Path to War: Appeasement and Expansion Flashcards (10 cards)

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1Question

German Expansion Achievements

Answer

Remilitarised Rhineland, annexed Austria, expanded army.

2Question

Appeasement policy — purpose?

Answer

Avoid war by conceding to Hitler’s demands.

3Question

Sudetenland — importance?

Answer

Strategic region with resources and defenses, vital for Hitler.

4Question

Remilitarisation of Rhineland — significance?

Answer

Violated Versailles; challenged France's security.

5Question

Anschluss — meaning?

Answer

Annexation of Austria into Germany.

6Question

Sudetenland — strategic importance?

Answer

Resources, defenses, border region with Germans.

7Question

Appeasement — policy aim?

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Avoid war through concessions to Hitler.

8Question

Munich Agreement — outcome?

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Gave Sudetenland to Germany without war.

9Question

Breakdown of appeasement — event?

Answer

Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, 1939.

10Question

Polish Guarantee — significance?

Answer

Britain and France promised security, shifted policies.

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