Germany and

Outbreak of the Second World WarChapter-12

Hitler’s foreign Policy and Steps to the War

Was Hitler to Blame for the Second World War?

Source 1A of page 113, Making History

Was Hitler to Blame for the Second World War?

Three main aims of Hitler’s foreign policy:

1.To reverse the Treaty of Versailles

2.To create a “Greater Germany” by uniting all German people.

3.To gain Lebensraum-living space for the German people.

Steps to War

Source page 113, Making History

Leaving the League, 1933

As the League had been born out of the Versailles humiliation.

See page-28, point-14

Steps to War

Source page 114, Making History

Germany’s Neighbours

Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia made alliance with

France.

See page-114, Map-12-1 Europe 1936

Steps to War

Source page 114, Making History

Austria, 1934Austria was Hitler’s birthplace and German speaking state.

Hitler wanted union of all German people under Germany.

In 1934, Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss was murdered by Austrian Nazi.

The Nazis then invited Hitler to become the ruler of Austria.

Mussolini sent Italian troops to the Austrian border to prevent a German take-over.

Hitler backed down.

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