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the development of tension Flashcards

7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8A, 8.8B

1
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what did Hitler promise?

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  • to solve German unemployment
  • “Right the wrong of the ToV”
  • make Germany strong again
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what is Lebensraum?

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living space in the East

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3
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why did Hitler want Lebensraum?

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the ToV redistributed 13% of German land- Hitler wanted to make sure Germans had enough land on to live and to farm

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4
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what was Volksdeutsche?

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people with German blood but without German citizenship

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5
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what was Greater Germany?

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Hitler’s aim to build a German empire, including all German- speaking people

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6
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what was Anschluss?

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to unite Germany and Austria

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7
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who created communism?

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Karl Marx

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8
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why would Lebensraum lead to war?

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  • Hitler wanted land in the East
  • to do this he would have to invade countries in Eastern Europe
  • this could be considered an act of war and other countries may try and protect the ones being invaded
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9
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why would rearmament lead to war?

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  • it broke international law- the ToV
  • other countries would become suspicious why Germany would need a large army
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10
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why did Hitler want to rearm?

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  • to reduce unemployment
  • make Germany strong
  • create jobs in munitions factories and the armed forces
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11
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why would creating a Greater Germany lead to war?

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  • it was unlikely other countries would give up these regions without a fight
  • Hitler was breaking international law
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12
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why would destroying Communism lead to war?

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  • the USSR was communist- had a massive army and had good relations with Britain and France
  • USSR was allied with the Eastern European countries Hitler was targeting for Lebensraum
  • Hitler was provoking a powerful nation that was going to fight back
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13
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what was Luftwaffe?

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air force

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14
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when was Neville Chamberlain Britain’s prime minister?

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1937-1940

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15
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who was the French president?

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Edouard Daladier

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16
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when would Hitler disarm?

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as long as every other nation did

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17
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what size army did Hitler want the same as?

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France

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18
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what year did Hitler storm out of the LoN Disarmament Conference & leave the LoN?

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1933

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19
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what year did Hitler get back the Saar?

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1935

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20
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what year was the Freedom to Rearm Rally?

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1935

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21
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what happened at the Freedom to Rearm Rally?

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Hitler showed off weapons and troops he had secretly been building and he reintroduced conscription and that he was expanding his army to 1 million men and building an air force

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22
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what was the Anglo- German Naval agreement?

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  • Britain signed an agreement with Germany that Hitler could have an army 35% of the size of the British one
  • Britain allowed Germany to build 45% of the number of British submarines
23
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what year was the Anglo-German Naval agreement?

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1935

24
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how many soldiers did Hitler march into the Rhineland?

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22,000

25
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what date was the reoccupation of the Rhineland?

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7th March 1936

26
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what year was the Franco- Soviet pact?

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1935

27
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what was the Franco- Soviet pact?

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an agreement to support eachother if either was attacked by Germany

28
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how did Hitler respond to the Franco- Soviet pact?

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he claimed he was under threat- having enemies on both the Western and Eastern fronts

29
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what was Britain’s reaction to the remilitarisation =?

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  • many Britons felt Germany had the right to protect their own borders- they should not intervene
  • British troops were busy in Abyssinia
  • the Depression- Britain could not afford to get involved in foreign affairs
  • many people thought Hitler was reclaiming what was his
30
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what was France’s reaction to the reoccupation?

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  • politicians in France were having a general election- did not want to start a war- would make them lose votes
  • lots of the French army was in Tunisia on standby in case anything else happened in Abyssinia
31
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what was the Rome-Berlin axis?

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the pact between Mussolini and Hitler

32
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why did Hitler and Mussolini send troops to Spain?

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  • he could test new weapons
  • his troops would get experience
  • if Franco won, Hitler would have gained an ally
33
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when was the Anti- Comintern Pact signed?

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25th November 1936

34
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who did the Anti-Comintern Pact involve?

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Germany and Japan

35
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what was the Pact of Steel?

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the alliance between Germany and Italy - their armies would work together in any war that broke out

36
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what year did Japan join the Pact of Steel?

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1940

37
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what could Anschluss help Hitler with?

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to make a Greater Germany

38
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who was Dollfuss replaced with?

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Schuschnigg

39
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what deal did Schuschnigg make with Hitler?

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Hitler would support and protect him and in return Schuschnigg would give Hitler key positions in the Austrian government

40
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what happened in January 1938?

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police raided the headquarters of the Austrian Nazi Party and discovered plans to overthrow Schuschnigg

41
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what date did Germany invade Austria?

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12th March

42
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how many Jews lived in Austria?

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180,000

43
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why did Hitler target the Sudetenland?

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  • Czechoslovakia was set up under the ToV- Hitler wanted to overturn
  • Sudetenland had forts, railways and industries- could be of great use to Hitler
44
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how many German-speaking people lived in the Sudetenland?

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nearly 3 million

45
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what happened on 15th September 1938?

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Neville Chamberlain met with Hitler and Hitler asked for the Sudetenland- Chamberlain agreed because of appeasement

46
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what happened on 22nd September 1938?

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Hitler changed his demands- he wanted the Sudetenland by 1st October and that Hungary and Poland should also receive Czech land

47
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when was the Munich Conference?

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29th September 1938

48
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what did Hitler demand at the Munich Conference?

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  • Czechoslovakian army to leave the Sudetenland and the land should be handed over to Hitler - Hungary and Poland to have Czechoslovakian land as well
  • Hitler promised peace in Europe in return for the Sudetenland
49
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what happened the day after the Munich Conference?

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the Anglo-German declaration was signed

50
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why was the invasion of the Sudetenland important?

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  • Hitler invaded a country where he had no claim
  • Britain and France alienated the USSR and lost an ally against Hitler
  • Hitler completed his invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939- he broke his Munich Conference promises
51
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what date did Hitler invade Czechoslovakia?

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15th March

52
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how many Austrian people voted for Anschluss?

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99% of the population

53
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how was appeasement morally wrong?

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  • countries like Austria and Czechoslovakia were left occupied by the Nazis who treated people badly

history- Conflict & Tension 1918-1939 (part 3) (2 decks)

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