Tension

• When did Adolf Hitler become leader of Germany?

  1933
• How did Hitler's foreign policies differ from Stresemann's?

  Hitler's policies were aggressive, unlike Stresemann's
• When was Adolf Hitler born?

  1889
• What significant event did Hitler join in 1914?

  He joined the German Army to fight in WWI
• What was Hitler's belief about Austrians as a child?

  He believed they should be part of a single nation
• What did Hitler think about Germany's defeat in WWI?

  It was a bitter disappointment for him
• Who did Hitler blame for Germany's defeat?

  Jews and communists
• What party did Hitler lead in 1921?

  The Nazi Party
• What was the Munich Putsch?

  An attempt by Hitler to overthrow the government
• What book did Hitler write while in prison?

  Mein Kampf
• What was one of Hitler's main aims regarding the Treaty of Versailles?

  To overturn the Treaty of Versailles
• How did Hitler view the signers of the Treaty of Versailles?

  As traitors who stabbed Germany in the back
• What did Hitler want to do to Germany's armed forces?

  Rebuild them to reduce unemployment
• What did Hitler want to build to strengthen Germany?

  Munitions factories and an airforce
• What was Lebensraum?

  Territory in the east for expansion
• What did Hitler promise to provide to Germans?

  Brot und Arbeit (Bread and Work)
• What was the Volksdeutsche?

  All German peoples split by the Treaty
• What did Hitler want to achieve with the Anschluss?

  To unite Germany and Austria
• Why did Hitler want to root out communism?

  He believed it would destroy Germany
• How did the Nazis view the Aryan race?

  As superior to other races
• What term did Nazis use for races they considered subhuman?

  Untermenschen
• Why did overturning the Treaty of Versailles cause tension?

  It would admit flaws in the peace case
• What did rearmament mean for Germany?

  Breaking international law and alarming others
• What would expanding into the east require?

  Invading Eastern European countries
• Why was the Anschluss forbidden?

  It was prohibited by the Treaty of Versailles
• Why was the USSR a powerful enemy for Hitler?

  It had a strong communist government
• How did Britain react to Hitler's aggressive speeches?

  They were worried but wanted to avoid war
• What was the non-aggression pact with Poland?

  A reassurance that Hitler wanted peace
• What was the Stresa Front?

  An agreement to protect against Hitler
• What was the USA's policy in the 1930s?

  Isolationism due to the Great Depression
• Who became US president in 1932?

  Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• What did Lord Halifax report about Hitler?

  He found Hitler reasonable in 1937
• What was appeasement?

  Giving Germany what it wanted to avoid war
• Why did some support appeasement in Britain?

  To avoid war and address Versailles' unfairness
• What did an opinion poll in 1934 show about Americans?

  70% opposed joining WWI
• What was Stalin's concern about Hitler?

  Hitler planned to destroy communism
• Why was Stalin suspicious of other great powers?

  They opposed USSR joining the League
• What treaty did France and the USSR sign in 1935?

  A treaty promising mutual defense
• What did Roosevelt promise in 1936?

  To keep the USA out of war in Europe
• What was the Great Depression's effect on France?

  It severely affected the French economy