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Treaty of Versailles:

Germany was guilty.

The Germanys army was limited.

Union with Austria was forbidden.

De- militarisation of the Rhineland.

SAAR was put over control over theLeague.


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At the end of the World War II, the Alliescreated THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931.


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In 1922 Benito MUSSOLINI became IL DUCE(dictator) of Italy.

He was a FASCIST.

He wanted the expansionof Italy:

Italy invaded Abyssiniain 1935.


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Abolish the Treaty of Versailles.

Rearmament.

Expand German territory.


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Treaty of Versaille: SAAR was put overcontrol over the League.

In 1935 Saar returned toGermany after a plebiscite.


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One of his first steps was increase Germanysarmed forces.

In 1936 Hitler reintrodiced conscription.


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Treaty of Versailles: the de-militarisation ofthe Rhineland.

Hitler placed troops on Rhineland in 1936.


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In 1936 a civil war broke out in Spain:

HITLER AND MUSSOLINI supported Franco.

STALIN supported the Republican goverment.


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GERMANY, ITALY AND JAPAN signed the Anti-Comintern Pact.

Anti-Comintern means Anti-CommunistInternational.


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With the successes of 1935 and 1936 to booshim, Hitler turned his atention to Austria.

There was a strong Nazi party in Austria, that

caused riots.

Hitler told the AustrianChancellor that only

ANSCHLUSS (political union)cold sort out these problems.


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The Austrian Chancellor called a referendum.

Hitler sent his troops into Austria in 1938,supposedly to guarantee a trouble-freeplebiscite.

99,75% voted

for Anschluss.


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Czecholovakia was a new state created bt theTreaty of Versailles, included a large numberof Germans.


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Unlike Austria, Chezchoslovakia would be nowalk-over for Hitler.

Britain, France, and the URSS had all promisedto support Chezchoslovakia if it came to war.

Hitler demanded the annexation of

Sudetenland.


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CHAMBERLAIN (Britain Prime Minister) tried tosolved the problem and met with Hitler.

Hitler said he was only

interested in partsof Sudetenland.

The French and

the British put tothe Czechs their plans

to give Hitler the plans.

Neville Chamberlain


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Hitler increased his demands: he wanted allthe Sudetenland.

The leaders of Britain, Germany, France andItaly decided on the fate of Chezchoslovakia.It lost the Sudetenland.

CHAMBERLAIN said:

peace for our time


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On March German troops took over therest of Chezchoslovakia.

Hungry and Poland did the same.


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LEBENSRAUM: space of life.

expansionism to gain space for the Germans

BRITAIN AND FRANCE told Hitler that if heinvaded Poland they would declare war on

Germany.


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Stalin concluded from the Munich Agreementthat France and Britain were powerless tostop Hitler.

Hilter was interested in one front war.

They signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact, aka

Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact (Foreing Ministersof Germany and URSS).


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They agreed no to attackone another.

They also agreed todivide Poland betweenthem.


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The German army invaded Poland, the SecondWorld War started.

On 17 September Soviet forces attacked fromthe east.

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