Hitler's Foreign Policy

Question 1

4 key aims of Hitler’s Foreign policy

Answer 1

Reverse TofV
Destroy Communism
Unite all German speaking people (Anschluss with Austria)
Create more living space (Lebensraum) to the East

Question 2

When did Hitler renounce the part of the TofV that dealt with armed forces

Answer 2

1935

Question 3

In 1935 how did Hitler go against the armed forces rules in the TofV

Answer 3

Introduced conscription and aimed for the Wehrmacht (army) to have 550,000 men

Question 4

What is conscription

Answer 4

Compulsory enlistment (taking part) for state service e.g the army

Question 5

What is rearmament

Answer 5

Equipping military forces with new weapons and increasing the army

Question 6

How did Hitler claim that he had a good reason for conscription in 1935

Answer 6

France and Soviet Union were building up their armed forces so he felt ‘vulnerable’ and therefore it was for self defence

Question 7

Were Germans happy for Hitler to introduce conscription in 1935

Answer 7

Yes
Provided jobs
Made them feel like Germany was becoming a strong nation again
Made Hitler more popular as he was the one making them feel like this and getting the jobs for people

Question 8

Which 3 nations/ countries were concerned at Hitler’s rearmament

Answer 8

France
Italy
Britain

Question 9

When was the Stresa Front

Answer 9

1935

Question 10

What happened at Stresa Front 1935

Answer 10

France, Britain and Italy meet in Stresa (Italy)
Protest against Germany’s rearmament as it goes against the TofV

Question 11

What event happened first in Hitler’s foreign policy

Answer 11

The disarmament conference

Question 12

When was the disarmament conference

Answer 12

1932- 1934

Question 13

What was the disarmament conference 1932- 1934

Answer 13

60 countries discuss how to reduce chance of war
Germany wants all other nations to reduce its armed forces to the same level as Germany’s
Hitler withdraws from conference and announces plan to increase the Wehrmacht (army)

Question 14

When did Hitler quit the League of Nations

Answer 14

1933

Question 15

What event came after the disarmament conference

Answer 15

Non Aggression Pact with Poland 1934

Question 16

When was the Non Aggression Pact with Poland

Answer 16

1934

Question 17

What event pushed Hitler and Mussolini (Italy) closer

Answer 17

Italy Invasion of Abyssinia 1935

Question 18

When does Hitler reoccupy the Rhineland

Answer 18

1936
(In Referendum 98.8% vote in favour of this)

Question 19

What makes the connection between Italy and Germany even stronger after the invasion of Abyssinia 1935

Answer 19

Rome Berlin Axis 1936
Both sides agree to work together on matters of mutual interest e.g destroy communism

Question 20

All of these events improve the relation between Germany and Italy.
Put them in the correct order: Pact of Steel, Rome Berlin Axis, Invasion of Abyssinia

Answer 20

Invasion of Abyssinia 1935
Rome Berlin Axis 1936
Pact of Steel 1939

Question 21

What date did war eventually break out

Answer 21

1939
(German troops invade Poland
Britain and France demand Hitler to withdraw troops but Hitler refuses
Britain and France declare war on Germany)

Question 22

What events took place regarding Hitler’s aim to reverse the TofV

Answer 22

1935 rearmament and conscription
1935 Stresa Front (Germany end up building army to 35% of Britain’s)
1936 re occupation with the Rhineland
1938 Anschluss with Austria

Question 23

Which country was the Sudetenland part of and what year was the crisis

Answer 23

Czechoslovakia 1938

Question 24

What is appeasement

Answer 24

Allowing Hitler to gain territory and take over other countries to avoid future war

Question 25

In 1938 4 leaders from which countries met in Munich and why (Munich conference)

Answer 25

Italy, Germany, France, Britain Hitler got Nazis to stir trouble in the Sudetenland as it contained over 3 million Germans speakers and lots of industry and important armament factories These countries agreed Sudetenland would be given to Germany as form of appeasement (to avoid future war)

Question 26

What was the Nazi Soviet Pact 1939

Answer 26

Germany and Soviet Union agree to not fight each other (Non aggression pact) Both sides are playing at each other, Hitler betrays Stalin and invades Poland

Question 27

When did Germany invade Poland

Answer 27

1939

Question 28

Describe the events that take place in 1939 to lead up to war

Answer 28

Pact of Steel- Italy and Germany form alliance Nazi- Soviet Pact- Soviet Union and Germany agree to secretly invade Poland on 1st September 1st September German troops invade Poland 3rd September war declared

Question 29

Examples of different alliances Germany forms with other countries

Answer 29

1934 Non Aggression Pact with Poland (Hitler no longer fears attack from Poland so makes his 1939 invasion easier) 1936 Rome Berlin Axis 1936 Anti- Comintern Pact (limit communist influence around world) 1939 Pact of Steel to support Germany with Italian military to prepare Germany to invade Poland 1939 Nazi Soviet Pact so that the Soviet Union aren't against him invading

Question 30

What 4 events happened in 1935

Answer 30

Conscription and rearmament Italy invasion of Abyssinia Stresa Front (France, Italy and Britain meet as they are concerned about Germany's rearmament) Return of the Saarland

Question 31

Events in Hitler's attempt to unite all German speaking people

Answer 31

1935 return of the Saarland (it was taken away from Germany in the TofV but voted to rejoin) 1936 Remilitarise Rhineland (referendum in its favour) 1938 Anschluss with Austria 1938 Sudetenland crisis

Question 32

When was the real Anschluss

Answer 32

1938

Question 33

What countries/ land did Germany get back and when

Answer 33

1935- return of Saarland 1936- remilitarise Rhineland 1938- Sudetenland crisis 1939- takeover Czechoslovakia

Question 34

What happens in the Aunschluss 1938

Answer 34

Hitler orders Nazis to stir up trouble in Austria to put pressure on Austrian leader (Schuscnigg) Hitler now has a reason to send German troops into Austria to restore law and order from the chaos he created Schuscnigg announces referendum for Austrians to vote if they want to be part of Germany Hitler is angry because if Austrians vote against him his planned invasion will be ruined Hitler orders Schuscnigg to hold off referendum and resigns as he has no support from France and Britain who are following the policy of appeasement Hitler was then able to send in German troops and the Anschluss occurred

Question 35

How many German speaking people does the Sudetenland have

Answer 35

3 million

Question 36

After Hitler successfully unites with Austria 1938 what country does Hitler have his eyes on and why

Answer 36

Czechoslovakia Especially Sudetenland as there are 3 million German speaking people and it's an economic powerhouse

Question 37

What happens regarding Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland 1938

Answer 37

Britain are told that if they allow Hitler to invade Sudetenland he will go no further Britain give Sudetenland to Germany as form of appeasement- they think they are preventing outbreak of WW2 (Czechoslovakia had no say) At Munich Agreement Chamberlain signs the pice of paper saying Germany can invade Sudetenland Hitler then goes on to invade rest of Czechoslovakia 1939 as he is feeling confident and powerful and France and Britain don't try to stop him (they know the policy of appeasement isn't working so protect Poland instead as this is the next bit of land to the East that Hitler has his eyes on)

Question 38

What were France and Britain preoccupied with in 1936 that made them not reactive to Hitler remilitarising the Rhineland

Answer 38

Invasion of Abyssinia

Question 39

What happens in attempted aunscluss 1934

Answer 39

Austrian Nazi party assassinate Dolfoss (Austrian Chancellor) to try and seize power but fail from lack of support