Paper 1 Question A's. Road to WW2

Question 1

What were the consequences of the Spanish Civil War for peace in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Got the attention off Hitler (distraction for Rhineland), The ideological alliance between Hitler-Mussolini (Rome-Berlin Axis), Germany and Italy tried out new armaments and troops gained experience

Question 2

Describe the crisis over Austria in 1934

Accepted Answer

First Nazi attempt to take over, failed., Italy reacted by sending troops to the border

Question 3

What happened in relation to the Sudetenland during 1938 which raised tensions in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Hitler invaded that germanised area of Czechoslovakia, Hitler promised in Munich that he will stop his territorial expansion

Question 4

A.J.P. Taylor argues that...

Accepted Answer

Hitler was a gambler and not a planner

Question 5

What happened in the Saar in 1935?

Accepted Answer

Plebiscite

Question 6

In what ways did Hitler undermine the Treaty of Versailles between 1933 and 1936?

Accepted Answer

Rearment and conscription

Question 7

What was Hitler after when he talked about Lebensraum?

Accepted Answer

Living space for German people

Question 8

What were the terms of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement signed in 1935?

Accepted Answer

It limited the Kriegsmarine to 35% of the size of Great Britain's navy

Question 9

What was the ‘Greater Germany’ that Hitler aimed to establish?

Accepted Answer

All the German territories pre-Treaty of Versailles, All German speaking people and citizens

Question 10

What benefits did uniting with Austria offer Hitler?

Accepted Answer

Unite German speaking people and access to Czechoslovakia on three fronts, Resources like iron an steel and adding an army of 100,000 men

Paper 1 Question A's. Road to WW2

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Paper 1 Question A's. Road to WW2

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