history 3 - the heat goes up
what did Hitler do in 1933
became chancellor of germany
after Hitler becomes chancellor where does a fire break out
the reichstag building
what is the significance of the reichstag fire to hitler
it was an emergency and allowed him to take total control of the government
after the fire what act does hitler pass
the enabling act
what did the enabling act say
it allowed hitler to rule alone for 4 years without consulting the german parlaiment (ie a dictatorship)
what is reichstag
the german parlaiment
who was the leader of italy at the time
mussolini
what country did mussolini invade in 1936
abyssinia (ethiopia)
why did mussolini (italy) invade ethiopia
oil
what did league of nations do when italy invaded ethiopia
trade sanctions
where did germany march into in october 1936, breaking the terms of the treaty of versaille
rhineland
-the treaty said they couldnt go within 50 km of the rhine
-no one stops germany
what country does germany occupy in match 1938 without ansingle shot being fired
austria
why didnt anyone stop germany from going into austria
didnt want to start another war
what was the munich agreement signed in september 1938
-an agreement between britain, france and germany
-allowed germany to have sudetenland ( part of czechoslovakia)
why did france and germany sign the munich agreement
-appeasement
-they thought theybcould avoid war by doing this
where did nazi troops occupy in march 1939
all of czechoslovakia (not just sudetenland as he had agreed to)
what pact did germany sign with the soviet union in august 1939
the molotov-ribbentrop pact
what did the pact between the societ union and germany say
they promised not to fight each other in a war
-they also agreed to divide poland
-this was important because hitler doesnt have to be afraid of russian attack now and he can move against france and britain
what is blitzkrieg
german lightening war
september 1, 1939 what does hitler demand is given back to him (something germany lost in the treaty of versaille)
the polish corridor
does poland agree to hand the polish corridor back to germany when they demand it
no
when poland wont give germany back the polish corridor what does germany do
attacks poland using blitzkrieg
-poland falls
important date: september 3, 1939
britain and france declare war on germany
ww2 begins
september 10, 1939 (7 days after the start of ww2)
canada declares ar on germany