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Practice Exam

Practice Exam. What will be in it? 1.3 Perspective is on the Munich agreement. 1.4 The essay is on WW II in the 1920s. 1.6 NZ Identity Search for Security is NZ involvement in the Pacific. The Munich Agreement 1938. Key people . Edvard Benes. Key Terms to know.

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Practice Exam

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  1. Practice Exam • What will be in it? • 1.3 Perspective is on the Munich agreement. • 1.4 The essay is on WW II in the 1920s. • 1.6 NZ Identity Search for Security is NZ involvement in the Pacific

  2. The Munich Agreement1938

  3. Key people Edvard Benes

  4. Key Terms to know • Appeasement – the policy of giving into the demands of a hostile country in an attempt to prevent war. Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement in the 1930s by giving in to the demands of Germany and Italy (‘35) in an effort to avoid another European war. • Lebensraum – The Nazis wanted to give the Germans lebensraum (living space by expanding into eastern Europe especially in Poland and Russia

  5. Hitler’s Foreign Policy • Make Germany great again by becoming the ‘number one’ power in Europe • Overthrow the Treaty of Versailles and recover the lands lost during the First World War • Unite all Germans in central Europe under his rule in a n enlarged Germany • Conquer land in the east to provide living space. The east would provide food and valuable raw material for Germany

  6. Background to the Agreement - 1 • SAAR PLEBISCITE (referendum / vote) • The Treaty if Versailles had put the Saar under the control of the League of Nations for 15 years.   In 1935 the inhabitants of the Saar voted to return to Germany.   The Saar plebiscite is cited by many historians as the first step to war.  

  7. Background to the Agreement - 2 • CONSCRIPTION & RE-ARMAMENT • Hitler began to build up his armed forces. In 1935 he introduced conscription (calling up men to the army). This broke the Treaty of Versailles, but Britain and France let him get away with it.  

  8. Background to the Agreement - 3 • RHINELAND • Hitler invaded the Rhineland on 7 March 1936. This broke the Treaty of Versailles. It was a bluff – the German army had only 22,000 soldiers and had orders to retreat if they met any resistance. But once again, Britain and France did nothing.  

  9. Background to the Agreement - 4 • AUSTRIA • In 1938, Hitler took over Austria. First, Hitler encouraged the Austrian Nazis to demand union with Germany. Then Hitler invaded Austria (11 March 1938). This broke the Treaty of Versailles, but Britain and France did nothing.

  10. Munich, Germany

  11. Chamberlain goes to saves the day

  12. The Result of the Meeting • The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany • Why? • Britain, France, Italy would not go to war over a far away land

  13. Task Mills book • Read pages 36 and 37 • Do activities 1 & 2 • Construct a timeline using the Mills book and Francis of events leading up to the Munich Crisis. Your start date is 1929 Francis book • Read pages 57 & 58 • Answer in full the Key questions. • Do Cartoon Study (page 58)

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