1. Began rearming Germany 1933 2. Remiliterised the Rhineland 1936 3. Took over Austria 1938 4. Took over Sudetenland area of Czechoslavakia 5. Invaded Czechoslavakia 1938. 6. Invaded Poland 1939
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Appeasement - Britain's reasons
Approval - from many conservatives. Britain was weak - to go to war. Communism - British saw Hitler as defence against Russia. Propaganda - claimed Germans in Sudetenland and Poland were being mistreated
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Appeasement - Britain's reasons
WW1 - Chamberlain and others remember the slaughter. Justice - ToV was unfair and hitler's steps were reasonable. Lon - people believed in league and that quarrels ended by negotiations
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Leagues aims
Stop aggression Improve living and working conditions Disarmament Encourage trade and cooperation
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Big Three
Uk - Lloyd George, France - Georges Clemenceau, America - Woodrow Wilson
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Abyssina crisis
Mussolini invaded Abyssina for wealth, glory, empire, help unemployment, to look better, restore pride and revenge
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Manchurian crisis
Japan invaded machuria. League sid nothing.
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Why the league failed
Delays, Economic sanctions don't work, not all countries in the league, self interest for Britain and France
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Hitler's Aims
Lebensraum, All Germans reunite, reverse ToV, destroy communism
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NaziSoviet Pact
Agreement between Germany and Russia to not attack each other. Also in secret they agreed to divide Poland between them.
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Munich agreement
France and Britain allow Germany to have the Sudetenland
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Causes of ww2
Appeasement, Steps Hitler took, Economic Depression, Failure of the league, Unfair peace treaties, NaziSoviet Pact.
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What was the red scare
The red scare was when usa were scared that communism would come.
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External events
Soviet expansion after ww2, America tries to stop communism, Berlin crisis, atomic bomb, communism spreads East.
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Internal events
The Fbi loyalty program, HUAC, Hiss case, Rosenburgs, McCarran Act
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McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. Especially with communism
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Reasons for McCarthyism
Fear, anti communist beliefs, media interest, Mccarthy reputation
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Approval - from many conservatives. Britain was weak - to go to war. Communism - British saw Hitler as defence against Russia. Propaganda - claimed Germans in Sudetenland and Poland were being mistreated
Back
Appeasement - Britain's reasons
Card 3
Front
WW1 - Chamberlain and others remember the slaughter. Justice - ToV was unfair and hitler's steps were reasonable. Lon - people believed in league and that quarrels ended by negotiations
Back
Card 4
Front
Stop aggression Improve living and working conditions Disarmament Encourage trade and cooperation
Back
Card 5
Front
Uk - Lloyd George, France - Georges Clemenceau, America - Woodrow Wilson
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