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GERMAN EXPANSION - Coggle Diagram
GERMAN EXPANSION
Causes of Expansion
Pan-Germanism
the idea or principle of a political unification of all Europeans speaking German or a Germanic language.
Race and Lebensraum
the territory that a state or nation believes is needed for its natural development, especially associated with Nazi Germany.
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Natural Enemies
Russia was a natural enemy since they housed many Jewish people and also were a Communist country. (Hint, Hitler hated both Jews and Communism)
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Events
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1936-1939 - Four Year Plan: bring Germany out of the slumps in just 4 years. Reduce unemployment, get rid of Jews, make Germany self-sufficient, transform the economy
1934 - The Non-Aggression Pact with Poland: this pact allowed Germany to help protect their Eastern frontier (Russia is to the East), and ended any reconciliation between Poland and Czechoslovakia
1938 - The May Crisis: Czech government ordered partial mobilization because of rumors that Germany would attack
Ultimately led to the liquidation of Czechoslovakia
1939 - Anglo-Polish Treaty: Britain offered to help Poland in the vent of a German attack which ultimately led to the Anglo-German Naval Agreement being invalid and the end of the Non-Aggression Pact with Poland
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