German Expansion Achievements
Remilitarised Rhineland, annexed Austria, expanded army.
Remilitarisation of Rhineland — significance?
Violated Versailles; challenged France's security.
Appeasement policy — purpose?
Avoid war by conceding to Hitler’s demands.
Anschluss — meaning?
Annexation of Austria into Germany.
Sudetenland — importance?
Strategic region with resources and defenses, vital for Hitler.
Sudetenland — strategic importance?
Resources, defenses, border region with Germans.
Appeasement — policy aim?
Avoid war through concessions to Hitler.
Munich Agreement — outcome?
Gave Sudetenland to Germany without war.
Breakdown of appeasement — event?
Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, 1939.
Polish Guarantee — significance?
Britain and France promised security, shifted policies.
Test your knowledge with 10 questions on Path to War: Appeasement and Expansion.
1. What was the primary role of the policy of appeasement in the lead-up to World War II?
2. What was the significance of the Sudetenland for Czechoslovakia?
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