 1934
worth cooperating with france meant hitler couldn’t expand east

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what was the usa’s reaction?

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roosevelt was president
believed in isolationism
unemployment was at 25%
70% didn’t want to be involved in other countries affairs
fdr(franklin roosevelt) requested hitler to not invade
little fdr could do, prepared armed forces quietly

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why did the reoccupation of the rhineland happen?

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hitler wanted to gain lebebsraum, he needed to invade
would provoke britain and transcribed, needed to defend germany’s borders
remilitarisation of the rhineland was key to this

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what happened when hitler entered the rhineland?

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france and ussr supported each other(soviet pact)
hitler claimed that germany was under threat
hitler relied on a warm welcome, even though army is small, even instructed his genre ranks to retreat if treated with resistance

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why didn’t countries react to the remilitarisation of the rhineland?

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britain fly it shouldn’t intervene
britain troops were dealing with the abyssian crisis
depression hit them hard, couturiers didn’t want to be included in foreign affairs
france in general election and its army was in abyssinia

22
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how did hitler gain strength between 1936-1938?

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the spanish civil war

anschluss with austria

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what happened spanish civil war?

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it was between nationalists(france) and republicans(communists)
hitler used military force to assist franc rib defeating republican force in spain
in 1937, hitler tested the luftwaffe which led to devastating effects
germany and italy worked well together

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what happened at the anscluss with austria?

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hitler wanted to have an anschluss with austria because he was born there, he felt like they belonged together and he was close to fulfilling foreign policy aims, dollfuss affair failed
schushnigg worried about the dollfuss affair
polish raided austrian nazi party
schushnigg met with hitler, finance and war with nazis
plebiscite for anschluss
demanded it to be postponed and hitler forced schushnigg to resign and austria went into chaos
nazi troops invaded austria however no blood was shed
mussolini didn’t apples
hitler held plebiscite with seyess inquart, stormtroopers there and 99% austrians voted in favour

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how did the allies react?

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austria agreed with hitler and they lost pride.
180,000 jews endured anti-semitic attacks, no future for them under german control
germany become stronger and rich in natural resources
anscluss heightened popularity for him, hitler was seen as a hero
britain unite with germany, churchill said germany should’ve negotiated, no involvement
france had its own personal problems, unrest due to economic issues
czechoslovakia was fearful as they were under nazi pressure. french bonded by treaty to potent them, churchill asked hitler intentions that churchill to not be scared of

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what is appeasement?

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it is the policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace

27
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arguments for appeasement

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standing up to communism
usa wouldn’t support if in war due to their policy of isolationism
wasn’t certain if britain would support
tov was too harsh and germany should be peaceful
britain and france wasn’t ed to avoid war
britain wasn’t ready for war

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arguments against appeasement

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encouraged hitler to be aggressive and to take bigger risks
put too much trust in hitler’s promises and appeasement was based on trust
germany was too strong and powerful ,could overpower britain and france
scared ussr, britain and france would stop hitler if they invaded

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what was peace in our time?

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chamberlain told british public that he had achieved this at the munich conference with the munich agreement to give hitler the sudetenland
1938 sudeten crisis
1938 munich conference and agreement
1939 occupation of czechoslovakia

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what was the sudeten crisis in 1938?

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the sudetenland bordered herman
had volksdeutsche
led by benes who was concerned after the anschluss
worked with britain and france to be safe from german aggression
britain and france and soviet union protect czechoslovakia if needed
czech armament factories and defences, if taken the czechoslovakia was defenceless

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what was the munich conference and agreement in 1938?

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chamberlain met with hitler and hitler said that wanted volksdeutsche parts of the sudetenland
should be a vote, worked alongside france
hitler then demanded all of the sudetenland
conference held out from munich agreement, britain, france,germany and italy
gave nothing to hitler without consulting czechoslovakia or soviet union first

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what was the occupation of the rhineland in 1939?

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little resistance
proved that hitler couldn’t be trusted
world was prepared for war
first time hitler invaded without a claim
britain’s nd france had no say and didn’t say that it was rightfully his
czechoslovakia was a strong country and could’ve fought and prevented war
britain and france alienated ussr , lost an ally against hitler
hitler didn’t stick to promises made at the munich agreement and anglo-german declaration

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what was the final road to war?

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sept 1938-sudeten crisis and munich conference
oct 1938-hitler occupies the sudetenland
march 1939-occupation of czechoslovakia 
may 1939-pact of steel
august 1939-nazi soviet pact 
sept 1939-hitler invades poland
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why did hitler want poland?

