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What was the reason behind Hitler's remilitarization of the Rhineland?
What was the reason behind Hitler's remilitarization of the Rhineland?
What was the consequence of the remilitarization of the Rhineland?
What was the consequence of the remilitarization of the Rhineland?
What was the significance of the Anschluss?
What was the significance of the Anschluss?
What was the background to the Anschluss?
What was the background to the Anschluss?
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What was the result of the Anschluss?
What was the result of the Anschluss?
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What was Hitler's role in the Anschluss?
What was Hitler's role in the Anschluss?
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Hitler's Foreign Policy
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
- Date: March 7, 1936
- Event: German troops reoccupied the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone established by the Treaty of Versailles
- Reason: Hitler claimed it was a response to the Franco-Soviet Pact, which he saw as a threat to German security
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Consequences:
- The Locarno Pact, which guaranteed the Rhineland's demilitarization, was broken
- The policy of appeasement by Britain and France began, as they failed to take action against Germany
- The remilitarization marked the beginning of Hitler's aggressive expansionist policy
Anschluss
- Date: March 12, 1938
- Event: Germany annexed Austria, incorporating it into the German Reich
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Background:
- The Treaty of Versailles had prohibited the union of Germany and Austria
- Hitler, who was born in Austria, had long sought to unite the two countries
- Economic and political instability in Austria created an opportunity for German intervention
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Consequences:
- The annexation was met with little resistance from the international community
- Austria's independence was lost, and it became a province of Nazi Germany
- The Anschluss set a precedent for further German aggression, including the invasion of Czechoslovakia
Hitler's Foreign Policy
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
- German troops reoccupied the Rhineland on March 7, 1936, a demilitarized zone established by the Treaty of Versailles
- Hitler claimed the move was a response to the Franco-Soviet Pact, which he saw as a threat to German security
- The remilitarization broke the Locarno Pact, which guaranteed the Rhineland's demilitarization
- Britain and France failed to take action against Germany, marking the beginning of the policy of appeasement
- This event marked the start of Hitler's aggressive expansionist policy
Anschluss
- Germany annexed Austria on March 12, 1938, incorporating it into the German Reich
- The Treaty of Versailles had prohibited the union of Germany and Austria
- Hitler, born in Austria, had long sought to unite the two countries
- Economic and political instability in Austria created an opportunity for German intervention
- The annexation was met with little resistance from the international community
- Austria lost its independence, becoming a province of Nazi Germany
- The Anschluss set a precedent for further German aggression, including the invasion of Czechoslovakia
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Learn about the events and consequences of Hitler's remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936, and how it led to the policy of appeasement by Britain and France.
