take Danzig and all the colonies that use to belong to Germany‚ they would defend the British Empire. The next day‚ Hitler invaded Poland. It became obvious that Hitler was not someone to be trusted. Chamberlain commented on Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia as "a shock to the confidence". Just as things couldn’t get any worse‚ something shocking happened. Mortal enemies‚ Stalin and Hitler‚ signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression pact. The two countries agreed to not go to war with one another for ten
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Lorraine) and the Polish Corridor Bringing all Germans within the Reich This last aim included the annexation of Austria and the acquisition of territory from Czechoslovakia and Poland‚ both which had large German minorities as a result of Versailles. Define: Lebensraum – Living space under the single empire. (Austria‚ Poland‚ Czechoslovakia). Volksgemeinschaft – People’s community Fuhrer – Leader Autarky – Self sufficient Social Darwinism – The belief of ‘survival of the fittest’‚ when
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“Assess the significance of the Truman Doctrine for the origins and development of the cold war” The Truman Doctrine was significant to the origins and the development of the cold war between 1945 and 1991 as it had many effects on the Ideologies of Communism and Capitalism‚ the Sphere of Influence and Universalism. Other significant events that helped shape the Cold War were the three big war conferences‚ which were the Yalta‚ Tehran and the Potsdam all of which were attended by the big three
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Rhineland‚ Munich Conference and The Invasion of Czechoslovakia. Britain and France could have also lowered reparations for Germany as Germany was bankrupt and with extremist parties taking power such as The Nazis would dislike the Allies and The Treaty of Versailles. The major causes of WW2 were not the weaknesses of Britain and France as Czechoslovakia was too far away from Britain and France to help if the German Army invaded but Czechoslovakia would have been a very
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Name_______________________________________ Date____________________________ DBQ 21: Causes of World War II (Adapted from Document-Based Assessment for Global History‚ Walch Education) Historical Context: Even though the 1920’s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ toward the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither
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felt that the treaty was unfair and humiliating to Germany and the German people. He didn’t agree with the limitations to the military nor the demilitarised of the Rhineland. In addition the treaty forbade Anschluss and forced Germans to live in Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland) and Poland (including Danzig) by removing former German territory. 2. Expand German territory: He wanted Austria to join with Germany in order to get extra lebensraum [living space] for the German people. 3. Defeat Communism: He
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live on. 3. What was Anschluss? It meant Austria and Germany combining as one country (one government) It was forbidden. 4. What were the six main steps to war‚ 1935–1939? • Conscription and Rearmament • Rhineland • Austria • Munich • Czechoslovakia • Nazi-Soviet Pact and Poland 5. What is conscription? Conscription is calling men to be in the army‚ not giving them a choice. 6. What date did Hitler introduce conscription in Germany? 1935 7. When did Hitler reoccupy the Rhineland?
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Germany re-occupied the buffer next to France called the Rhineland‚ which had been established in the Treaty of Versailles. Still unchallenged‚ Germany annexed Austria in 1938‚ and then attacked Czechoslovakia. Pursuing the policy of Appeasement‚ the other European powers conceded most of Czechoslovakia to Germany at the Munich conference in 1939. These acts faced little opposition from the other European powers‚ who were doing everything possible to avoid another Great War. Unrepressed‚ Hitler
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War II because of the Munich Agreement. The Munich Agreement was an agreement regarding the Sudetenland Crisis between the major powers of Europe after a conference held in Munich in Germany in 1938. The Sudetenland was an important region of Czechoslovakia. The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty created as a result of six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919‚ which put an official end to World War I between the Allies and Central Powers. The Munich Agreement caused
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World War II was one of the most brutal wars in history. From 1939 to 1945‚ the Axis and Allies fought and many lives were lost. After World War I‚ the “war that was supposed to end all war”‚ many countries were at economic recession and no one was prepared for another war. But‚ unfortunately too many things built up which caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany. There were three main causes of WWII. The Treaty of Versailles was one main reason of World War II. It was a poorly written
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