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when hitler came into power he promised to destroy tov, reunite volksdeutsche, lebensraum in east and invading poland would help him achieve all these aims
hitler had grown confident and had seen britain and france fail to take action against him as he broke tov
poland had no natural frontiers so he could easily attack

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what was the nazi soviet pact?

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it was a deal if ussr allowed hitler to invade poland, ussr would be given territory as poland was part of germany and the ussr
both countries hated poland and stalin(ussr dictator) was determined to reclaim his land

36
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why did the ussr not trust britain and france?

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lon was weak
rhineland being given led to the pact where france protected ussr if rhineland was invaded p, however france allowed germany to invade and had done nothing
appeasement from britain and france to germany as he was a block to communism

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what were the benefits for the ussr in the nazi soviet pact?

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hitler and stalin agreed to split poland,stalin could destroy poland and reclaim territory and he didn’t have to anything
ussr saw britain and france stand up to get it was better to be with him than against him
saw that lon was weak and he couldn’t rely on britain and france as he wasn’t invited to the munich conference

38
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what were the benefits for hitler in the nazi soviet pact?

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allowed hitler to avoid war on two front and have two armies
poland could provide lebensraum and a greater germany
both had a motive- hatred
stalin could invade at any time

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what was the significance of the nazi soviet pact?

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some say that it was inevitable, hitler knew that he couldn’t have a war on two fronts
hitler broke munich agreement and invaded czechoslovakia, britain and france realised appeasement wasn’t working and vowed to protect poland
hitler had the upper hand since he had the powerful ussr
pact persuaded britain that war was immanent

40
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what factors were responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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appeasement 
great depression 
american isolationism 
fear of communism 
lon 
hitler 
chamberlain 
stalin 
japan 
mussolini 
big three
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why was appeasement responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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appeasement encouraged hitler to be aggressive
put too much trust in hitler promises
allowed germany to grow strong and be confident that they would be okay in the war

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why was the great depression responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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it led to the rise of dictators that offered solutions to problems
britain and france didn’t help manchuria because their economy was weakn
america demanded bank loans from germany as a result of the depression which led to the collapse of the german industry which hitler blamed if the government leading people not vote for him due to his shallow promises that he didn’t intend to keep

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why was american isolationism responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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made the lon weaker, certain countries prepared to act more aggressively and risk outbreak of all out war as they didn’t fear military action due to the league having no army
as a result of america not being involved in lon, economic sanction were useless as aggressive countries could trade with the usa, which was one of the most powerful countries at the time

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why was the fear of communism responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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britain and france allowed hitler to grow strong as they thought he could act as a buffer zone against communism
action upset stalin who ultimately agreed to the nazi soviet pact due the fact that he felt he couldn’t trust britain and france ton protect him since the ussr wasn’t invited to the munich conference and agreement

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why was the league of nations responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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hitler sas that he could get away with invading other countries without being punished, just like japan had with manchuria and mussolini with abyssinia
major countries for example the usa weren’t members of the lon meaning that it was not a forceful military or economic threat since the league had no army

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why was hitler responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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while in prison, he wrote mein kampf stating that he would use violence to make germany strong again
foreign policy aims included lebensraum, building a greater germany, uniting german speaking people and destroying the tov, which meant that he had to invade other countries
broke tov which was international law
invaded poland causing britain and france to declare war

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why was chamberlain responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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appeased hitler
failed to act when hitler remilitarised the rhineland, nazis weren’t ready for war and chamberlain could forced them stop
gave sudetenland to hitler and didn’t consult the czechs, then allowed hitler to invaded the country that he had no claim to
excluded stalin from the munich conference and alienated stalin which prompted him to sign the nazi soviet pact

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why was stalin responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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he signed the nazi soviet act despite hitler wanting to destroy communism
size of ussr’s armed forces mention hitler had huge and powerful allies
pact meant that hitler wouldn’t need to fight a war on two front, easy to invade poland

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why was japan responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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signed the anti communism pact and the pact of steel with hitler

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why was mussolini responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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invaded abyssinia which destroyed people’s confidence in lon
1938 didn’t jnternpfence as hitler carried out anschluss, convinced hitler that he could do as he pleased
signed anti communism lacy and pact of steel with hitler

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why was the big three responsible for the outbreak of ww2?

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tov resented by germany and inspired hitlers foreign policy, volksdeutshe and lebensraum
1930’s many left lon as the tov was too hard and they turned a blind eye when hitler started to break it
didn’t help in manchuria or abyssinia crisis
only concerned about themselves eg locarno treaty, washing arms conference and acted outside of the league as independent countries undermining it
britain and france both appeased hitler making him stronger

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