Hitlers Foreign Policy Flashcards

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Who did Germany sign an alliance with in 1934?

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Poland

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When did Germany leave the League of Nations?

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1933

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Who was part of the Rome-Berlin axis?

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Italy and Germany.

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What was Hitlers three aims of his foreign policy

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1) destroy the treaty of Versailles
2) Unite all German speakers together in one country
3) Expand Eastwards to gain land for Germany.

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What does Lebenstraum mean?

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Living Space.

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When did Hitler leave the League of Nations?

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1933 and he also left the disarmament conference.

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How long was Germany and Polands alliance?

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5 years.

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Who attempted to overthrow their country in 1934?

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Austria Nazis

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Who was killed in the attempt to overthrow their country?

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Austrian Prime Minister Dollfuss.

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Why did Italy rush troops to the border and with who?

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The prospect of Austria falling in to Germanys land

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Who voted a return of Germany in 1935?

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Saar

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What was a major propaganda boost for Germany?

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The return of Germany

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What is a plebiscite/referendum?

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A vote with either a yes or no

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What did Hitler reintroduce?

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Conscription and create an army of 36 divisions.

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15
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What is air force in German?

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The Luftwaffe

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How did Germany go against the treaty of Versailles.

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Build up an Air Force and expand her navy.

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Who formed the Stresa front?

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Britain, Italy and France to protest the actions of Germany.

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18
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Why was the Stresa front weakened?

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When Italy invaded Ethiopia

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19
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What was a factor that helped Germany?

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The attitude of the English

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20
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Who was Britain worried about more than Germany.

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They were anti-communist and worried more about Stalin.

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What agreement did Hitler make with Britain?

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A navel agreement with Hitler that limited the navy to 35% of Britains. No limit was made on the number of submarines Germany could develop.

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What were the Germans forbidden to do with the Rhineland?

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Forbidden to erect fortifications or station troops in the Rhineland or within 50km of the right bank river.

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23
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Did Hitler support Mussolini after the protest against Ethiopia?

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Yes

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24
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What did Italy sign with Germany?

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Their acceptance letter of German influence in Austria and the eventual remilitarization of the Rhineland

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What line did the French build?
Maginot Line
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When did the Germans enter the Rhineland?
7 March 1936
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Who did both Hitler and Mussolini send aid to?
General Franco who is fighting against the popular elective government of Spain 
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What led to the Rome-Berlin axis 
Disclose cooperation between the two dictators led to an alliance .
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What was the Rome Berlin axis used for? 
It was an agreement to persue a joint foreign policy 
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Who signed the “pact of steel”?
Mussolini and Hitler
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What does ANSCHLUSS mean?
Unification
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Who did Germany extend its influence to in 1938?
Austria 
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Who was Austrian Prime Minister?
Shuschnigg
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What happened at the meeting between Austrian Prime Minister and Hitler?
Austrian chancellor was threatened and was forced to place leading Austrian Nazi in his government 
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What did Schuschnigg try to stop and what did he do?
Tried to srop spreading German Influence by calling a referendum.
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Why did Schuschnigg resign.
He enraged Hitler
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Who was the new Nazi Prime minister?
Seuss-inquart
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What does Reich mean?
Empire
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What was the Anschluss?
Hitler incooerated Austria into the Reich as the province of Ostmark
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Who was the new Prime Minister in Britain?
Neville Chamberlain
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What did Neville chainberlin want to prevent and what did he do?
Prevent another European war and he decided to follow a policy called appeasement.
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What was the Appeasement policy?
Policy of giving into Hitler’s reasonable demands in order to prevent war
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Where is the Sudetenland?
Czechoslovakia
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Who was Hitlers next target after Austria
Czechoslovakia
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What was Czechoslovakia’s nickname
Little Austria-Hungary
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Who was the leader of sudetenGerman party? 
Konrad Helein
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What is autonomy?
Independence
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Who flew to Germany twice
Chamberlain
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Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September
Mussolini
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Who proposed a conference in Munich on 28 September
Mussolini
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Who agreed to the conference in Munich
Britain and France
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Who attended the meeting in Munich?
Britain, France, Germany and Italy
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How did Hitler get the rest of Czechoslovakia?
Encouraging the Slovaks to declare independence under German protection.
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What threaten did the president of Czech receive
The bombing of Prague
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Who did Britain guarantee to come to aid with?
Poland
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Why did Hitler want to destroy Poland?
To gain living space (Lebensraum)
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Who were trying to support the USSR
Britain, Germany and France.
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Who were trying to support the USSR
Britain, Germany and France.
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Who did Stalin mistrust?
Britain and France and he thought they were encouraging Hitler to attack Russia.
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What agreement did Germany and the Soviet Union have?
Ten year non-aggression pact.
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What did Hitler hope with his new pact?
Russia would stop France and Britain from going to war if Germany attacked Poland.
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Who declared war on Germany?
Britain and France after germanys invasion of Poland.