Treaty of Versailles
Which of these is NOT true of Germans’ views of the Treaty of Versailles?
A. It was dictated to Germany
B. It was a stab in the back
C. It was based on the 14 points
D. It was betrayal
C. It was based on the 14 points
What did Hitler start doing in secret in 1934 then make public in 1935?
Rearmament
Which was NOT a response in Britain to the occupation of the Rhineland in 1936?
A. it is only Germany’s back yard
B. ‘We must work in alliance with France’
C. ‘Communism in the USSR is more dangerous’
D. ‘Public opinion is against military action’.
B. ‘We must work in alliance with France’
Which territory was returned to German control in January 1935 after a plebiscite?
Saar
Which of the following was NOT one of Hitler’s foreign policy aims?
A. Unite all Germans
B. Land and soil
C. Support collective security
D. Overturn the Treaty of Versailles
C. Support collective security
Which territory of Germany was separated from the main part of the country after the Treaty?
East Prussia
What agreement did Hitler make with Britain in 1935?
Naval
Who was NOT present at the Munich Conference?
Soviet Union
In 1935, Germany reintroduced:
Military conscription
Where did Hitler set out his foreign policy aims in detail?
His second secret book titled "Hitlers zweites Buch" which was not published until after his death.
Why was Article 231 particularly hated in Germany?
War Guilt Clause
What event gave Hitler ‘the most nervewracking 48 hours’ of his life?
Rhineland Remilitarization
What agreement did Hitler make with Mussolini in May 1939?
Pact of Steel
The Munich Agreement (1938) allowed Germany to take over which region?
What was Hitler’s first foreign policy step on assuming power?
Leave the Disarmament Conference and the League of Nations
The policy of appeasement was most closely associated with:
Neville Chamberlain
Which document suggests that Hitler was planning for war in 1942-43?
Hossbach Memorandum
What did Hitler think about Britain and France’s promise to defend Poland?
He thought they were bluffing
In what ways did Hitler’s expansionist policies between 1933 and 1939 make war in Europe inevitable?
His aggressive actions and broken promises destroyed trust and left appeasement as a failed policy.
With which country did Hitler sign a nonaggression pact in 1934?
Poland
What was the international response to the remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936, and why was it significant?
Britain and France did nothing, showing Hitler that they would not enforce the Treaty of Versailles.
What agreement did Hitler make with the USSR in August 1939?
Non-Aggression Pact
When did Britain and France declare war on Germany, thus starting World War Two?
September 3rd, 1939
What does the term Lebensraum mean?
What was Hitler’s main reason for making the Non-Aggression agreement with the USSR?
To avoid war on multiple fronts