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Section II (National Study): Germany 1918-1939
Quick questions on Nazi foreign policy 1933-1939: HSC Modern History National Study
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What are aims?Show answer
Hitler's foreign-policy aims were laid out in Mein Kampf (1925 to 1926) and the Second Book (1928, unpublished in his lifetime). Three priorities:
What is the Rhineland, March 1936?Show answer
German troops entered the demilitarised Rhineland on 7 March 1936. Three German divisions (around 22,000 men) marched in; their orders were to withdraw if France resisted militarily. France did not.
What is anschluss, March 1938?Show answer
Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg attempted to call a plebiscite on Austrian independence for 13 March 1938. Hitler issued an ultimatum on 11 March; Schuschnigg resigned. Austrian Nazi Arthur Seyss-Inquart, the new Chancellor, "invited" the Wehrmacht in. Hitler entered Vienna on 14 March.
What is the end of appeasement?Show answer
The Prague occupation ended British public support for appeasement. The British guarantee of Polish independence (31 March 1939) followed; Lithuania ceded Memel under German pressure on 23 March. Hitler concluded that the western powers had decided to fight; he ordered the Wehrmacht to plan for war on Poland (Fall Weiss, 3 April 1939).
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is the Hossbach Memorandum (5 November 1937). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain Nazi foreign-policy aims. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which Nazi foreign policy 1933 to 1939 was driven by ideology rather than opportunism. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Klaus Hildebrand and Hans Mommsen on Nazi foreign policy. [10 marks]
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