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What was the nature of Hitler’s Foreign Policy 1936 to 1938?. Key themes:. Was the Hossbach memorandum significant? The Anschluss and its consequences. The Sudeten crisis. The Munich conference and Agreement. . Hossbach memorandum, 5 th November 1937.
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What was the nature of Hitler’s Foreign Policy 1936 to 1938?
Key themes: • Was the Hossbach memorandum significant? • The Anschluss and its consequences. • The Sudeten crisis. • The Munich conference and Agreement.
Hossbach memorandum, 5th November 1937 ‘The aim of German policy was to make secure and to preserve the racial community and to enlarge it… There remain still to be answered the questions of ‘when’ and ‘how’. Hitler, quoted in the Hossback memorandum Three case studies quoted: aims? Divided interpretations: Taylor vs. Adamthwaite
Anschluss • Forbidden (Article 80; T. of V.) Union with Austria. • Personal commitment: 1st page Mein Kampf • How did he proceed with Anschluss? • Opposition within Austria • Failed putsch 1934; Italian change 1935 • ‘Invasion’ 1938
Sudeten Crisis • Czechoslovakia as obstacle to Eastern expansion • Largest minority = Germans of Sudeten • Sudeten Party 1935 • Importance of GB & France
Munich Conference • 29-30 September 1938 • Czechs not represented • All German majority territories - Germany by stages (international supervision) • Betrayal of Czechoslovakia - doomed
Task • Questions on Hossbach memorandum - Traynor pages 293-5 • Outline notes on Anschluss • (Traynor pages 295-297 or Collins pages 350-352) • Outline notes on the Sudeten crisis • (Collins page 352) • You have todays lesson and half of tomorrow’s (bring textbook) • We will discuss interpretations tomorrow • Unfinished notes must be done for prep