Hitory Elective Notes: Chapter 6

Tanjong Katong subsidiary School Secondary FourHistory Elective Chapter 6 War in EuropeHow was Germ any responsible for the outbreak of WWII? Hitlers foreign policy aims Hitler precious to mold Germany ____ again by having a _________ and regaining the ____ lost by TOV. Wanted all German- sermon people to live together in one country called _____________. Felt that Germanys growing community needed more room to live and grow food. He called this ___________ (living space). He could get his lebensraum by __________ vote outs east of Germany. Hated the _____________ ideology and wanted to conquer the Soviet colligation to destroy _____________. SU had vast lands and Hitler believed that the Germans could economic consumption the lands for _________. Steps turn backn by Hitler 1933 Hitler pulled Germany out of the ________________ organised by the League of Nations, announcing that she pull up stakes disarm alone if other nations did so as well. 1933 Pulled Germany out of _ ___________________. 1934 Increased the size of his ____ from 100, 000 to 300,000 custody. (conscription) 1935 Increased the size of the army to 550,000 men & reintroduced ___________________________ for all male citizens. Re-militarisation of ______________ TOV stated that no ________________ were to be in Rhineland after Allied troops had withdrawn. 1936 legitimate troops into ______________________________. Britain and France took no action against Germany. British claim Germany was only marching into its own backyard. France unwilling to take action without Britains support. Anschluss with _______ TOV stated that there should be no ____________ (anschluss) betwixt Germany and Austria. Hitler tried to take confine of Austria. Hitler threatened Austrian Chancellor Schushnigg that he would send in his army. March 1938 German troops marched into Austria, which whence became a _________ of Germany. How was the League of Nations responsible for the outbreak of WWII? Weaknesses of LON An exclusive club for __________ of WWI. Germany was non treated well. By non treating all its members with _______________, it failed to win the _________ from members. Richest and most powerful member of the world ______- non in the League = weak. Britain and France were the drumhead leaders of LON save only took action when it served their own ________. Poor leadership - members ______________ for the League. Members of the League were supposed to ________ all(prenominal) other through the use of __________________, but this was never applied. When League did not punish Japan when it attacked Manchuria, Italy and Germany went forrard with their attacks ________ that the League could not stop them. Did not have an ____ of its own, thus not in a vex to _______ a country from ________. Failure to curb Italian aggression in ___________, 1936 Action Benito _________ (Fascist leader of Italy) wanted to increase Italian influence in Abyssinia (todays Ethiopia) and made pl ans to ______ it. Response LON only implemented a _________ economic embargo against Italy. But this too was not fully implemented due to fear that any embargo would affect members own economies. LON was not _____ enough to protect countries from attacks by its members. Failure to encourage ___________ France Did not feel ____ from Germany and refused to disarm. Hitler If other countries did not disarm, then Germany had the right to build up its armed forces and did so at a ____ pace. Other European countries Began to rearm _______ Germany. Failure to preserve ______ of the League Britain Fear that Germany would have a navy ______ than hers. In 1935, signed the ______________________ which allowed Germany to increase the size of its navy to 35% of the British navy, including submarines, which were banned in TOV. Britain, the unofficial leader of the LON, broke the military terms of the TOV and placed her own interests first. Other members followed Britains example, instead of actin g together to _________ the ___ of a ________ strong Germany. Failure to preserve _______________ Due to ________________, many countries priced their goods more _______ than foreign goods, in an attempt to sell more of their goods overseas. They also tried to _______ foreign goods from being sold in other countries by raising ______ on the foreign goods. 1933 LON held international conference to stop countries from increasing tariffs, but none of the countries wanted to _________. Each country believed that it had to protect its own interest first ______ war between countries. How were Britain and France responsible for the outbreak of WWII? Appeasement __________ war at all costs by _________ to whatever the foe country asks for. Reasons for appeasement WWI, with its great __________ made war an __________ choice. Economies _______________ by WWI and GD. Needed to _________ economies and could not _____ to fight another(prenominal) war. Br and Fr needed more ____ to _________ th eir army. Many British and French ______ were fighting for their independence. Br and France could not afford to quell these rebellions and fight a major war in Europe at the same time. Felt that they could not win a war against Germany without the help of USA. USA was following a nonindulgent policy of ________ and would not get involved in any war in Europe. Felt that _________ was a bigger threat than _______. A strong Germany would prevent the spread of socialism from Soviet Russia to other separate of Europe. Example of appeasement ______________ Crisis, 1938 Hitler wanted to take over Sudentenland (part of ______________) after Austria. Despised the Czech people as they were _____ an _______________. Prosperous country ____ in resources. Over 3 million _________ living in Sudentenland wanted to make it part of his Greater Germany. Sudetenland important for Czechoslovakia because of its _________ and heavy __________ located there. Encouraged members of the Sudetenland ____ _________ to make as much turn over for the Czech government so that it would give up Sudetenland. Czechoslovakia looked to Britain and France to stop Hitler, since Sudetenland was not a German land which had been taken away by TOV. It had never ___________ to Germany. Britain and France feared that Europe will be _______ into a war if the crisis was not solved. Br PM Neville _____________ went to Germany three times in Sept 1938 in and effort to prevent war. third meeting in _______ Representatives from Br, Fr, Italy, Germany attended, but not ______ or ______. Munich Agreement Germany would not be stopped from victorious Sudetenland. In exchange, Hitler promised not to take any more land in Europe. Chamberlain happy that war had been __________. contact of appeasement Policy of appeasement had merely _____________ greater ___________ from Germany, since Hitler was _________ that Britain and France would give in to all his demands/actions, as they did not want to get involved i n a bigger war. End of appeasement March 1939 Hitler invaded ______________. infringement convinced Br and Fr that Hitler could no longer be _______ and ended their policy of appeasement. How was Soviet Union responsible for the outbreak of WWII? Stalins concerns Worried about the rise of Hitler, who openly stated that he ______ Communism. ________ was Hitlers next target and it was _________ on USSRs western front. 1934 Stalin joined _______________ to gain _____________ for USSR from Germany. However, he was concerned that the LON will not protect USSR since it took no ______ against Germany when it broke terms of TOV. Believed that Br and Fr wanted to see Communism _____________ too. Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939 Pact of _________ between Germany and USSR. Hitlers reason wanted Poland but worried about fighting a war on two ______ Br and Fr on western border and USSR on eastern border. Stalins reason To avoid war with Germany. Terms USSR would remain _______ if Germany attacked Polan d. In exchange, they would ________ Poland between them. Reaction Came as a ______ to the world as Hitler hated Communism and USSR. Significance Gave Hitler _________ to invade Poland, as he would not have to face a two-front war. On 1 Sept 1939, he ________ Poland, confident that his army would be able to handle a war with Br and Fr, if they responded at all. The following day, Br and Fr _________ a _________ from Poland or face a war. Hitler _________. Br and Fr _______________ on Germany. Questions to ponder Who/what was responsible for the outbreak of WWII and to what finis? What were the long term causes of the war? What were the short term causes of the war? What were the factors which triggered the war?