Germany's foreign policy 1919-1940
Category: Other
Updated: 28 Feb 2018
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Created by Anna Ahlbäck
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Hitler becomes Chancellor Germany announces inability
to continue indemnities from WW1 France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr
(until 1925) World Disarmament Conference
- Germany withdrew from the conference
when it became clear that France would noi
disarm Announces massive rearmament
- introduced conscription
- constructed 2500 aircrafts
- expanded navy
- mass produced weapons Germany withdraws from
League of Nations Locarno treaties
- Recognize permanent western borders
- Continue demilitarization of Rhineland
- Adjust Eastern borders only through
diplomacy Non-aggression pact with Poland
- Germany didn't need to fear
Polish intervention
- Weakened Frsncr Rapallo Treaty
- Signed by Germany and Soviet Union
- Each renounced all claims to the other
- Agreed to co-operate economically
- Established diplomatic relations Hitler meets with Mussolini
- tries to convince him that Austria should
become a German satellite state Hitler strongly supports attempted
Nazi coup in Austria Saar plebiscite
- The Saar rejoins Germany Anglo-German Naval Treaty
- limit German navy to 35% of British onec Re-militarization of the Rhineland
- Hitler claimed that the Franco-
Soviet pact was contrary to Locarno
treaties Rome-Berlin Axis Anti-Comintern Pact
- Japan and Germany
- Italy joined in 1937 Anschluss Sudeten Crisis
- German Party in Czechoslovakia demand
self-government
- Czech army mobilized to prevent annexation
by Germany
- Hitler announces that Sudetenland will be occu
pied unless it was ceded to Germany Munich Agreement
- Germany was to receive the Sudeten
- German troops were to occupy the Sudeten Czechoslovakia becomes allied with Germany
- Essentially run by Germany
- Forced to as war would have broken out
otherwise Concordate with Vatican
- freedom of religion for Catholics Invasion of Poland Tripartite pact Denmark and Norway invaded Campaign of France
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