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TOPIC 7 Hitler’s Foreign Policy Flashcards

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1
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Hitler’s Foreign Policy Aims …… and he had outlined the others in ….

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revolved around the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles
Mein Kampf in 1924

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Aim 1: ……… - Hitler had never …… and promised to …… in 1919 and …..

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REVERSE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
accepted the terms of the treaty
restore lands lost
build up the German armed forces

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Aim 2: …… - the Treaty had denied Germans ……
Hitler wanted to ….. eg the Germans living in the ……

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UNITE ALL GERMAN SPEAKING PEOPLE
the right to National self-determination
unite all Germans into one homeland
Sudetenland

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Aim 3: …… - In order to unite all Germans ……. was needed along with ………
Hitler saw ………

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LEBENSRAUM - LIVING SPACE
living space
raw materials and resources
Lebensraum in the East; Poland and Russia

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Aim 4: ……. - to unite with ….. which had been ……

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ANSCHLUSS - UNION
to unite with Austria which had been forbidden by the Treaty

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Aim 5: …… - Hitler hated the ….
He believed that Communists had ….
He was convinced that …… were plotting a …… (…… threat)

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DESTROY COMMUNISM
USSR
helped bring about the defeat of Germany in World War One
Stalin and Russian Jews
takeover of Germany
Jewish-Bolshevik threat

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7
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At the start of Hitler’s chancellorship (…..) , ….. was viewed as the …….

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1933
Italy
biggest threat to international peace

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8
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The League of Nations was seen as ……

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weak in dealing with Italy and Japan

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The Disarmament Conference (……) - …. nations met to discuss …….
Germany wanted each nation to …… (to ….. Germany)

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1932-34
60
how to reduce the chance of war
reduced it’s arms to it’s lowest level
match

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Hitler ….. from the Disarmament Conference and announced that he would …….

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withdrew
increase the German peacetime army to 300,000 and set up a new air force with 1000 aircraft

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11
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Germany withdrew membership to League of Nations in ….

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October 1933

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12
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Non-Aggression Pact with Poland (…..) - promised to …….
Pact set to last…… and meant Hitler did not ……

A

1934
accept Polish borders and encouraged trading
10 years
fear an attack from Poland

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France were ….. by the Non-Aggression pact as they had a …… with Poland

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frustrated
trade agreement

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Attempted Anschluss with Austria in …… - Nazi Party in …… had been ….

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1934
Austria
campaigning for a union

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Austrian Chancellor, …… outlawed the ……

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Dollfuss
Nazis

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Nazis attacked ….. and announced that …..
Dollfuss was ……
This attempt to seize power …… due to ….. who was concerned about …..

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a radio station
Dollfuss had resigned
Assassinated
failed
lack of support from Hitler
Mussolini - Guardian of Austria

17
Q

Return of the Saarland in ….. - a …… voted ….. to …… to rejoin Germany
League of Nations ….. so this was legal

A

1935
Plebiscite
477,000
48,000
administered the vote

18
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Hitler ….. of the Treaty of Versailles in ….. which dealt with the …..

…… introduced

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renounced the parts
1935
armed forces
conscription

19
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The ….. openly built up. Hitler aimed for the Wehrmacht (…..) to have …..

A

army, navy and airforce
army
550,000 men

20
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…… were building up their …. which meant Hitler felt vulnerable

Hitler argued that rearmament was ….

A

France and the Soviet Union
armed forces
was self-defence

21
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Hitler’s policy made him …… and provided ….
Helping the Germans to feel they were ….. once again

A

popular
jobs
becoming a strong nation

22
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Stress front in ….. - …….. concerned at Germany’s rearmament

They formally …. Hitler’s plans

This show of unity was …..

A

1935
France, Italy and Britain
protested
short-lived

23
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….. entered into a naval treaty in ….. allowing Germany to ……

This was directly breaching the ….. and encouraged Hitler to …..

A

Britain and Germany
June 1935
increase it’s fleet to 35% the size of Britain’s

Treaty of Versailles
go further

24
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The invasion of Abyssinia - by ….. breaking the rules of the ……
This destroyed ……
Pushed …. and Hitler closer

A

Italy
League of Nations
any cooperation between France, Britain and Italy
Mussolini

25
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The Rhineland had been …. under the treaty.
The Allies were to ….. and troops …..
In ….. Hitler …. the Rhineland

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demilitarised
occupy the area for 15 years
withdrew in 1935
March 1936
reoccupied

26
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Britain and France who were preoccupied with the ….. did not ….

This convinced Hitler that Britain and France were ……

A

Abyssinia crisis
physically react

unlikely to act against any further aggression

27
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Hitler’s popularity …. and in a referendum ….% voted in favour of occupation

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improved
98.8

28
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Hitler further …. through Alliances

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strengthened the position of Germany

29
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The Rome Berlin Axis ….. - Italy and Germany agreed to …..

Agreed to ….. eg stopping the spread of …..

Further strengthened by ….. in …..

A

1936
work together on matters of mutual interest

follow a common foreign policy
Communism

Hitler’s visit to Italy
1938

30
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The Anti-Comintern Pact in …. - Hitler signed a ……
The main aim was to limit the ….. and the …..
It also furthered ….. as well as encouraging …..

A

1936
treaty with Japan
spread of Communism
influence of the Soviet Union
relations between Germany, Italy and Japan
Japanese expansion into China

31
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Hitler was in a stronger position by ….

A

1938

32
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Hitler encouraged the Nazis in Austria to …..

A

stir up trouble for the government

33
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Ordered Austrian Nazis to ….

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bomb public buildings and stage marches

34
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Hitler bullied the …… into accepting ……

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Austrian chancellor
2 Nazis onto his cabinet and accept closer economic ties with Germany

35
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Chancellor resigned in ….. and was replaced by the leader of the ….. called ,….

A

March 1938
Austrian Nazis
Seyss-Inquart

36
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The Austrian chancellor asked Hitler to ….

A

send Germans troops to Austria to help restore order

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