KQ3 - The Coming of War Flashcards
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1934?
Hitler became chancellor
WHAT DID HITLER PROMISE?
He would make Germany great again by breaking the Treaty of Versailles
WHAT AGREEMENT DID BRITAIN SIGN IN 1935?
That Germany were allowed a navy 35% the size of Britain’s
WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING HITLER DID?
He sent troops into Rhineland, directly disobeying the Treaty of Versailles
WHEN DID ANSHLUS HAPPEN AND WHAT WAS IT?
March 1938. The union of Germany and Austria
WHAT WAS THE MUNICH AGREEMENT?
Britain, France, Germany and Italy agreed that Sudetenland should be a part of Germany.
WHAT DID NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN THINK OF THE MUNICH AGREEMENT?
That this appeasement of giving more land had prevented war
WHAT DID HITLER DO AFTER THE MUNICH AGREEMENT?
He broke it by invading Czechoslovakia. Britain and France now knew he couldn’t be trusted
WHO DID BRITAIN AND FRANCE SIGN AN ALLIANCE WITH?
Poland
WHO DID HITLER SIGN AN ALLIANCE WITH?
The USSR
WHAT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST 1939?
Hitler invaded Poland. Two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany
HOW DID BRITAIN PREPARE FOR WAR?
- Issuing gas masks
- Enforcing blackouts
- Wardens guided people to bomb shelters
- People were given Anderson shelters
- RADAR was developed to communicate and track the enemy
- Many weapons were made
