GERMANY

Question 1

Impacts of WW1

Answer 1

Strikes political unrest resources gone

Germans felt betrayed by their government who agreed to armistice when Germany wasn’t even losing

Felt Versailles was unjust

Question 2

Rise of Hitler

Answer 2

Felt like TofV was a Diktat (forced upon them)

Became leader of Nazi party

Party grew cuz hyperinflation, Weimar Republic being unstable due to an overtakement attempt, and Ruhr crisis (missed reparation so France and Belgium invaded Ruhr)

Due to GD US called in its loans and unemployment spiked

Hitler used all of this to portray Nazi party as solution to struggles

Question 3

How did Hitler get most votes

Answer 3

Legislative building was set on fire (blamed communists)

Enabling act gave Hitler the legislative power to ban communist party

Got 2/3 of the votes and was able to change constitution

Question 4

Britain and Germany

Answer 4

Preoccupied by their own economic crisis
Concerned w Japan
Concerned w USSR and say Germany as buffer to their expansion

Question 5

France and Germany

Answer 5

Dealing w depression
Concerned by Germany but couldn’t go against them alone

Question 6

Us and Germany

Answer 6

Maintained isolationism

Question 7

Geneva disarmament Conference

Answer 7

LofN wanted to reduced arms to defensive levels but France refused and Hitler left league

Question 8

Non aggression pact w Poland

Answer 8

Gave appearance that Hitler could be worked with

Secured their eastern border
Weakened France’s eastern security

Question 9

Hitler and Mussolini in Spanish civil war

Answer 9

Both supported Spanish facists
Hitlers rationale-friendly Spanish government to trade with and suppressed communism

Question 10

Rome Berlin Axis

Answer 10

Hitler Mussolini are friendsss

Question 11

Anti Comintern pact

Answer 11

Mutal defense against communist attack (jap germ and it)

Question 12

Anglo German declaration

Answer 12

Disputes will be resolved through consultations

Question 13

Nazi Soviet non aggression pact

Answer 13

German benefits- avoided 2 front war, cleared path to Poland, access to Soviet resources

Soviet benefits- stayed out of wider European war, territorial gain, hope that Germany and west will weaken eachother

Question 14

British appeasement policy

Answer 14

Public had anti war sentiments
Hitlers demands were justified to some
Party supported appeasement

Question 15

Weakness of Leauge

Answer 15

Lacked IS
Many members thought Versailles should be revised
Weak in face of aggression like in Manchuria