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Flashcards by Drew Bott, updated 7 months ago
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| Why did Britain not act to stop Hitler breaking the Treaty of Versailles? [6] | Exp 1: e.g. Attitudes towards Versailles - ‘Many British politicians thought the Treaty of Versailles had been far too harsh on Germany, and that Hitler was only addressing genuine grievances when he broke the terms of the Treaty. (e.g remilitarisation of the Rhineland) Exp 2: Britain following Appeasement - wanted to avoid war (legacy of WWI) & Britain not 'ready' for war. (develop) |
| Why was Hitler able to re-militarise the Rhineland in 1936? [6] | Expl 1: Because - The French were not prepared to act. They were weak militarily, were suffering from the depression and political turmoil (Elections) Expl 2: The British would not support the French. They believed he was only going into his 'own backyard'. It did not constitute a major threat. The ToV had been too harsh - remilitarising the Rhineland was not an unreasonable adjustment. |
| Why was Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 significant? [6] NB. Not to be confused with Munich Agreement | Expl 1: Until This invasion - HItler's demands could be 'justified' on the basis of self-determination. This was different, it was a blatant 'land grab'. Expl 2: It altered Britain's position - Appeasement was discredited and now public opinion was behind a 'war'. It lead to Britain's promise to protect Poland. |
| Why did Hitler take Germany out of the League of Nations in 1933? [6] | Expl 1: He had no intention of working within the framework of the League - the idea of collective security would hinder his ambitions for Germany (Make Germany Great again etc) Expl 2: He used it as an excuse to 'prove' Germany was not being treated fairly'. Linked to the disarmament conference where France would not reduce their level of armaments. |
| Why did Hitler want to remilitarise the Rhineland? [6] | Expl 1: One of Hitler's key FP aims was to make Germany 'Great Again' and to reverse the humiliation of Versailles. No troops in their own 'backyard' was intolerable to him. Exp 2: It was a test of the Allied response to his expansionist aims and part of his wider policy of securing Germany's borders so he could look to the East (Lebensraum) |
| Why, by 1937, was Japan a threat to world peace? [6] | Expl 1: Japan had exposed the weakness of the League of Nations by it's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 & being at full scale war with China by 1937. Expl 2: Japan had aligned itself to German and Italy via the anti-Comintern Pact creating an alliance that created international tensions. |
| Why was involvement in the Spanish Civil War of benefit to Hitler? [6] | Exp 1: Military reasons e.g. ‘Hitler was able to test the capability of his Luftwaffe in strategic bombing of Spanish towns such as Guernica. Exp 2: It consolidated his position in Europe as it lead to an alliance with Italy (Rome-Berlin Axis - Oct 1936) |
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