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Remilitarization of the Rhineland - Coggle Diagram
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
Rhineland BackStory
Western Germany's border
Treaty of Versailles
No German Troop
French, American, Belgium , British Troop
The Occupation of the Ruhr
Hyperinflation
Treaty of Locarno
No troops
Britian on the side of the victim
Hitler's promise
Able to remilitarize
Causes
Britain do not know what Hitler want
Conquer Europe
War
REMILITARAZATION
Refuse to make "continental commitment" as in WWI
France is scared
Reverse The Treaty
Fair
Dual Track Policy
Negotiate from a position of strength
General settlement
Reverse The Treaty of Versailles
Hitler would not follow
Only they signed
Franco Soviet Pact
Alliance with Russia
Used to be a German Ally
Hitle promise to destroy Communisim
Praised Versailles
Response to German remiltarzation
Sure Britian would be in Germany' side
For Germany
Against The Treaty of Locarno
Not seek for international arbritation
Excuse to remilitarize
Germany reiceved information
France's economy retarded its remilitarazation
Could do noting
Reactions
France
Possessing superior armed forces compared to Germany
But she was psychologically unprepared to use force against Germany
They were not able to stand againt Hitler
Deuxième Bureau had seriously exaggerated the number of German troops in the Rhineland
They said they were 295.000 german troops in the Rhineland
France was on the verge of elections scheduled for the spring of 1936
Her coin was devaluated, since seen as abhorrent by large sections of French public opinion
was rejected by the caretaker government of Premier Albert Sarraut as politically unacceptable
Investors were afraid of a war with Germany, so they did not invest any money, and the Franc was devaluating
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They were only 3.000 troops
Britian
Mixed reactions, but they did not regard it as harmful
Britain agreed to be paceful, not to use war to resolve the crisis
Considered the Treaty unfair, so they did not messed with Hitler
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin claimed Britain lacked resources to enforce her treaty guarantees
Public opinion would not stand for military force anyway
British foreign Secretary, Eden, discouraged military action by the French
Was against any financial or economic sanctions against Germany
Eden negociated with germany so they pulled out troops
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Afraid of losing their colonies by Japan, if they went to war with Germany
Germany
On 7 March 1936 Hitler announced the remilitarization
Hitler said it was a defensive measure
People thank Hitler for "sending back our army"
Greeted with celebrations all over the country
Social democrats and opponents approved the remilitarization
29 March 1936
Hitler called a referendum
Voters expressed their approval
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Nazis gain support
Abyssinian crisis
League of Nation’s attention
Mussolini’s Italy invaded Abyssinia
Britain and France
Play for time
Military force to defend Abyssinia
Afraid to close The Suez Canal
The league
Lack of discouragement
Plan to give Italy a part of Abyssinia
Delayed sanctions
Fatal blow
Couldn’t stop Mussolini
Italy: leading member
Best ally to fight Germany
The Wehrmacht marches
Full Nazi Party power
Promised vengeance against forced Treaty of Versailles
Denounced the Locarno Pact
Rearmament and remilitarization of the Rhineland
Violated several Articles
French and British governments unwilling to risk war
Almost withdrawal of Operation Winter Exercise
Rhineland coup: Hitler could've been stopped with little effort
Changed the balance of power in Europe
Germany can pursue an aggression policy in Western Europe
Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance as a pretext
The Wehrmacht Marches
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