Conflict and Tension 1918-1939Key Facts
How Hitler Achieved His Aims — Step by Step
Part of Hitler's Foreign Policy — GCSE History
This key facts covers How Hitler Achieved His Aims — Step by Step within Hitler's Foreign Policy for GCSE History. Revise Hitler's Foreign Policy in Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 4 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 2 of 9 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Topic position
Section 2 of 9
Practice
8 questions
Recall
4 flashcards
📊 How Hitler Achieved His Aims — Step by Step
| Date | Action | Aim Achieved | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Left League of Nations & Disarmament Conference | Freedom to rearm | None |
| 1935 | Announced rearmament (conscription, air force) | Destroy Versailles | Stresa Front (weak) |
| 1936 | Remilitarised Rhineland | Destroy Versailles | None (France didn't act) |
| 1938 | Anschluss with Austria | Greater Germany | None (appeasement) |
| 1938 | Munich — gained Sudetenland | Greater Germany | Appeasement (Chamberlain) |
| 1939 | Took rest of Czechoslovakia | Lebensraum begins | Guarantees to Poland |
| 1939 | Invaded Poland | Lebensraum | WAR declared |
"Germany will either become a world power or will not continue to exist at all."
— Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (1925)