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Hitler and the Treaty of Versailles Name: Felipe Betancourt Cabarcas

Terms of the TOV What Hitler did and when The reasons he gave for his The response from Britain
action and France

Germany’s armed forces to be Hitler came into power in 1933. Reduced unemployment. Britain had sympathy with
severely limited First order of business: Make Germany great again. Germany--thought limits put on
increase Germany’s armed Germany by TOV were unfair
forces Forces permitted by TOV were
Thousands of unemployed not enough to defend
workers were drafted into the Germany from an attack
army Britain believed that a strong
1935: massive military rally Germany would be a good
celebrating German armed counter against Communism
forces Britain allowed Hitler to build
1936: Reintroduced up his navy up to 35% of the
conscription to the army size of British navy
France was angry about this,
but there was nothing they
could do

The Rhineland to be a Hitler’s troops moved into France just signed a treaty French did not know what to
demilitarized zone Rhineland with the USSR to protect each do, divided on the issue
other against an attack from Upcoming election--did not
Germany want to bring France into war
Hitler stated that this Did not know how weak the
agreement was a threat German army was
against Germany Refused to act without British
Because of this threat, he support
should be able to place his
own troops on his own border
Was confident that Britain
would not intervene

Germany forbidden to reunite He believed Germany and Britain and France did not
with Austria Hitler create the Anschluss in Austria belonged together intervene
12 march 1938 could end the discontent
among non-sympathizers and
only with a union would the
problems end

The Sudetenland taken into Hitler did have ideas for Czechoslovakia was created Britain, France and USSR
the new state of Czechoslovakia by the TOV and included a promised to support
Czechoslovakia large number of Germans. Czechoslovakia if it came to
May 1938: Hitler stated he war.
intended to fight The Sudetenland had forts,
Czechoslovakia if necessary railways and industries. Britain and France told Hitler if
he invaded Poland, they would
he was only interested in parts declare war on Germany
of Sudetenland and only if
Sudeten Germans voted in a Britain, Germany, France and
plebiscite that they wanted to Italy decided the fate of
join Germany Czechoslovakia Decided to
give Hitler what he wanted

The Polish Corridor given to August 23 1939- Stalin made Hitler told Stalin he could have Britain and France demanded
Poland the decision to sign a pact with the rest of Poland and the he withdraw from Poland or
his arch enemy, Adolf Hitler Baltic states they would declare war.
Announced the terms of the
Nazi-Soviet Pact to the world Britain and France declared
war on Germany on 3rd
They would not attack one September 1939
another
They would divide Poland
between them

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