Name one thing Hitler did when he took control in 1933
Stopped paying reparations, left the World Disarmament Conference, left the League, and began rearming in secret
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Who was Adolf Hitler?
Fuhrer of Germany after 1933
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What happened in the Saar?
A plebiscite was held in 1935 and around 90 percent voted to return to German rule
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Define the word "abolish"
To get rid of or put an end to
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What happened in Jan 1935?
Saar plebiscite
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What happened in the Saar plebiscite?
About 90 percent of the people voted to return to Germany
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Who is Joseph Goebbels?
Propaganda minister of Germany
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What happened between Austria and Germany?
Hitler attempted Anschluss in 1934 but he was prevented by Italy; he succeeded in 1938
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Define the word "plebiscite"
A vote, in the Saar to determine who would rule
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What happened in March 1935?
Hitler began serious and open rearmament and GB Fr and It responded with the Stresa-Front
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When did Germany remilitarize the Rhineland?
March 1936
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Who is Mussolini? Why is he important?
Prime minister of Italy; leader of National Fascist Party. Prevented Hitler from uniting with Austria in July 1934; became part of the Stresa-Front to protest rearmament; joined Hitler in Rome-Berlin Axis around the end of 1936.
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What happened in the Rhineland?
The Rhineland had been demilitarized under the TofV and Germany had accepted the decision. Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland which was risky because he was outgunned and outmanned by France who could have embarrassed him by forcing him out. But France did nothing and Hitler occupied the Rhineland.
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Define the term "foreign policy"
One nation's policies/rules/system for dealing with other countries
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When did appeasement begin?
The first major event in the policy of appeasement was Great Britain's naval agreement with Germany in June 1935--they agreed Germany could keep a fleet 35% the size of GB's
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What happened in July 1934?
Hitler attempted to unite with Austria but backed down when Mussolini threatened resistance
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Name two important parts of Hitler's foreign policy.
Rearmament, remilitarization, abolishment of the tofv, union with Austria, end to communism, expansion of German territory, etc.
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What happened in the Sudetenland?
It was given to Hitler in the Munich agreement after he threatened war
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Define the word "rearmament" and distinguish it from "remilitarize"
To rearm is to arm again, or to buy weapons and hire soldiers. To remilitarize is to militarize again, or to use weapons and soldiers you already have to prepare for war
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When was the remilitarization of the Rhineland? What was the next major event after the remilitarization?
Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland in Mar 1936. That same year he joined the Spanish Civil War, the Anti-Comintern Pact was signed between Germany, Japan and Italy, creating the Axis powers
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What was the Munich agreement? When was it signed?
An agreement to give the Sudetenland to Germany and break-up the rest of Czechoslovakia. It was signed in September 1938
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Who was Neville Chamberlain? Why was he important?
Prime Minister of Great Britain in the 1930s. He is the man most associated with the policy of appeasement--he followed it because he believed Germany was wronged by the TofV. He signed an agreement with Germany at the Munich Conference of 1938 that averted war for the time--he gave the Sudetenland to Germany in the Munich agreement.
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What happened to the rest of Czechoslavakia after 1938? Why was it important?
In 1939 German troops moved beyond the Sudetenland and took over the rest of Czechoslavakia. This move ended appeasement and France and Great Britain warned Hitler that if he invaded Poland they would declare war.
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Define the word "appeasement" and give its historical significance
Appeasement means to make deals with dictators or other countries to avoid going to war. This was the policy France and Great Britain adopted toward Germany in the 1930s
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Put these events in order:
1. Spanish Civil War
2. Munich Agreement
3. Anglo-German Naval Agreement
4. Anschluss with Austria