WW2 Nazi Germany- Hitler's Steps to War

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Created on: 08-04-21 17:09

What happened on 1933-1935?

Conscription and rearmament
Hitlers build up of Germany's armed forces broke the Treaty of Versailles. In 1933 Hitler ordered that the army was to be increased by 300,000 men. 1935 Hitler publicly ordered that the army was to be increased to 550,000.

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What happened on 1935?

Anglo- German Naval Agreement
Britain signed an agreement allowing Germany to build a navy- this broke the Treaty of Versailles. It set a limit of Germany's army to one third of the size of Britain. The French were angry because they had not been consult

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What happened on 1936?

Rhineland
Hitler remilitarised the Rhineland when troops were ordered in to occupy this region of Germany. Broke the Treaty of Versailles again. Britain and France did nothing.

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What happened in 1938?

Austria
Hitler encouraged the Austrian Nazis to demand union with Germany, Hitler 'invaded' the country in March 1938. Britain and France did nothing. 99% of Austrians wanted a union with Germany.

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What happened in 1938?

Sudetenland and Munich
Hitler went to Czechoslovakia encouraging the Sudeten Germans to demand union with Germany. This time Britain and France did something. Britain and France appeased Hitler by giving him the Sudetenland.

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What happened in 1939? 1

Czechoslovakia
March 1939 Hitler's troops marched into the rest of Czechoslovakia. This broke the agreement signed at Munich six months earlier. The British and French realised that Hitler could not be trusted. Appeasement failed.

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What happened in 1939?2

Poland and the Nazi- Soviet Pact
Hitler next demanded the return the part of Poland known as the Polish Corridor. Britain and France promised Poland that they they would support her if Germany attacked. Hitler signed a treaty (The Nazi Soviet Pact) with R

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When did Germany declare war on Poland?

The 1st September 1939

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When did Britain and France declare war on Germany?

3rd September 1939

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When did the Germans bomb Swansea the worst?

The nights of 19,20,21 February 1941.

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What was the Phoney War?

The Phoney War was an 8 month period at the start of WW2. For the first 6 months there was no fighting in the west. The German Military concentrated on the propaganda and the campaign in Poland. This gave Britain time to prepare for war.

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Rhineland
Hitler remilitarised the Rhineland when troops were ordered in to occupy this region of Germany. Broke the Treaty of Versailles again. Britain and France did nothing.

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Austria
Hitler encouraged the Austrian Nazis to demand union with Germany, Hitler 'invaded' the country in March 1938. Britain and France did nothing. 99% of Austrians wanted a union with Germany.

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