
Question 6 Sample Answer:
(i) That a country should be governed by a powerful dictator/ Extreme nationalism
(ii) (b) Hitler’s foreign policy: the path to war, 1933-1939: Hitler despised the Treaty of Versailles and wanted to destroy it. He also wanted to rebuid the German army and create a bigger Germany for his master race. He stopped Germany paying reparations to the allies. He secretly rebuilt the army and munition factories. He sent troops into the Rhineland in 1935 and then annexed Austria, this was known as Anschluss. At this stage Hitler was worrying the Uk and French Prime Ministers, however both were extremely afraid of another war breaking out so they did nothing. This was known as appeasement. Hitler then took over a German speaking part of Czechoslovakia known as the Sudetan Land and the U.K and French prime ministers finally intervened and met with Hitler. During the meeting Hitler agreed to stop attacking. This was known as the Munich agreement. In September 1939 Hitler invaded Poland and War was then declared by the Allies on Germany for breaking their agreement.
(iii) Germany could not match the combined military strength of the Allies/ Hitler over-stretched by attacking the USSR
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