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Escalation of Tension (CAT) Flashcards

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Why did Hitler want troops in the Rhineland?

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  • when Hitler was to attack to the east to gain Lebensraum a response would be provoked from France
  • the Rhineland acted as a buffer for him to defend Germany
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When did Hitler remilitarise the Rhineland?

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  • March 1936
  • after the Franco- Soviet Pact has been signed and Hitler claimed germany were under threat
  • Hitler instructed his small army to retreat if met with resistance but they were not
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Why didn’t Britain react to the remilitarisation of the Rhineland?

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  • many Britons felt Germany had the right to protect their borders, many people believed Hitler was reclaiming what was rightfully his
  • British troops were busy dealing with the invasion of Abyssinia
  • the depression hit Britain hard, the nation couldn’t afford to get involved in foreign affairs
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Why didn’t France react to the remilitarisation of the Rhineland?

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  • politicians were fighting a general election, no one wanted to start war
  • much of the French army was in Tunisia in case the situation in Abyssinia needed intervention
  • French generals believed the german army in the Rhineland was much bigger and equipped than it actually was
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Why was sending troops into the Rhineland a risk?

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  • the german army was small and not ready to fight

* if the german army had been met by the French they would have faced crippling fines

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Why was the remilitarisation of the Rhineland a significant step to war?

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  • Hitler grew confident he could do what he wants
  • Hitler began to worry about other terms of the treaty such as the forbidden Anschluss
  • Britain and France started rearming
  • Mussolini signed the Rome-Berlin axis so Italy and Germany worked together
  • Hitler could now defend his western borders so could focus on expanding to the east
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Who fought on Hitler’s side?

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  • Italy
  • Germany
  • japan
  • linked by the pact of steel
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When was the Anschluss with Austria?

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1938

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Why did Hitler want to unite with Austria?

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  • they shared similar cultures and the same language
  • Hitler was born in Austria
  • it united german speaking people
  • it went directly against the Treaty of Versailles
  • he was convinced that he would face little opposition
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How did Hitler unite Germany and Austria?

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  • on 12 March 1938 Nazi troops invaded Austria, they were greeted with girders and flowers
  • on 10 April Hitler held a plebiscite to see if the people of Austria wanted to have Anschluss
  • he placed Nazi soldiers at the voting booth
  • 99% of people voted in favour of Anschluss
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How did Britain react to the Anschluss?

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  • most people felt Germany and Austria were basically the same country
  • there was opposition from Churchill
  • there was little appetite for war in Britain
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How did Germany react to Anschluss?

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  • Hitler was delighted as his foreign policy began to be put together
  • Germany was stronger and had gained resources such as Steel and iron from Austria
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How did Austria react to Anschluss?

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  • most Austrians thought it was good as Austria was made more powerful
  • 180,000 jews began to get randomly persecuted in the streets
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How did Czechoslovakia react to Anschluss?

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  • they reacted with great fear as they feared they would be next
  • they turned to Britain and France
  • Britain and France promised to help Czechoslovakia if it were invaded
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How did France react to Anschluss?

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  • France has its own political problems

* two days before Hitler has invaded Austria the French government had resigned because of unrest

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When was the sudeten crisis?

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1938

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Why did Hitler want the Sudetenland?

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  • the Sudetenland was Home to first, railways and industries which could be used as part of Hitler’s war effort
  • the Sudetenland was Home to around 3 million german speaking people who claimed they had been persecuted by the Czechs, Hitler used this as an excuse to step in and save them
  • the Sudetenland was a good base to launch an attack on Czechoslovakia
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What did Hitler tell chamberlain about the invasion of Czechoslovakia?

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•that the crisis could be resolved if he was given the Sudetenland

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How did chamberlain react to Hitler’s request of the Sudetenland?

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  • he allowed it as long as it was peaceful and stopped there

* he appeased

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What did Hitler demand when he met the leaders of Europe at the Munich conference?

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  • the Czechoslovakian army must leave the Sudetenland and the area be given to Hitler
  • Hungary and Poland wanted to claim land in the their borders with Czechoslovakia, Hitler demanded they were met
  • Hitler promised peace in Europe in return for the Sudetenland
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How did Britain and France react to Hitler’s demands at the Munich conference?

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•they were very happy to accept his demands in order to avoid war

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How did the USSR react to the invasion of the Sudetenland?

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  • Stalin became angry that he had been left out and Germany were getting closer
  • Stalin decided that the answer to stopping Hitler didn’t lie with Britain and France
23
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What was the Anglo german agreement?

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•an agreement between Britain and Germany that said they wouldn’t go to war

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Why was the invasion of the rest of Czechoslovakia significant?

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  • this was the furst time he’d invaded a country with no claim
  • Czechoslovakia was a strong country, with support it could have fought the nazis preventing a full scale war
  • Britain and France had alienated the USSR and lost a valuable Ally
  • chamberlain’s appeasement has failed
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In what ways was appeasement not good?

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  • people misjudged Hitler, thinking he was reasonable
  • people missed opportunities to stop Hitler like in the remilitarisation of the Rhineland
  • the more Hitler was given the more confident he became
  • appeasement was morally wrong as it left other countries occupied by nazis
  • Czechoslovakia was strong and with help could have beaten Hitler
  • appeasement alienated the USSR who could have been a powerful ally

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