why had international peace collapsed Flashcards
what were hitlers plans
.abolish treaty of versailles
. to expand german territory
. to defeat communism
what was hitlers rearmament
. hitler used rearmament to build his army and decrease unemployment
. it was popular in germany
. hitler used rearmament to increase his popularity with german people
what was the saar plebiscite
. the plebiciste was promised by the league that the german people could vote on whether the Saar region should return to germany
what happened in the remilitarisations of the rhineland
. the rhineland is a large area which borders france rich in coal and lead
. by invading the rhineland hitler broke one the rules of the TOV
. ordered 20,000 troops
what was Anschluss with austria
. union between germany and austria
. the austrian chancellor apealed to league but the league did nothing
. 99.75% of people voted for a union
what is appeasement
where britain and france gave hitler demands in hopes of him not starting war
what were the disadvantages of appeasement
- Germany was quickly rebuilding its army
- Britain and France had large debts from previous war so couldn’t afford to fight
- Hitler wasn’t the only concern of Britain and France as the USSR leader Stalin threatened to spread communism
what was the munich agreement
when the members of the league (Britian, france , italy )
agreed to give the sudentland to germany without consulting the czechs
what happened in the Sudetenland
. the leader of the nazi army demanded that the newely created state of the sudetenland should be given to germany
. due to its high population of german speaking citizens as it contained a lot of former austria-hungary empires
. hitler threatened to invade czechoslavakia
what were the consequences of the munich agreement
whilst claiming the sudentland hilter also sent troops into Czechoslovakia where hungarians and poles lived
what happened in czechoslavakia
15th march german troops marched and took over the czechs
there was no resitance from the people or britain and france though they did warn hitler that if he moved into poland that they would delcare war
what was the nazi-soviet pact
stalin hard previously made a pact with the france though was concerned about the secuirty of their pact
in order to combat this stalin decided to make a pact with germany (nazi-soviet pact) which stating that the soviets and hitler wouldnt attack each other
though in private stalion agreed to not intervene with hitler if he divided poland between them
what were the consequences of the nazi soviet pact
the pact allowed hitler to invade poland without concern
sept 1 1939 hitler invaded poland from the west
On september 3rd britain and france delcared war on germany
