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1
Q

What had been agreed about the Saar region of Germany during the ToV?

A

It would be run by the League for 15 years

2
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What was held in the Saar in 1935?

A

A plebiscite (public vote) about who should run the Saar

3
Q

What is a plebiscite?

A

A public vote

4
Q

Why was Hitler initially wary about the Saar plebiscite?

A

Many of his opponents had fled there

5
Q

Why did the plebiscite take place despite Hitler’s objections?

A

The League wanted to show it was being firm with Hitler

6
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What was the outcome of the plebiscite?

A

An overwhelming success - about 90% of people voted for German rule

7
Q

Who was key in bringing about this success?

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Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda minister, who mounted a huge propaganda campaign

8
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Was the Saar’s return to German rule legal?

A

Yes - it was entirely within the terms of the Treaty

9
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What did Hitler claim after the results of the vote had been announced?

A

Hitler declared that he had ‘no further territorial demands to make of France’

10
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What else was significant about the Saar result?

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It was the first piece of land Germany had recovered from the Treaty of Versailles - and through legal and peaceful means