Questions and Answers
Hitler's aim was to unite all ______.
Germans
France and Britain responded by implementing a policy of ______ at the Munich Conference.
appeasement
Hitler and the leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin, made the ______-Soviet pact.
Nazi
In 1936, 'Greater Germany' was created by annexing ______.
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Germany sent troops to remilitarize the ______.
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Despite his promise, Hitler seized ______ and Moravia.
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Study Notes
Hitler's Expansionist Policy
- Hitler's primary goal was to unite all Germans and expand their living space (Lebensraum)
- To achieve this, Germany:
- Rearmed their nation
- Sent troops to remilitarize the Rhineland, which went unopposed by European powers
The Rome-Berlin Alliance
- Germany formed a military agreement with Italy, led by Mussolini
- The alliance established a partnership between Germany and Italy
Annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia
- In 1936, Germany created "Greater Germany" by annexing Austria, a German-speaking country
- Germany then took control of Sudetenland, part of Czechoslovakia, where thousands of Germans lived
Appeasement Policy
- France and Britain responded to Hitler's aggression with a policy of appeasement
- The Munich Conference established an agreement allowing Hitler to occupy Sudetenland in exchange for a promise to take no more land
Broken Promises and Further Aggression
- Despite the agreement, Hitler seized Bohemia and Moravia, part of Czechoslovakia
- Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet pact, a non-aggression treaty
Invasion of Poland
- Hitler demanded the return of Danzig and free access to East Prussia from Poland
- Germany ultimately invaded Poland, leading to the outbreak of World War II
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