The Rhineland Flashcards
the Rhineland area had been a key _____ region of Germany, producing ____, ____ and ____ resources.
industrial
coal
steel
iron
The Rhineland also formed a natural _____ to its neighbour and rival, ____.
barrier
France
One of the terms of the ______ was that the Germans would not be able to keep _____ forces in a ____ stretch of the ______. Hitler _____ this term as it made Germany _____ to _____.
Treaty of Versailles military 50km Rhineland resented vulnerable invasion
In 1935, Hitler’s plans to _______ and ____ the Treaty of Versailles were given a boost when the German ____ ____ region voted to ____ with Germany.
strengthen Germany undermine speaking Saar reunite
When the leading _____ nations did not ____ to this _____ of Versailles, Hitler was _____ to see how far he could go in _____ other terms of Versailles.
European react violation encouraged breaking
- In 1935, what did Hitler reintroduce in Germany?
2. What also happened in 1935 to do with Germany’s army.
- conscription
2. He built an air-force and signed the Anglo-German Naval Agreement that allowed him to enlarge his naval forces.
In ____ Hitler boldly marched _____ German ____ into the Rhineland, in a direct _____ of the Treaty of Versailles.
1936
22,000
troops
breach
