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Topic three Flashcards

0
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What did hitler gain support for in the 1920’s for

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Condemning the t.o.v and all who signed it

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Hitlers foreign policy aims

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To make Germany a great power again
To unite all German speakers under his rule
To gain lebensraum for the German people

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When did the t.o.v reparations stop

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When hither came to power they where reduced, and eventually cancelled in 1932

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How would hitler achieve his foreign policy aims?

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Regaining German inhabited land taken by the tov (Saar and Danzig )
Bringing Austria and Czechoslovakia into his empire
Build up the German army
Expand in the east

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Germany withdraws from the League of Nations date

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1933

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Non aggression pact with Poland date

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Jul 1934

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Mussolini prevents Anschluss (failed Anschluss) date

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Jul 1934

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Lofn disbandment conference date

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1933

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Saar returned to Germany date

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Jan 1935

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Anglo-German naval agreement date

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Jun 1935

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Mussolini invades Abyssinia date

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Oct 1935

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Rhineland remilitarised date

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Mar 1936

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Chamberlain becomes pm date

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May 1937

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Rome Berlin axis date

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Oct 1936

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Spanish civil ward ate

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1936-1939

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Anschluss date

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Mar 1938

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Munich conference date

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Sep 1938

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17
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Collapse of Czechoslovakia date

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Mar 1939

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Nazi -soviet pact date

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Aug 1939

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Attack on Poland and outbreak of ww2 date

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Germany joined LON date

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Germany began to rearm and introduced conscription date

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Failed Anschluss info

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Encouraged nazi soviet party to rebel=murder of Austrian chancellor dollfuss , Anschluss stopped by Mussolini moving army , hither too weak backed down

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10 year non aggression info

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Guaranteed borders , poles happy still kept polish corridor

Britain saw he was peacefull

24
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Anglo-German naval agreement

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Limited Germany to 35% strength of British fleet, did not include submarines . Weaked France and Italy stresa front 1938 800000 army
47 uboats airforce over 2000

25
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Return of the Saar vote %

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Plebiscite held 90% to rejoin Germany 8% under LON 2% France

26
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Remilitarisation of Rhineland info

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March 7 1936 nothing done only ussr wanted to do anything

Against Locarno pact and tov

27
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Why no action against Remilitarisation of Rhineland

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Britain and France -Abyssinia

GB thought they where only reclaiming land

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How many in favour of Germany’s foreign policy’s

29
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Results of Remilitarisation

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Hitler gained confidence-Danzig and polish corridor left
Proved advisors wrong
Rome-Berlin axis (prepared tactics and troops)
GB and FR had failed to have IT as an ally
Ferment in GB began
Magi not line had started to have been built- France security not affected
End of LON

30
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Anchluss with Austria info

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Italy no longer protected Austria
Austrian chancellor -schuschnigg- asked hither for help, he refused
Hitler put pressure to make nazis the heads of the police force, Austria refused

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What did schuschnigg do to save independence of Austria

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Called plebiscite.to keep in control hither moved troops onto the border of Austria , forced schuschnigg to resign and call of plebiscite. Schuschnigg probably expected help from GB and FR, when he realised this would not happenhe resigned to avoid war

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Seyss-Inquart results

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Replaced schuschnigg as chancellor, invited Germans in to restore order, entered on the 12th march. Opponents of hitler eliminated around 80000 put into concentration camps. Handed over power to hitler Anchluss proclaimed .

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Plebiscite in April by hitler in Austria

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99.75 % agreed, hitler claimed only expressing self determination.GB and FR protested but did nothing- barrier from communism , only reclaiming land

34
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Results of Anchluss

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Germany now had resources from Austria
Injustice of tov overcome with no opposition
Germany had land on three sides of the Sudetenland inhabited by 3 million German speakers
Proved value of alliance with Mussolini
Popular in Austria

35
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Appeasment

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Associated with Neville chamberlain

Diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding war by making accessions to an aggressor

36
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Pros for appeasment

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Genuine problems of Germany could be solved
To avoid war
Britain could not afford rearment
Collapse of LON 
Communism feared more than hitler
37
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Appeasment cons

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Hitler had already broken promises
Made hitler look weak
Betraying lands protected by tov
Hitler became more powerful

38
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Sudetenland land crisis info

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Strong. On 15 sep 1938 chamberlain flew to Germany to find out what hitler wanted . (To join all German speakers after plebiscites)Chamberlain?got support from GB and FR. Forced Czechoslovakia to accept - only ussr would help
Czechoslovakia .hitler took advantage, no plebiscite where to be held . Chamberlain returned to re pair for war

39
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Munich congerence and agreement

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Nobody from Czechoslovakia or ussr invited. Munich 30sep Sudetenland to become German , forced to accept

40
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Piece of paper

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Hitler and chamberlain agreed all disagreements where to be solved by war paper shown on 1st October when chamberlain returned to GB

41
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Importance of Munich agreement

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Hitler gained Munich agreement with no force
Czechoslovakia was betrayed
Peace maintained by chamberlain
Czechoslovakia vulnerable to invasion
Germany gained resources and minerals from Sudetenland
Britain speeded up rearment
USSR felt left out and betrayed

42
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Collpase of Czechoslovakia

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Lost 70% of industry as well as defensive frontier at Munich .
October 1938 Poland gained Provence of teacher from Czechoslovakia , November hungry increased land at expense of Czechoslovakia.in 1939 encouraged by hitler Slovaks pressed from independence. March 1939 Czech president hacha forced to hand over land to hitler. GB and FR opposed but did nothing. GB foreign policy changed.

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Effect of taking over Czechoslovakia

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End of appeasment , hitler could not justify taking it
Hitler had proved he was untrustworthy
Lithuania forced to surrender Provence of Memel , mostly German population
GB did not support Czechoslovakia but supported by FR said they would help Poland if invaded
Mussolini hitlers ally invaded Albania
GB guaranteed the independence of Romania and Greece
Conscription introduced to Britain during peace time
Hitler strengthened relationship with Mussolini - pact of steel
Hitler withdrew from nonaggression pact and Anglo German naval agreement

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Role of USSR

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April 1939 GB and FR guaranteed borders of Poland - empty promise too far away. Only country could help was USSR. GB/FR Began talks with ussr knew Poland would not agree, poles thought USSR would not leave if they helped.Stalin was suspicious that GB and FR did not care so signed nazi soviet pact

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Nazi -soviet pact info

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Surprise- facsism and communism where sworn enemies. Went against anti-Comintern pact with Italy and Japan .secret clauses divided Poland between them(Poland received land it had lost, Germany got west including dancing and polish corridor) Stalin had gained time to prepare expected attack from Germany

46
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Importance of nazi soviet pact

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Hitlers attack on Poland was inevitable , hitler had prevented war on two fronts this was downfall of ww1
Hitler presumed it would prevent Britain from opposing his attack on Poland
If Britain kept the guarantee that they would defend Poland war was inevitable
GB and FR had lost another ally

47
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Poland and outbreak of war

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Hitler had long wanted dancing its poluation was over 90% German
He thought if he kept pressure as similar thing would have happened as with Sudetenland
On 1september 1939 German troops invaded Poland on 3 September Britain declared war on Germany. Britain was unable to defend Poland which was overrun by Germany and the USSR within four weeks.
Hitler was convinced even then that Britain would accept his gains in Poland and not continue the war

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