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19 Cards in this Set
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Introduction
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Split in Ideology
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Themes
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1- Economic
2- German Aggression 3- Political 4- Ideological 5- Individuals |
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Economic- Inflation
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1923- Ger. Hyper-inflation
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Economic- Depression
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Great Depression
US- isolationist, Italy & USSR too weak |
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Economic- Plans
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1924 Dawes plan-End occupation of Ruhr, 800 mill. Ger loan, Financial controls imposed
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German Aggression- Crisis
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Sudentenland Crisis- i. Culturally divided Czechoslovakia, German terrorist attacks gives Hitler reason to annex, 3.5 German, Slovaks don’t want to be Czech either, Germans doing all work/$ & supporting country, German party very popular, Massive approval end of violence
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German Aggression- Annex
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Annexed Austria- 99% Approval rating, so was justified & tricky
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German Aggression- Arms
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Re-armament, militarization of the Ruhr
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Political- Russia
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Russia Collective security approach: Stalin reluctantly moved toward the Nazi Soviet Pact because
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Political- Britain
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“Peace in our Time” Phony war
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Political- Hitler
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invasion of Poland1939 Sept. 1 Germany invades-Britian: 1 day to pull out or state of war, East Poland given to Russia (Hitler takes it later)
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Political- Historiography
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“Chamberlain failed to appreciate that war is sometimes preferable to peace at any price” Wheeler Bennett
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Ideological- Spain
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Spanish Civil War- Map of Europe
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Ideological- Hitler
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Lebensraum: “living space” & Groβendeutchland
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Ideological- Anti-War
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Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928- General pact which rejected war as an instrument of national policy (15 states in 28, +50 in 33)
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Individuals- Hitler's Ideas
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Hitler Wants all German speakers in one Reich,
Deal with the “Jewish Question” |
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Individuals- Hitler's Character
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Relished war- found like a Herrenvolk (master race/game) Expansionist, Nationalist, hated ToV, rearmaments
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Individuals- Mussolini
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gave Hitler consent to annex Austria; (Italy took South, Germany took East; He had power/authority over Hitler (founder of fascism)
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Clever Twist
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We go to war for peace but we often settle for further war” Churchill
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