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The road to World War II
Appeasement
Chamberlain
man associated with this policy
Britain's Prime Minister
1937
achieve peace
give a dictator what they want
accept their demands
avoid war
arguments
AGAINST
trusting Hitler
always went back on his promises
based on Hitler being was trustworthy
wrong idea
Hitler's allies
allies
got away
acts of aggression
right-wing dictatorships
Japan
Italy
German arms
allowed Germany grow TOO strong
rearming
publickly
quickly
the Soviet Union
Hitler wanted to expand eastwards
take land in Russia
Britain & France
wouldn't stop Hitler
invade Russia
Make a stand
Hitler
encouraged
agressive
took increasing risks
he got away
Britain & France needed to stand up
IN FAVOR
fear of communism
Hitler standing up to Communism
spread of communism
main concern
Britain
France
memories of the Great War
not repeat horrors of WWI
Britain & France
remembered
horrific experiences
wanted to avoid war
at all costs
British arms
Britain's armed forced
not ready for war
way out behind Germans
the USA
isolationism
not supporting anyone
Britain
doubted they could win without them
the British Empire
support
countries
empire
Commonwealth
not certain they would support war
the Treaty of Versailles
unfair top Germany
not all Hitler's demands were unreasonable
thought Germany would become peaceful
economic problems
Britain & France
large debts
unemployment
fight effects of depression
couldn't afford a war
Rearmament
Remilitarisation of the Rhineland
large area
Germany's western border
France and Belgium
1936
Hitler moved tropps
Rhineland area of germany
huge risk if he was stopped
forced to withdraw
face humiliation
loose support
German army
demilitarisation of the Rhineland
TOV term
protect france
German invasion
accepted by Germany
Locarno treaties
France & the USSR
treaty
protect each other
attack from Germany
Hitler used it as excuse
"Germany under threat"
should be allowed to place troops
own frontiers
Britain wouldn't intervene
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France
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LON
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The Spanish Civil War
1936
supporters of Republican Government
supported by the USSR
communists
Right-wing rebels
supported by hitler & Mussolini
opportunity
fight communism
try new armed forces
increase Germany's armed forces
make Germany strong again
challenge terms of the TOV
reduce unemployment
unemployed workers
drafted into the army
Recovery of territory
the Saar pebliscite
Saar region of germany
run by the LON
1919
1935
vote
return to German rule
success for Hitler
morale boost
Anschluss with Austria
Hitler wanted to unite Austria & Germany
Austrian people
mainly German
supported
economically weak country
strong Nazi party in Austria
cause trouble for the government
political union
solve problems
Chancellor
plebiscite
Anschluss 99%
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staged demonstration
calling for union
break TOV term
1938
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
August 1939
Stalin & Hitler
signed the pact
publicly announced
agreement to not attack each other
privately
agreed to divide Poland between them
why did Stalin signed?
gave him territory
once part of Russia
time
prepare forces
didn't trust France or Britain
weren't reliable enough
expected to fight Hitler alone
at some point
LON powerless
couldn't reach lasting agreement
Britain
France
Stalin's fears
German threat
Soviet Union
Hitler's interest
Russian land
Czechoslovakia and Poland
The Sudetenland
1938
Hitler's threats
refused having plans on Czechoslovakia
it was a lie
Nazi leader
spread trouble
1938
Hitler willing
fight Czechoslovakia
preparations for war
support Czechoslovakia
Britain
France
USSR
Czechs leader
prepared to fight
Sudetenland important area
defenceless without it
forts
railways
industries
crisis talsk
Chamberlain talked to Hitler
Hitler
only wanted parts
then increased his demands
he wanted all the area
"rescue Germans in the Sudetenland"
mistreated
Britain & France
plan
give Hitler the parts he wanted
Munich agreement
give Hitler what he wanted
Czechs were betrayed
Poland
TOV term
Polish corridor given to Poland
abolished
1st September 1939
Hitler invaded Poland
Britain & France
declared war
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Hitler's target
retrieve it
