For those of you who are unfamiliar with this, click here for Part I.
Hitler's actions and foreign policy were a major cause of the collapse of peace in Europe. If you read your textbook, the following are the main points:
- to make the German military stronger (rearmament; this has been covered in a previous post)
- to gain lebensraum (extra land for Germany) by being aggressive to her neighbours
- to fight Communism (this is actually linked to the second point)
The first part of the video deals with rearmament, then it gradually moves on to Hitler's aggressive foreign policy and then appeasement.
Try answering the questions below after watching the video:
Basic Questions (For weaker students)
- What were some of the ways Germany rearmed?
- What were some important dates and places in Hitler's aggressive foreign policy?
- What is appeasement? How did the Allies appease Hitler?
Standard Questions (For stronger students)
- Below are two factors which contributed to the collapse of peace:
1) Hitler's actions and foreign policy (rearmament, Hitler's foreign policy)
2) Appeasement
What were the roles of each factor in contributing to the collapse of peace? Which factor do you think was more important and why?
Showing posts with label Chapter 6. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chapter 6. Show all posts
Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Chapter 6: Hitler's actions & foreign policy (Part 1)
Hitler's actions and foreign policy:
Shortly after Hitler came to power in 1933, he rearmed Germany. (Rearmament is the building up of a country's military force.) He also pursued an aggressive foreign policy in order to gain "Lebensraum" (land for Germany).
Video on rearmament
During the video, think about the following:
- In what ways did Hitler rearm Germany?
- How would this lead to the collapse of peace in Europe?
After the video, read the textbook for specific facts and figures on the above. For example, the textbook says that Hitler built up the German army from 100,000 in 1933 to 550,000 in 1935.
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Another of Hitler's actions was the remilitarization (some books call it "reoccupation") of the Rhineland. The Rhineland is in the west of Germany, close to France. You can see the map here.
Germany was not allowed to station troops there due to the Treaty of Versailles. By stationing his troops there, Hitler was sending a bold message that he was prepared to violate the Treaty of Versailles, and perhaps even invade France some day.
This is a rather long video. When watching it, besides thinking about how it led to the collapse of peace, can you think of reasons why the remilitarization of the Rhineland was so popular with the Germans?
Try this worksheet on Hitler's actions & foreign policy
Now, go on to Part 2 of this series.
Shortly after Hitler came to power in 1933, he rearmed Germany. (Rearmament is the building up of a country's military force.) He also pursued an aggressive foreign policy in order to gain "Lebensraum" (land for Germany).
Video on rearmament
During the video, think about the following:
- In what ways did Hitler rearm Germany?
- How would this lead to the collapse of peace in Europe?
After the video, read the textbook for specific facts and figures on the above. For example, the textbook says that Hitler built up the German army from 100,000 in 1933 to 550,000 in 1935.
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Another of Hitler's actions was the remilitarization (some books call it "reoccupation") of the Rhineland. The Rhineland is in the west of Germany, close to France. You can see the map here.
Germany was not allowed to station troops there due to the Treaty of Versailles. By stationing his troops there, Hitler was sending a bold message that he was prepared to violate the Treaty of Versailles, and perhaps even invade France some day.
This is a rather long video. When watching it, besides thinking about how it led to the collapse of peace, can you think of reasons why the remilitarization of the Rhineland was so popular with the Germans?
Try this worksheet on Hitler's actions & foreign policy
Now, go on to Part 2 of this series.
Chapter 6: Failure of the League of Nations
This video shows how the League of Nations failed to respond to aggression. In 1935, Italy invaded Abyssinia, but the League could not respond effectively.
The video stops after 2 plus minutes but the soundtrack continues playing. You can either stop the video or just continue listening to the music.
When watching the video, think of the following points:
1. Why could the League not respond to aggressive countries such as Italy?
2. How did this lead to the failure of the League?
3. There are three reasons for the League of Nation's failure in the 1930s. Besides the failure to control aggressive countries, its member nations cared more for themselves and the League, and it could not get countries to disarm. Which do you think was the most important reason for the League's failure and why?
The video stops after 2 plus minutes but the soundtrack continues playing. You can either stop the video or just continue listening to the music.
When watching the video, think of the following points:
1. Why could the League not respond to aggressive countries such as Italy?
2. How did this lead to the failure of the League?
3. There are three reasons for the League of Nation's failure in the 1930s. Besides the failure to control aggressive countries, its member nations cared more for themselves and the League, and it could not get countries to disarm. Which do you think was the most important reason for the League's failure and why?
Chapter 2, Treaty of Versailles; Chapter 4, Rise of Hitler; Chapter 6, Appeasement
This video is about:
1) the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles. (0:01 to 1:00) Chapter 2
2) the rise of Hitler (1:01 to 2:00) Chapter 4
3) the causes of the collapse of peace and start of war in Europe (2:00 onwards) Chapter 6
When watching the video, think about the following issues:
Treaty of Versailles
- What were the main terms?
- Do you think the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh?
Rise of Hitler
- Which reason do you think was the most important for Hitler's rise?
Causes of War
- What is appeasement?
- Do you think appeasement was a sensible policy?
1) the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles. (0:01 to 1:00) Chapter 2
2) the rise of Hitler (1:01 to 2:00) Chapter 4
3) the causes of the collapse of peace and start of war in Europe (2:00 onwards) Chapter 6
When watching the video, think about the following issues:
Treaty of Versailles
- What were the main terms?
- Do you think the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh?
Rise of Hitler
- Which reason do you think was the most important for Hitler's rise?
Causes of War
- What is appeasement?
- Do you think appeasement was a sensible policy?
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