LADYENERETAHI
GHSCHOOL
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STORYFORM ONE:
NOTES
HI
TLER'
SFOREI
GNPOLI
CY,
193638
28/
09/
20
MSMUCHENJE:
0772581516
 Byt
hebegi
nni
ngof1936,
Hi
t
l
erhadbeeni
npowerf
or3y
ear
sandnoGer
manshad
f
i
r
edshot
si
nangeragai
nstaf
or
ei
gnpower
.
 Dur
i
ngt
henextt
hr
eey
ear
si
twasst
i
l
l
notcl
eart
omostwest
er
nst
at
esmenwhatHi
t
l
er
i
nt
ended.
 Hi
smet
hodswer
equest
i
onabl
ebuthi
sobj
ect
i
v
esof
t
enappear
edqui
t
er
easonabl
e.
1.RHI
NELAND
 TheTr
eat
yofVer
sai
l
l
eshaddecl
ar
edt
hatRhi
nel
andi
sademi
l
i
t
ar
i
sedzoneand
aut
hor
i
sedananar
myofoccupat
i
onoft
hewestbankoft
heRhi
nef
or15y
ear
s.I
nf
act
Al
l
i
edt
r
oopsl
ef
taf
t
er10y
ear
s.Thedemi
l
i
t
ar
i
sedRhi
nel
andwasaconst
antr
emi
ndert
o
Ger
mansoft
hei
rhumi
l
i
at
i
on.I
tal
l
owedwest
er
nar
mi
est
oi
nv
adeatwi
l
l
-ast
heFr
ench
andBel
gi
anshaddonei
nJanuar
y1923.
 Wi
t
ht
wodi
v
i
si
onsoft
r
oopsagai
nstapossi
bl
eopposi
t
i
onf
or
ceof200di
v
i
si
ons,
Ger
manf
or
cesmar
chedi
nt
ot
heRhi
nel
andi
nMar
ch1936.
 AsHi
t
l
erhadpr
edi
ct
ednei
t
herBr
i
t
ai
nnorFr
ancehadanydesi
r
ef
orwarov
ert
hi
si
ssue.
 TheRhi
nel
andwaswi
del
yr
egar
dedasGer
many'
sbacky
ar
dandbot
hFr
anceandBr
i
t
i
sh
l
eader
sr
eal
i
sedi
twoul
dbef
ool
har
dyt
or
i
skEur
opeanpeaceov
erwhet
herornot
Ger
mant
r
oopsshoul
dbeal
l
owedt
ooccupypar
toft
hei
rowncount
r
y
.TheFr
enchwer
e
al
soi
nt
hemi
ddl
eofaf
i
nanci
al
cr
i
si
sandsi
xweeksawayf
r
om el
ect
i
ons.
 Hi
t
l
erf
ol
l
owedhi
sRhi
nel
andt
r
i
umphwi
t
hf
ur
t
herpr
omi
sesofpeacef
ul
i
nt
ent
i
ons,
suggest
i
nga25y
earnonaggr
essi
onpactwi
t
ht
heWest
er
npower
s.
24
2.
SPANI
SHCI
VI
LWAR,
103639
 I
nJul
y1936Gener
al
Fr
ancost
ar
t
edt
heSpani
shCi
v
i
l
Warwhenhel
edar
i
ght
wi
ng
r
ev
ol
tagai
nstt
hedemocr
at
i
cal
l
yel
ect
ed,
r
epubl
i
cangov
er
nmentoft
hepopul
arf
r
ont
-ami
xt
ur
eofsoci
al
i
st
s,
communi
st
sandanar
chi
st
s.
 Fr
anco'
sr
i
ghtwi
ng,
nat
i
onal
i
stal
l
i
ancei
ncl
udedt
heFal
ange,
Spai
n'
sf
asci
stpar
t
y
f
oundedi
n1933.
 Hi
t
l
erandMussol
i
ni
suppor
t
edt
hei
rf
el
l
owf
asci
st
.
 St
al
i
nsuppor
t
edt
her
epubl
i
cans.
 TheSpani
shCi
v
i
l
Warbecameabat
t
l
egr
oundf
orr
i
v
al
i
deol
ogi
esand1000sof
v
ol
unt
eer
s-i
ncl
udi
ngGeor
geOr
wel
l
wentt
oSpai
nt
of
i
ghtf
asci
sm.
 Af
t
er30mont
hsofbi
t
t
erst
r
uggl
eand750.
000deat
hst
heNat
i
onal
i
st
swonand
Fr
anceest
abl
i
shedaf
asci
st-st
y
l
egov
er
nment
.
THEWARHADGI
VENANUMBEROFOPPORTUNI
TI
ES:
 Hi
t
l
erhopedt
hati
fFr
ancowassuccessf
ul
t
henSpai
nwoul
dbecameanal
l
yofGer
many
andFr
ance'
sSout
h-west
er
nbor
derandgi
v
i
ngt
heGer
mannav
yaccesst
oSpani
sh
nav
al
bases.Howev
er
,
af
t
erwi
nni
ngt
heCi
v
i
l
WarFr
ancoopt
edt
or
emai
nneut
r
al
dur
i
ng
Wor
l
dWarTwo,
concent
r
at
i
ngonSpai
n'
sdomest
i
cpr
obl
ems.
 TheGer
manai
r
f
or
ce-Luf
t
waf
f
e-wer
eabl
et
opr
act
i
ceanddi
v
e-bombi
ngt
echni
quesi
n
t
heassaul
tonGuer
ni
cai
nwhatcoul
dbeconsi
der
edasr
ehear
sal
f
orWor
l
dWarTwo.
