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1
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What was one of the first thing’s Hitler did when he came to power?

A

Started rearming

2
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Who did he draft into the army first?

A

Thousands of unemployed workers

3
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Why did he draft unemployed workers into the army?

A

It helped both reduce unemployment and helped grow the army (a key campaign promise)

4
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Initially, how did Hitler rearm?

A

In secret

5
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Why did Hitler rearm in secret?

A

He knew rearmament would cause alarm in other countries

6
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What did Hitler claim in public?

A
  1. He did not want to rearm

2. He was only rearming because other countries were not rearming

7
Q

Apart from begin to rearm, what else did Hitler do in 1933?

A

Withdrew Germany from the League of Nations (following Japan’s example)

8
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What did Hitler stage in 1935?

A

A massive military rally to celebrate Germany’s armed forces

9
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When did Hitler reintroduce conscription?

A

1935 (NOT 1936, as it says in Walsh textbook)

10
Q

Why in 1935 did Hitler reveal that he had rearmed?

A

He predicted that most other countries would allow him to get away with it. (He was right.)

11
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Why did other countries not act against Hitler when he rearmed?

A
  1. Amidst the Depression, they were focused on their own problems
  2. Other countries were also using rearmament to solve their unemployment issues
12
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Did the German people like unemployment?

A

Yes - it massively boosted Hitler’s popularity

13
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What did Hitler know about the British?

A

They that had some sympathy with Germany’s complaints about the ToV. Many Britons thought it was too harsh.

14
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Why did the British think Hitler rearming might not be such a bad thing?

A

They figured Germany might be a counterweight to the Soviet threat

15
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How did Britain help dismantle the Treaty of Versailles?

A

By signing the Anglo-German Naval Agreement which permitted Germany to increase its navy to 35% the size of Britain’s

16
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How did France respond to the Anglo-German Naval Agreement

A

They were furious - but there was little they could do

17
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What did British politician, Lord Lothian say in 1935?

A

‘I am convinced Hitler does not want war… what the Germans are after is a strong army which will enable them to deal with Russia.’