Rebuilt army, Destory TOV,
Left LON (1933), Joined (1926),
Left LON because
disarmament conference (1932)
France refused to disarm. G leaves and rearms.
1935 - conscription
Forced to gain G army, Stresa
Front - Italy, Britain and France.
To stop G from rearming.
Unite all G speaking people
6-7 million people
Anschluss
Union denied by TOV
Living space
Lenbensraum
Sudentenland (3 million)
Saar - LON - 15 years given a vote
Poland (Polish Corridor)
Czech (Greed)
13% (17,500km)
Plebiscite
Hitler wants to expand east
Rhineland - 17th March 1936
Background: Rhineland is Germanys. Rhineland is G back
garden. It was demilitarised by TOV. G singed a 25 year
Non-Agression pact and Locarno Pact to prevent war.
Hitler invaded the Rhineland
Reaction: LON condemned G. Only Russia wanted to
enforce sanction (didnt happen).
Why: B+F distracted by Abysinnia Crisis (1935) with Italy.
G owned Rhineland.
Aftermaths: Hitler has a vote, 99% agree with Hitler's action.
1934 - 10 Year Non-agression pact with Poland
Aim- guarette the border with Poland
(Polish Corridor after TOV)
Why? Give Poland false sense of
sense of security
Who did it? B + P
1934 - Failed Anschluss
Hitler encouraged Nazi Party in Austria to rebel.
Death of Chancellor Dollfuss but Mussolini placed
his forces on Austrian border to stop G.
Conseqences - Hitler backed down
1935 - Anglo-G Naval agreement
Germany, Britain and France
G can have 35% of the size of B fleet (No subs included)
Direct violation of Stressa front and TOV
By 1938 G had 2,000 aircraft
800,000 soldiers, 47 U-Boats
1935 - Return of the Saar
Saar belonged to LON for 15years
People given a vote after 15 Years
8% - LON
2% - F
90% - G
Consequences - Saar returned to G
Results of Remiltarisation
Hitler destroyed TOV
Hitler was strengthend
Signed Rome - Berlin axis with Mussolini
Could we have stopped Hitler?
French Army stronger
Sanctions would cripple G
1935 - Sudetenland
Nazi rebellion is Sudetenland - Henlein
Why - 3 million G in Sud. Raw materials
and well furtified. Henelien is supported by
Hitler
15th Sept 1938 Chamberlain flew in G. Hitler tells
chamberlain he wants Sud after a Vote
Chamberlain convinces B+F+Czech. Czech flew back to G. Mussolini surprised
and asks for all of Sud without vote. C flew back to B and rearms. C receives
role from Hitler inviting him to Munich Conference
1938 - Anschluss
Events - Nazi rebellion in Austria
Chancellor: Schushnigg
Nazi Leader: Seyss - Inquart
Hitler refused to help the chancellor when he
asked for help to put down/stop rebellion
Hitler asked Chancellor to make Seyss-Inquart
Minister of the Interior Police
Chancellor say he will hold a vote in Austria to ask
the people if they wont be Austria or G
Hitler moves his troops to A border
Chancellor - resigns
Seystrquart - New Czech, invites Hitler Germany in to Austria
80,000 - in concentration camps
B + F protest but do nothing
The effects of Hitlers takeover of
Czech
No G speaking people in Czech
Marked end of Appeasement
H proved Chamberlian could not be trusted
Lithuania was forced t surrender the province of Memel
B didnt' help Czech
Mussolini is Hitlers Allie
B guaranteed the independence of Romania and Greece
Conscription was introduced into Britain during peace time
Hitlers strengthened his relationship with
Mussolini by signing the Pact of Steel
Pact of Steel, May 1939
Hitler and Mussolini signed a Pact of Steel in which they
promised to act side by side in future events.
Hitler withdrew G's Non-Agression Pact of 1934
with Poland and The Anglo - G Naval AgreemeNt
of 1935
Role of USSR
April 1939 - B + F. Signed pact
with Poland to guarantee border
from G
B + F asked R for help
P is afraid of G + R
R signed Nazi Soviet Pact with G
1939 - Nazi Soviet Pact
23rd August 1939
1937 - G, I and Japan
Against Communism (Pact)
Divided Poland in to 2
Avoid a war on 2 fronts
G had asked P for DanZig back (LON)
1st Sept - G Invaded P
3rd Sept - B declares war
Appeasement - giving Hitler what he wants within reason 1919-1939
For
Feeling that G has genuine grievances that could be solved