Hitlers aims and early actions

Question 1

What were the 5 aims of Hitler?

Answer 1

Destroy the Treaty of Versailles
Create a greater Germany
Destroy communism
Acquire Lebensraum
Create a central European empire

Question 2

What was a part of destroying the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 2

Regain lost territory.

Remilitarize

Question 3

What was a part of creating a greater Germany?

Answer 3

Make Germany bigger

Take back all of the Sudeten lands. Means parts of Austria and Czechoslovakia.

Question 4

What was a part of destroying communism?

Answer 4

It would create a conflict against the Soviet Union. He wanted to defeat the Soviet Union.

Question 5

What was a part of acquiring lebensraum?

Answer 5

To gain living space to the east for the New German Empire. For recreation and living. This would mean conquering Poland and the USSR.

Question 6

What was a part of creating a central European empire?

Answer 6

It would make Hitler the Chancellor of the big European empire. It would be one of the biggest and most powerful empires in Europe.

Question 7

What was an event in 1933?

Answer 7

Germany refused to pay any more reparations, walked out of the World Conference, and left the League of Nations.

Question 8

Comment on the event in 1933?

Answer 8

These were Hitler’s first strike against the Versailles Settlement.
Germany also began to rearm in secret.

Question 9

How was the event in 1933 a violation of International law?

Answer 9

He broke the Treaty of Versailles when he was starting to rearm and not pay reparations which he had to do under the Treaty.

Question 10

Was the event of 1933 reasonable and why?

Answer 10

Can be seen as reasonable by other countries.

Germany is one of the only countries that is disarmed

Question 11

What happened in January 1934?

Answer 11

Ten-year nonaggression agreement with Poland.

Question 12

What would the non-aggression agreement mean?

Answer 12

Germany can invade Austria and Czechoslovakia without Poland being able to do anything about it, and removing the prospect of war.

Question 13

Was the non-aggression agreement a violation of international law?

Answer 13

No, it was not, and would be seen as a good thing to have this unity between these two countries. Even though the reason behind it was more sinister.

Question 14

Was the agreement reasonable?

Answer 14

Yes, it would be seen as reasonable because this is what the League would have wanted.

Question 15

What happened in July 1934?

Answer 15

Attempted union with Austria or Anschluss.

Question 16

Comments on the Anschluss?

Answer 16

Germany marched their troops to the border to unionize with Austria, but Italy saw this as a threat and shut the whole operation down. This followed the murder of the Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss.

Question 17

Did the Anschluss break international law?

Answer 17

Yes, it did. It directly violated the Treaty of Versailles, because it said they could not unionize with Austria.

Question 18

Was the Anschluss reasonable?

Answer 18

It could be seen as reasonable because the unionization of countries should be allowed.

Question 19

What happened in January 1935?

Answer 19

The Saar plebiscite.

Question 20

Comment on the Saar plebiscite?

Answer 20

It was led by the Saar commission in the League of Nations and was seen as a fair plebiscite with over 90% wanting to go back to Germany. This was seen as a win by Hitler.

Question 21

Was the Saar plebiscite a violation of international law?

Answer 21

No, it was not because it was led by the League of nations and was completely fair.

Question 22

Was the Saar plebiscite seen as reasonable?

Answer 22

Yes, it was seen as reasonable because it was fair.

Question 23

What happened in March 1935?

Answer 23

Reintroduction of conscription

Question 24

Comment on reintroduction of conscription?

Answer 24

This was a direct challenge of the League of Nations because this goes against the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler announced his intention to build up his army to 36 divisions and his air force.

Question 25

Did conscription violate international law?

Answer 25

Yes, it did, it violated the Treaty of Versailles.

Question 26

Was conscription reasonable?

Answer 26

No, it was not.

Question 27

What happened in June 1935?

Answer 27

Anglo-German Naval Agreement.

Question 28

Comment on the Naval agreement?

Answer 28

Allowed them to have 35% of Britain’s navy size and 45% of their submarines. It essentially legalized Germany’s army and built up their army.