 AsI
t
al
yandGer
manywer
eact
i
ngt
oget
her
.Hi
t
l
erwasabl
et
oper
suadeMussol
i
ni
t
o
abandonBr
i
t
ai
nandFr
ance.Whi
l
stnoty
etaf
or
mal
al
l
i
ance,
Mussol
i
ni
spokeoft
he
'
RomeBer
l
i
nAxi
si
naspeechi
nNov
ember1936.
 Thel
ongdr
awn-outconf
l
i
cti
nSpai
nal
l
owedHi
t
l
ert
ot
akesuccessf
ul
act
i
onov
er
Aust
r
i
aandCzechosl
ov
aki
awhi
l
stwest
er
ndi
pl
omat
sdi
st
r
act
edf
r
om af
f
ai
r
si
ncent
r
al
Eur
ope.
3.
ANTI
COMI
NTERNPACT:
 Ant
i
Comi
nt
er
nPactwi
t
hsi
gnedbyGer
manyandJapani
n1936,
wi
t
hI
t
al
yj
oi
ni
ngi
n
Nov
ember1937.
I
twasi
nnamedi
r
ect
edagai
nstt
heComi
t
er
norCommuni
st
i
nt
er
nat
i
onal
-whi
chwast
heSov
i
etagencyf
orpr
omot
i
ngwor
l
dwi
deCommuni
st
r
ev
ol
ut
i
on.Ther
eal
pur
posewast
oensur
et
hatnei
t
herGer
manynorJapanwoul
dassi
st
Russi
aat
t
ackedei
t
heroft
hem.
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4.
ANSCHLUSS:
 Al
ar
gepr
opor
t
i
onofAust
r
i
a'
s7mi
l
l
i
onpopul
at
i
onwi
t
hGer
man-speaki
ng.Al
t
hough
t
heTr
eat
yofVer
sai
l
l
eshadf
or
bi
ddent
heuni
t
i
ngofGer
manyandAust
r
i
a,
t
heTr
eat
yhad
al
r
eadybeendi
sr
egar
dedonsev
er
al
occasi
ons.
 Hi
t
l
er
'
smai
npot
ent
i
al
pr
obl
em wi
t
hI
t
al
yasI
t
al
yhadr
egar
dedAust
r
i
aaswi
t
hi
nher
e
spher
eofi
nf
l
uence.
 Howev
er
,
Hi
t
l
er
'
sr
el
at
i
onswi
t
hMussol
i
ni
hadpr
ev
ent
edAnschl
ussi
n1934.
 I
nFebr
uar
y1938Hi
t
l
erMetTheAust
r
i
anChancel
l
orSchuschni
ggt
odi
scusst
he
per
secut
i
onofAust
r
i
anNazi
sbygov
er
nmentf
or
ces.Schuschni
ggwasbul
l
i
edi
nt
o
appoi
nt
i
ngSey
ss-I
nquar
t
,
al
eadi
ngAust
r
i
anNazi
,
asMi
ni
st
eroft
hei
nt
er
i
or
.Suspect
i
ng
t
hatHi
t
l
erwant
edt
odest
r
oyAust
r
i
ani
ndependence,
Schuschni
ggdeci
dedt
ohol
da
pl
ebi
sci
t
eont
hei
ssueon13t
hMar
ch1938.
WhenHi
t
l
erf
oundoutt
hathedemanded
Schuschni
ggr
esi
gnandber
epl
acedbySey
ss-I
nquar
taschancel
l
or
.Sey
ss-I
nquar
t
i
mmedi
at
el
yr
equest
edt
heassi
st
anceofGer
manyi
nr
est
or
i
ngor
der
.
 Hi
t
l
erf
i
r
stsecur
edMussol
i
ni
'
ssuppor
tt
henor
der
edt
heGer
manar
myi
nt
oAust
r
i
aon12
Mar
ch1938,
pr
ocl
ai
mi
ngt
heAnschl
usst
ohav
et
akenpl
ace.Pl
ebi
sci
t
eshel
di
near
l
y
Apr
i
l
conf
i
r
medt
heseev
ent
si
nbot
hAust
r
i
aandGer
many
,
wi
t
hanov
er
whel
mi
ng
maj
or
i
t
yi
nf
av
our
.
 TheAnschl
usswasHi
t
l
er
'
smostdar
i
ngactt
odat
e.Fort
hef
i
r
stt
i
met
heGer
manyar
my
hadbeenusedacr
ossGer
manf
r
ont
i
er
s.Br
i
t
ai
nandFr
ancei
ssuedpr
ot
est
s,
butnot
hi
ng
mor
e.Theydi
dnothav
et
hesuppor
tofI
t
al
yandanyact
i
onwoul
dhav
eseemedt
obe
agai
nstt
hewi
shesoft
heAust
r
i
anpeopl
e.
 Hi
t
l
erhadi
ncr
easedGer
mant
er
r
i
t
or
y
,
popul
at
i
onandr
esour
ces,
addi
ngt
oGer
many'
s
mi
l
i
t
ar
ycapaci
t
y
.Hehadal
soi
ncr
easedhi
sconf
i
denceandcont
emptf
ort
heopposi
t
i
on
ofBr
i
t
ai
nandFr
ance.
HOMEWORK
1.Whydi
dsomecount
r
i
esr
emai
nout
si
det
heLeaguei
nt
he1930s.(
8)
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