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3RD YR No Germany conscription Army limited to 100,000 – no navy or airforce War Guilt Clause Reparations Lost land to Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rhineland (neutral) Germany humiliated Destroy the Treaty of Versailles United German speaking people To take over land in East Europe and Russia to create Lebensraum for Germans Re-armament Army increased 1936 Conscription Established the Luftwaffe Military alliances with Mussolini – Rome-Berlin Axis 1936 Pact of Steel 1939 There would be 5 steps to war: Rhineland Austria Sudetenland Rest of Czech Poland Unoccupied land between Germany and France German troops not allowed enter it 1936 Hitler sent troops in Risk France and Britain did nothing Hitler grew in confidence Austria was German speaking Hitler felt that Austria and Germany should be united – Anschluss Many Austrians were Nazis and agreed 1938 – Hitler invaded Austria Majority of Austrians glad – welcomed him Again, France and Britain did nothing Why did Britain and France do nothing? Did not want another war They remembered the suffering of WW1 Decided to try to appease (satisfy) Hitler Allowed him to make reasonable gains Also, Britain felt that Germany had been too harshly treated in the Treaty of Versailles After WW1, America practised isolationism They decided to keep out of European affairs So they had nothing to do with these events Sudetenland was a German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia Had been taken from Germany in Treaty of Versailles The Germans living there demanded unity with Germany In 1938, Hitler announced he would invade Czech. Czech. Asked Germany and France for help The leaders of Britain, France and Germany met to discuss it Czech not invited British leader Neville Chamberlain decided to appease Hitler Deal worked out Hitler agreed not to invade all of Czech. In return Britain and France allowed him to take over Sudetenland Czech Betrayed Hitler broke his promise Demanded more Lebensraum In March 1939 (6 months later) invaded all of Czech. Britain and France realised that Hitler couldn’t be trusted Decided they must act next time Hitler hated communism So Hitler hated Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union Hitler eventually planned to invade it Poland now lay between Germany and Russia Neither Germany or Russia were ready for war So they signed a non-aggression pact Agreed not to attack each other for 10 years Secretly agreed to split Poland between them Neither side trusted each other Europe was shocked Hitler could now safely invade Poland Why didn’t Stalin side with Britain and France? He didn’t trust them They were afraid of communism Afraid it would spread to their countries 1st Sep – Hitler invades Poland Britain and France demanded immediate withdrawal Hitler ignored them 3rd Sept – Britain and France declared war on Germany WW2 had begun 1. 2. What were the 5 steps Hitler took to war? Put these in the right order: Anschluss Invasion of Poland Rhineland Sudetenland Munich Conference Nazi – Soviet non-aggression pact Invasion of rest of Czech. Germany begins rearmament 3. Name three things done to Germany in Treaty ofVersailles. 4. What was appeasement? 5. What was isolationism? 6. What was the Munich Conference?