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History GCSE AQA > Conflict and Tension: 1919-39: The Origins and Outbreak of WW2 > Flashcards

Conflict and Tension: 1919-39: The Origins and Outbreak of WW2 Flashcards

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What were the effects of the Depression?

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  • vast unemployment
  • lack of trust in the government
  • demands for change
  • homelessness
  • starvation
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How did the Depression catalyse the rise of dictators?

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  • People wanted strong governments who promised to put things right
  • protection against the communist revolution
  • protection against the expansion of countries
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What were Hitler’s aims?

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  • Lebensraum and Volksdeutche, both of which aimed to expand German territory
  • Overturn Versailles
  • Destroy Communism
  • Rearmament
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Describe the Dollfuss affair

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  • Engelbert Dollfuss was the dictator of Austria
  • Dollfuss refused to let Austria become part of Germany
  • This led to multiple terrorist attacks from the Austrian Nazis, but Dollfuss continued to refuse to commit to Anschluss
  • In July 1934 a group of Austrian Nazis staged a poorly organised coup and killed Dollfuss. They took control of the government buildings which were soon restored control of once the Italian troops got involved
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What did the Dollfuss affair teach Hitler?

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  • that he needed support from allies, e.g.: Mussolini
  • he needed to properly rearm
  • Germany was not yet powerful enough to expand its territory
  • that he was still vulnerable to attacks
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Why was the Saar returned to Germany in 1935?

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As a part of the ToV, the people of the Saar would be offered a plebiscite to decide whether they wanted to stay in France or Germany. 90% voted for Germany, which Hitler used as propoganda

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Describe the rearmament parade that Hitler held in March 1935

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Hitler announced that he had rebuilt the German army and reintroduced conscription and the air force

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How many soldiers did Hitler have by 1939?

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1 million

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What was agreed in the Anglo-German naval agreement?

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That Hitler could rebuild his navy up to 35% that of Britain’s

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Describe the Stresa Front and when it happened

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  • April 1935
  • Countries Italy, France and Britain condemned German rearmament so they formed a mutual agreement to uphold their territorial boundaries and stop Germany from further undermining the ToV
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Which area did Hitler send troops into in 1936 that was meant to be demilitarised?

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Rhineland

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What did Hitler show the world he had during the Spanish Civil War which was against the ToV?

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An Air Force

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Describe the Rome-Berlin Axis and state when it took place

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  • 1936
  • informal agreement between Mussolini and Hitler to working together more
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Describe the Anti-Comintern pact and state when it took place

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  • Germany, Japan and Italy signed a pact against communists, neither country would enter an alliance with a communist country
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Which country did Hitler take over as part of Anschluss in 1938?

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Austria

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Why didn’t Britain react to Anschluss?

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They felt as if Germany was going into its own backyard as Austria was German-speaking and that this was fair. It also represents their original thoughts of the ToV being too harsh

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How did the Anglo-German naval agreement undermine the Stresa Pact?

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  • weakened the spirit of the Stresa pact as rather than displaying a united front, Britain was going around making its own pacts
  • Britain basically allowed Germany to rearm
  • Harmed Britain and France’s relationship and this was whilst the Abyssinian crisis was occurring, when they most needed each other
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Define appeasement

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A policy of giving Hitler some of what he wanted in the hope that this would prevent a war

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Describe some arguments for appeasement

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  • People wanted peace
  • British armed forces were already stretched by military commitments across the empire, let alone be ready to fight another war
  • Politicians in other countries admired Hitler’s success - he had improved the economy and built an impressive new infrastructure, so they didn’t want to fight him
  • the British feared communism and Germany acted as a barrier against the USSR
  • If Britain went to war, they wouldn’t be guaranteed support from USA and France
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Describe some arguments against appeasement

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  • Hitler became more demanding as time went on, he began asking for lands with a significant German population, but later he threatened countries where this wasn’t the case
  • Some politicians at the time warned about the dangers of appeasement. Churchill warned that a rearmed Germany was a threat
  • Hitler proved that he couldn’t be trusted to keep his promises and that he would use violence
  • opportunities to stop Hitler when he was weak such as during the remilitarisation of Rhineland
  • Appeasement was morally wrong
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Which country was the Sudetenland part of?

