Why did world peace collapse in 1939

Question 1

Hitler’s foreign policy

Answer 1

reversal of treaty of versailles
lebensraum/living space
destruction of communism
Gross Deutschland/greater Germany
supremacy of Herrenvolk/Aryans

Question 2

wall street crash

Answer 2

started the great depression in 1929.
Power countries in Europe couldn’t fund military support the League
Germans blamed the democratic system and turned to the Nazi’s and Hitler

Question 3

Disarmament conference

Answer 3

feb 1932- 1934
the League wanted all countries to disarm
Germany however did not want to disarm, leading him to walk out the conference and the league

Question 4

Rearmamanet and conscription

Answer 4

1935
Hitler double the spendings on military and reintroduced conscriptions
the German army was built up to hold a million men in 35 divisions

Question 5

Anglo-German Naval Treaty

Answer 5

1935
Britain felt that a stronger Germany would act as a buffer against communism
They signed a pact saying that Germany was allowed to have 35% the size of the British fleet

Question 6

Occupation of the Rhineland

Answer 6

1936
Hitler marched German troops into the demilitarised Rhineland
If the French had reacted they would have had to retreat, but the French did not do anything

Question 7

Spanish Civil war

Answer 7

1936-1939
Hitler sent military support to General Franco , who fought against the Left-wing government in Spain
this strengthened the relationship between Italy and Germany after Abyssinia
Mussolini also placed troops in Spain.
This gave experience to the Germans who practised bombing skills

Question 8

Munich conference

Answer 8

1938
Hitler first threatened to invade the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia
Britain France Italy and Germany discussed the fate of Czechoslovakia without Cazechoslovakia
This was known as appeasement and Hitler was then Given to Czechoslovakia unless they wanted to retaliate.

Germany was not allowed to invade Poland or they would attack

Question 9

Pact of Steel

Answer 9

1939 May 22
Signed by Hitler and Mussolini
promised to act together in Future events.e.g. war

Question 10

Nazi Soviet pact

Answer 10

1939 August 23
Ribbentrop and molotov signed a pact of non aggression
they promised not to fight even if war broke out in Europe

Question 11

Invasion of Poland

Answer 11

1 september 1939
Hitler invaded Poland soon after the Nazi-Soviet pact was signed
Britain and France then acted on it