German & Hitler Quotes Flashcards
(20 cards)
Who said this: Hitler or Trump?
“Make Germany the greatest power in Europe from her natural weight” (Taylor)
What did Hitler want from the Allies from WWI grievances?
Wanted Allies to rescind the “artificial undoing” of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918 and “acknowledge that Germany had been victorious in the East” (Taylor)
What does Evans think about the Four Year Plan’s intent?
To build up the military “to undertake a general war by the early 1940’s”
Main international response
“Allied statesmen were under no illusions as to Hitler’s intentions.” (Taylor)
Britain, France, and Italy’s inability to cooperate
“The inability of Britain, France, and Italy to speak with one powerful voice about German rearmament was Hitler’s opportunity.” (Taylor)
Assumptions about time after Germany exits the Disarmament conference
Everyone “assumed that there was plenty of time. Germany was still virtually disarmed when Hitler came to power.” (Taylor)
Hitler the War Gambler
“Hitler was a gambler who would play for high stakes with inadequate resources” (Taylor)
Hitler & Austrian Nazis
“Yet they were not, as foreign powers often thought, mere German agents to be turned on and off at will.” (Taylor)
Did the British public like Hitler?
“There was almost unanimous approval in Great Britain that the Germans had liberated their own territory.” (Taylor)
Where’s the LoN?
“The LoN was a shadow” (Taylor)
Square one
“Europe returned to the system, or lack of system, which had existed before 1914.” (Taylor)
Stalin & Hitler
Stalin “would have continued friendly relations with Nazi Germany, if Hitler had been willing.” (Taylor)
US isolationism
“American isolationism completed the isolation of Europe.” (Taylor)
Appeasement as international response
Chamberlain believed that “nations became contented and pacific, once their claims were met.” (Taylor)
Taking back the Rhineland
“A victory more staggering and more fatal in its immense consequences than could be comprehended at the time” (Shirer)
Oh no, Czechoslovakia
“But Czechoslovakia had a canker at her heart.” (Taylor)
Hitler the Freeloader
“Hitler did not need to act. Others would do his work for him.” (Taylor)
Hitler the Violent
“(Hitler) appeared as a conqueror, relying on force.” (Taylor)
Munich Agreement
“The Munich Agreement, with all its hopes for peace, was completely undone in only six months.” (Dailey)
Enabling Act
“The constitutional suicide of the Weimar Republic.” (Bracher)
