Anschluss

Question 1

Why was anschluss forbidden

Answer 1

The ToV stated it was

Question 2

Why was Hitler a huge advocate of anschluss

Answer 2

He was born in Austria

Question 3

Why was it a key step for Nazis

Answer 3

End restrictions of Versailles on territorial expansion
Creation of ‘Greater Germany’ with German speaking Czechoslovakians, Austrians & Poles
Provide Lebensraum to superior Aryan race

Question 4

When did Hitler convince Germany they were ready for war and the allies were weak

Answer 4

1938

Question 5

When did anschluss occur

Answer 5

March 12th 1938

Question 6

What was the French’s reaction

Answer 6

Placed troops on the border and put in a complaint

Question 7

What was the British reaction

Answer 7

Believed it was too late to change anything

Question 8

What was the Italian reaction

Answer 8

Angry as they wanted Austria and they did nothing as they wanted to be on the ‘winners’ good side

Question 9

What was the US reaction

Answer 9

Too far away to do anything

Question 10

What was the USSR reaction

Answer 10

Lodged a complaint

Question 11

What was Czechoslovakia’s reaction and other countries around Germany

Answer 11

Prepared for war as they could see what was coming

Question 12

What was Polands reaction

Answer 12

Felt safe as they had a good peace agreement with Germany

Question 13

Why was anschluss known as ‘bloodless victory’

Answer 13

As nobody died when Austria was being taken, fed into Hitler myth

Question 14

When does Hitler demand the Sudetenland

Answer 14

September 1938

Question 15

When is the rest of Czech annexed

Answer 15

March 1939

Question 16

Why was annexing Czech a win for Hitler again

Answer 16

Another bloodless win

Question 17

What did annexing Czech motivate Germany to sign

Answer 17

Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact with the soviets

Question 18

When was the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact signed

Answer 18

1939

Question 19

What did the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact state

Answer 19

Poland was to be invaded

Question 20

What were pre-anschluss domestic policies

Answer 20

Leading economists and militarists aiding the 4 year plan and advise caution against radical anti-semitism

Question 21

Who was placed in charge of the 4 year plan post anschluss

Answer 21

Goering

Question 22

What happened to caring about foreign opinion post anschluss

Answer 22

They were just determined to remove Jews asap

Question 23

How did the balance of power shift in the regime post anschluss

Answer 23

Focused on more radical elements of the party

Question 24

Where could Nazis act against Jews without constraint

Answer 24

Austria

Question 25

What law was introduced that confiscated all of Jewish owned property

Answer 25

Decree of registration of Jewish property

Question 26

When was the Decree of registration of Jewish property

Answer 26

April 1938

Question 27

How much money was the property worth seized in Decree of registration of Jewish property

Answer 27

Had to be over 5000 marks per property

Question 28

Why were property of Jews seized

Answer 28

So they could aryanise the properties

Question 29

How many Jewish businesses were there in April 1938

Answer 29

40,000

Question 30

How many Jewish businesses were left in 1939

Answer 30

8000 left

Question 31

What happened to Jewish unemployment rates

Answer 31

Unemployment increased

Question 32

What happened to the passports of Jewish people in October 1938

Answer 32

Had to be stamped to make them identifiable

Question 33

When were Jews deemed to have non Jewish names made to change them

Answer 33

1939