History 1930-1945

Not a revolution or coup- through completely legal terms
will effectively destroy democratic form of German gov

Germany becomes a one party state with its Reichstag made up of all Nazi members-

not ratified but proposed by Hitler to permit German rearmament and consult together before going to League

This positionhad been preceded in Hitler's unwiring position during 1932 Geneva Conference on arms disarmament where he called for • Either universal disarmament or equality of arms between Germany and the great powers of Europe

Rearmament largely unavoidable since Germany had it already secretly underway since the 1920's where ether tested weapons in Russia

REASONS??

trying to revive the alliance of WWI to have war on two fronts but now with Poalnd Russia is not directly connected iwht GErmany - one of first obstacles to recreating the Triple alliance

 Basically says British are going to allow Germany to evade naval disarmament clauses of treaty on the condition that that German navy will never exceeed35% of GB’s total tonnage

contributes to the breakdown of the anti-grman bloc

Italian invasion of Ethiopia, Abyssinia: within this incident emerges the theme of the failures of the League of Nations

Address from Haile Selassie at LeAgue
use of chemical weapons

The main actors involved consisted of the Popular Front (socialists, communists, liberals) and their opponents, General Francisco Franco, and the Fascist forces – Germany and Italy.

The theme of socio-political ideologies emerges in the form of ideological polarization;

the theme of war on the home front also appears to be particularly relevant through “strategic bombing.”

removes Italian intervention in annexing Austria

main issue that was uniting FRance and Italy

Cession to Germany of the Sudeten German territory

can cite as failure of League?

The French and German governments signed an agreement by which both states guaranteed the inviolability of the current frontiers and provided for mutual consultation to settle all disputes peacefully.

Prior to US involvement

Hitler’s final dismemberment of Czechoslovakia without British and French resistance, and failed to offer USSR a viable strategy for countering further German acquisitions, Stalin ceased his collaborative efforts with them, and sent his newly-appointed Foreign Minister, Viascheslav Molotov to sign a non-aggression pact with Joachim von Ribbentrop.

INFLUENCED STALIN TO SIGN NON-AGGRESSION TREATY WITH GERMANY

FAILURE OF FRANCE TO MAINTAIN COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND REASSURE ALLIES

The Soviet Union’s “2nd about face,” sign a 10-Year Non-Aggression Pact with Germany: pledged non-aggression and established secret protocols provided for German acquisition of parts of Poland and Lithuania, and Soviet absorption of Estonia and Latvia and segments of Finland, Romania and Poland

GB and France have troops stationed along France's borders and Germany has troops stationed along Dutch and Belgian borders but no fighting taking place

6 weeks after, France will surrender and start collaborative Vichy Regime

German military occupies northern 3/5 of the country

Germany's inability to wipe out RAF is itsf first blow and means Hitler cannot launch his amphibious invasion he had planned- Operation Sea Lion

Germany, Italy and Japan forged as the Axis Powers

3 imperialistic powers

Japan is added to the former Rome-Berlin Axis to make the # Power Pact

The Tehran Conference: the first meeting of the “Big Three”

The Battle of Iwo Jima: groundbreaking and transformative campaign in the United States counter-offensive efforts.

Potsdam Conference is held and the Potsdam Declaration issued: Within this proclamation, Truman declares that if Japan doesn’t surrender they will be exposed to “Prompt and Utter Destruction”