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What were hitler’s foreign policy arms? - Coggle Diagram
What were hitler’s foreign policy arms?
1933 Took Germany out of the League of Nations; began rearming Germany
1934 Tried to take over Austria but was prevented by Mussolini
1935 Held massive rearmament rally in Germany
1936 Reintroduced conscription in Germany; sent German troops into the Rhineland; made an anti-Communist
alliance with Japan
1937 Tried out Germany’s new weapons in the Spanish Civil War; made an anti-Communist alliance with Italy
1938 Took over Austria; took over the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia
1939 Invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia; invaded Poland; war
Hitler’s Early Steps (1933–1934)
• Hitler came to power in 1933 and immediately began increasing Germany’s armed forces.
• Thousands of unemployed workers were drafted into the army to help reduce unemployment.
• Rearmament was done secretly at first, as Hitler knew it would alarm other countries.
• He publicly claimed he was only rearming because other nations refused to disarm.
• Withdrew from the League of Nations (1933), following Japan’s example.
Open Rearmament (1935–1936)
• 1935: Hitler held a massive military rally to celebrate Germany’s armed forces.
• 1936: Reintroduced conscription, directly violating the Treaty of Versailles.
• Rearmament was popular in Germany, boosting Nazi support
International Reactions & Britain’s Role
• Other nations were not prepared to disarm after the failure of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference (1934).
• Britain sympathized with Germany, believing Versailles’ military restrictions were too harsh.
• Anglo-German Naval Agreement (1935): Britain allowed Germany to increase its navy to 35% of Britain’s navy.
• France was angry, but could do little to stop it.
Hitler’s Growing Military Power (Late 1930s)
• Throughout the 1930s, Hitler increased military spending and expanded Germany’s armed forces.
• Britain saw Germany as a buffer against communism, making them less willing to oppose rearmament.
• By 1939, Germany’s military strength was significantly increased, setting the stage for further aggression in Europe.