International

Peace Collapse
How far was Hitler´s
foreign policy to
blame for the
outbreak of war
in Europe in 1939?
Parade of the Wehrmacht on Hitler's 50th birthday on the Ost-West-Achse.
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Impact of the Failure of the Hitler´s
Treaty of League of foreign
Versailles Nations policies
 Long term consequences
of the Treaty of Versailles
Source: https://europecentenary.eu/the-treaty-of-versailles-and-clemenceaus-
predictions/

German minorities Resentment

in other countries

Relationship between Helped to set Hitler’s aims in

Germany and the USSR foreign policy

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 Consequences of the failure of the
League of Nations in the 1930s

Countries
Failure of the
Conquered (including
disarmament
Japan Manchuria Germany)
conference,
in 1932 went on
1932-1934
rearming

Failure of the Germany

Conquered appeasement adopted an
Italy Abyssinia policy, mid- agressive
in 1935 1930s foreign policy
Hitler’s foreign policy aims
 Hitler’s foreign policy

The Saar The The Rome -

Rearmament Berlin Axis
Czechoslovakia
Plebiscite Rhineland and the and the
Anticomintern Munich
Pact Agreement

Anschluss The Spanish The Nazi

The Polish
Civil War Soviet Pact
invasion

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 1933

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3vq96f/revision/2
Source: https://omniatlas.com/maps/europe/19390823/
 Beginning of war in
1939

In September 1939, Hitler invaded Poland,

and Britain declared war to Germany.

The Second World War had started.