Hitler Begins to Rearm Flashcards
(10 cards)
What conference did ideas of rearment surface
1932 World Peace Conference, Germany demanded that the restrictions on its arments by lifted
The consequence of Hitler’s demand of Germany’s rearmament
When this was denied, Germany withdrew from the conference and the League of Nations
How did Germany’s withdrawl from the conference affect other countries
This limited the ability of other nations to moniter the build-up of German arms & equipment
By 1935…
The German army stood at 300,000 men, the air force had 2500 planes, and conscription was reinforced
By what year was Germany’s rearmament building
1935
In March 1935…
Hitler held a ‘Freedom to Rearm’ rally where he paraded the Nazi’s military strength and announced conscription to increase the size of the army to 550,000 men
When was the ‘Freedom to Rearm’ rally held
March 1935
Did any country question Germany’s violation of the Treaty of Versailles
Only France
What did Britain think about Germany’s rearmament
Britian held sympathy for Germany, believing that the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh, they also believed that a strong Germany would act as a barrier against communism in the USSR
QUOTE
“to proceed with enough caution in foreign policy and clandestine rearmament to avoid any preventive military action against Germany by the Versailles powers” (William Shirer)
