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Hitler's Foreign Policy Flashcards

1
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4 key aims of Hitler’s Foreign policy

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

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

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1935

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

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

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What is conscription

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

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5
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What is rearmament

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Equipping military forces with new weapons and increasing the army

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6
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How did Hitler claim that he had a good reason for conscription in 1935

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

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Were Germans happy for Hitler to introduce conscription in 1935

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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

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

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France
Italy
Britain

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9
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When was the Stresa Front

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1935

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What happened at Stresa Front 1935

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

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11
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What event happened first in Hitler’s foreign policy

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The disarmament conference

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12
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When was the disarmament conference

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1932- 1934

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13
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What was the disarmament conference 1932- 1934

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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)

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14
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When did Hitler quit the League of Nations

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1933

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15
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What event came after the disarmament conference

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Non Aggression Pact with Poland 1934

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16
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When was the Non Aggression Pact with Poland

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1934

17
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What event pushed Hitler and Mussolini (Italy) closer

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Italy Invasion of Abyssinia 1935

18
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When does Hitler reoccupy the Rhineland

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

19
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What makes the connection between Italy and Germany even stronger after the invasion of Abyssinia 1935

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

20
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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

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

21
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What date did war eventually break out

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

22
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What events took place regarding Hitler’s aim to reverse the TofV

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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

23
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Which country was the Sudetenland part of and what year was the crisis

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Czechoslovakia 1938

24
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What is appeasement

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

25
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In 1938 4 leaders from which countries met in Munich and why (Munich conference)

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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)

26
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What was the Nazi Soviet Pact 1939

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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

27
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When did Germany invade Poland

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1939

28
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Describe the events that take place in 1939 to lead up to war

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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

29
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Examples of different alliances Germany forms with other countries

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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

30
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What 4 events happened in 1935

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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

31
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Events in Hitler’s attempt to unite all German speaking people

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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

32
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When was the real Anschluss

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1938

33
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What countries/ land did Germany get back and when

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

34
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What happens in the Aunschluss 1938

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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

35
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How many German speaking people does the Sudetenland have

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3 million

36
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After Hitler successfully unites with Austria 1938 what country does Hitler have his eyes on and why

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

37
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What happens regarding Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland 1938

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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)

38
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What were France and Britain preoccupied with in 1936 that made them not reactive to Hitler remilitarising the Rhineland

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Invasion of Abyssinia

39
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What happens in attempted aunscluss 1934

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

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