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- Hitler has been electected in 1933 due to the weakness and unpopularity of the Weimar Republic.
- Many politicians and industrialists chose Hitler to become Chancellor due to behind the scenes actions from German aristocrats.
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- Thousands of unemployed were drafted into war.
- Rearming was a secret to other countries at first.
- The League of Nations' Disarmament Conference collapsed.
- Other countries were not ready to fight back.
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- The SAAR region of Germany had been ruled by the L of N since 1919.
- L of N held a plebiscite to the people of Germany to see if SAAR should be ruled by Germany.
- Over 90% of the population of Germany said yes.
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- In March 1936, Hitler took his army into the Rhineland.
- France did not react since they were in a political struggle.
- L of N condemned Hitler's action but did nothing more.
- This made Hitler take a huge gamble even more in the future.
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- In 1936 a civil war broke out in Spain between Communists, who supported Rep. gov., and right-wing rebels under General Franco.
- L of N did pratically nothing in 1937
- Hitler come to 'help' by German aircrafts devastating the city with bombs.
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- Hitler signed a Anti-Comi pact with Japan in 1936 since they saw a connection with the military dictatorship.
- In 1937, Italy signed it too.
- Anti-Comintern means anti-communist international.
- The aim was to reduce Communist influence around the world. It was aimed at the USSR.
- The new alliance was called Axis Powers.
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- Hitler anschluss'd with Austria in 12 March 1938.
- Mussolini supported this action.
- Hitler encouraged the Nazi party in Austria to cause trouble and riot to anschluss with Germany.
- Austrian Chancellor, Schushchnigg pleaded for help to Britian and France, but they refused.
- The Aust. gov. held a plebiscite with Austrian people. Under the Nazi eyes, 99.4% chose anschluss.
- Chamberlain felt that they should had been together and the Treaty of Versailles should not have seperated them.
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- In October 1, the German army took control of the Sudentenland.
- The leader of Czechoslovakia was horrified by the idea of anschluss.
- USSR, Britian and France stated that they would protect Czech.
- Chamberlain flew to Germany in 15 Sept. to negotiate lands of Czech
- 19 Sept. Brit. and Fran. gave Hitler the land he wanted, but 3days later he said it was not enough
- Munich Agreement - Sudentendland was given to Hitler.
- Benes resigned. ( Leader of Czech.)
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