germany Flashcards
(40 cards)
what were the initial interpretations of the causes of wwII?
treaty of versailles, hitler wanted to get rid of the jews
what were the attitudes and policies of the british before the start of wwII?
british lack of action in the rhineland and abyssinia,and maintained sympathetic attitude, with the locarno pact and the war guilt clause, allowed germany to push the boundaries of the policies and treaties placed upon them in order to gain what they wanted as such: the Sudetland being given to germany,leading to the outbreak of world war II. accompanied with the fact britain had 1/4 of the globe to protect as well as themselves, against the threat of war, increasing the threat of invasion but also the cost of how much it would be to protect their empire
what was the french attitude and policies before wwII?
french policy towards germany had filled their resentment towards the allies with suing for punative peace and france showing the allies weakness through the maginot
what was the attitudes and policies of italy before wwII?
italys invasion of abyssinia had shown germany and other aggressive countries that the allies would not act out upon the invasion of smaller nations
what were the attitudes and policies of the ussr have before wwII?
the ussr did not agree to the negotiations with the western democracies, and by allying with germany they enabled them to expand because stalin also wanted land
what were the attitudes and policies of the usa before wwII?
the usa didnt hav emuch intentional action towards the war as they kept trying to set up various meetings with the purpose of world peace during the 1930s. however due to the usa openly saying that they wouldnt go to war with europe and producing a permanent neutrality act in 1937 helped encourage hitler to go to war
what were the attitudes and policies of japan before wwII?
japan helped influence the move towards war as they encouraged germany with its aggressive policies as japan was an enemy of the ussr. furthermore agressive expansion in china and undermining the league of nations
what is aryan racial theory?
a superior european race
what is pan germanism?
the idea to unite all german speaking peoples in one country by capturing other countries and clearing them of ‘inferior’ people to give ‘pure germans’ enough land to live on
who were the slavs?
members of the people of europe who speak the slavic languages, the largest ethnolinguistic group
what was the first reich?
the holy roman empire of charemagne
what was the second reich?
founded in 1817 by otto von bismark and by the outbreak of WWI had already begun to fall apart
how did politicians and the army respond to the treaty of versailles in the weimar republic?
they sort of ignored it and continued to rearm, and when people found out that they were rearming stressman pretened to be oblivious and then carried on doing it
why did britain and france turn a blind eye to german rearment before wwII?
to try to aviod another war
what concepts underpinned hitlers approach to foreign policy and how did they influence them?
pan germanism influenced him to try take over german speaking countries
what were the november criminals?
those who supported the weimar republic as they were thought to be responsible for the treaty of versailles
what is the stab in the back myth?
the belief that all germans didnt actually lose on the battlefield but they were in fact stabbed in the back by jews and socialists within germany
what was diktat?
an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent
what was the locarno pact?
seven agreements negotiated at locarno,switzerland, during 5 to 16 october 1925 and formally signed in london on december 1
what was the anglo-german naval agreement?
of 18 june 1935 was a naval agreement between the uk and germany regulating the size of kreigsmarine in relation to the royal navy
what was lebunstram?
the teritory which a group, state, or nation belives is needed for its natural development
what evidence is there that hitler did intend war?
hossbach memorandum, aims in mein kamf and second book, the stufen plan, those who opposed him were removed
what evidence is there that hitler did not intent war?
until 1936 he kept old foreign ministers, foreign ministers manipluated him into war- ribbentrop, he wanted to be allied with britain but ended up at war with them, military and economy not ready for world war, he was indecisive about getting rid of bloosmberg and fritsch; he was pressured by other nazis to do so. he also had to be persuaded to become commander and cheif after he removed them
why did hitler invade poland?
he wanted poland to be a satellite state to germany and saw them as german
