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1
Q

What year was this topic?

A

1938

2
Q

Hitler wanted all ______ nations in ____ to be a part of Germany.

A

German-speaking

Europe

3
Q

Under the terms of the ______, however, Germany and Austria were _____ to be _____.

A

Treaty of Versailles
forbidden
unite

4
Q

In ____, Italy had an ____ with Austria that it would ____ Austria from outside ______. The Italian dictator, _____, ______ the agreement and moved Italian ____ to the Austrian border to deter Hitler from _____.

A
1934
agreement
protect
agression
Mussolini
honoured
troops
invading
5
Q

Hitler no longer had to be _____ about Mussolini stopping him after they formed the ______ in ____ during the _________. This left Austria _____.

A
concerned
Rome-Berlin
1936-1939
Spanish Civil War
vulnerable
6
Q

On ____, a _____ was announced whereby the _______ would decide for themselves if they wanted to be a part of _______.

A

9 March 1938
referendum
Austrian people
Hitler’s Germany

7
Q

Thursday 10th March 1938- What happened?

A

Hitler told his generals to prepare for the invasion of Austria.

8
Q

Friday 11th March 1938- What happened?

A

Hitler reassured Czechoslovakia that they had nothing to fear.

9
Q

Saturday 12th March 1938- What happened?

A

German troops marched into Austria unopposed. Hitler now had control of Austria.

10
Q

A month after hitler’s invasion, he held a _____ referendum. The results showed that the Austrian people _____ of German _____ of their country.

A

rigged
approved
control