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Czechoslovakia

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Why did Hitler want to take control of the Sudetenland?

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It had a large minority German population, an estimated 3 million

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What did Hitler do to try and take control of Sudetenland?

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  • claimed that the Czech government was discriminating against the Germans
  • May 1938: moved his armies to the border of Czechoslovakia ready to go to war
  • Czech leader Benes was ready to fight
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What was the Munich Agreement?

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  • an agreement between Chamberlain and Hitler
  • the Sudetenland would be given to Germany but Hitler guaranteed he wouldn’t invade the rest of Czechoslovakia
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What were the effects of the Munich agreement?

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  • bought Britain time to rearm
  • temporarily prevented war
  • Czechs and USSR weren’t consulted
  • Czechs are now at the brink of a horrible invasion
  • USSR feels like B + F no longer value them as allies and worried about Hitler’s intentions
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How did Hitler break the Munich agreement?

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Nazis invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia

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How did the invasion of Czechoslovakia strengthen Germany?

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  • large Czech army removed as a threat
  • Czech airfields in the range of many German cities were lost
  • Czech armament industry was now Germany’s
  • proved Hitler was lying about Munich
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Who did the Nazi’s ally with in 1939?

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The Soviets

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What were the benefits to Germany of the Nazi-Soviet pact?

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  • an invasion of Poland without facing a war on both fronts
  • USSR no longer B + F’s ally
  • USSR’s massive army no longer a threat to Germany
  • gaining territory without an actual fight
  • Poland could act as a buffer to stop attacks from the west
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What were the benefits to the USSR of the Nazi-Soviet pact?

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  • Stalin felt betrayed by B+ F and thought that they were being weak by appeasing Hitler
  • realised he could not trust them to help protect the USSR if Hitler invaded
  • B + F sent minor diplomats to meet with Stalin whereas Hitler sent a senior Nazi - more respect
  • Hitler agreed Stalin would gain Polish territory without fighting
  • Becoming allies gave Stalin time to prepare in case of an invasion
  • Land in Poland would act as a buffer in case of an attack
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Describe the Invasion of Poland

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  • 1 Sept. 1939: a German battleship attacked Danzig and the German army and Luftwaffe descended on Poland
  • 3 Sept. 1939: The British sent an ultimatum - Hitler must leave Poland by 11:00 a.m. or Britain would declare war
  • Hitler sent no reply, so B + F declared war
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Why was Hitler held responsible for the outbreak of WW2?

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  • He wanted new land for Germany from other nations
  • He was prepared to bully and fight to get what he wanted
  • had an aggressive foreign policy
  • He rearmed Germany to be a military power, suggesting that he always intended to go to war with Europe
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What was Chamberlain’s role in the outbreak of WW2?

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  • missed opportunities to stop Hitler due to appeasement
  • H was encouraged by the fact that C kept giving him what he wanted, which pushed him to invade Poland
  • Excluded Stalin from the Munich agreement, therefore alienating him and prompting him to sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact
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What was Stalin’s role in the outbreak of WW2?

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  • signed the Nazi-Soviet pact despite Hitler wanting to destroy communism
  • Size of the USSR army meant that Hitler had a powerful ally
  • pact meant no war on two fronts, Hitler could invade Poland
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How did the Treaty of Versailles cause the outbreak of WW2?

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  • Resentment of the Treaty continued throughout the inter-war period
  • New countries that were created by the treaty were unstable and vulnerable to attack, which Hitler could take advantage of
  • treaty caused economic problems for Germany which fuelled more resentment
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How did the Wall Street Crash cause the outbreak of WW2?

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  • caused a global economic crisis
  • hit Germany especially hard, which fuelled more resentment
  • countries prioritised their own economic recoveries, which rendered the League useless at settling international disputes

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