The Sudeten Crisis (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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The Sudetenland
The Sudetenland
Border region of Czechoslovakia with German speakers
Sudetenland German-speaking population
Sudetenland German-speaking population
Approximately 3 million people
Chamberlain's policy towards Hitler
Chamberlain's policy towards Hitler
Appeasement
Appeasement policy meaning
Appeasement policy meaning
Satisfying Hitler's ambitions via negotiation/compromise
Date: Chamberlain's first meeting with Hitler
Date: Chamberlain's first meeting with Hitler
15 September 1938
Date: Hitler escalated demands
Date: Hitler escalated demands
22 September 1938
Date: German army entered Sudetenland
Date: German army entered Sudetenland
1 October 1938
When Hitler began claiming Sudetenland persecution
When Hitler began claiming Sudetenland persecution
May 1938
Hitler's claim about Sudetenland Germans
Hitler's claim about Sudetenland Germans
They were being persecuted by Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland's strategic position
Sudetenland's strategic position
Germany surrounded it on three sides
What Sudetenland contained militarily
What Sudetenland contained militarily
Czechoslovakia's most important mountain fortifications
Effect of losing Sudetenland defences
Effect of losing Sudetenland defences
Left Czechoslovakia completely defenceless
Impact of Sudeten success on Hitler
Impact of Sudeten success on Hitler
Boosted popularity and emboldened further expansion
Key flaw of appeasement policy
Key flaw of appeasement policy
Concessions encouraged Hitler to demand more
Why Britain/France reluctant to fight Germany 1938
Why Britain/France reluctant to fight Germany 1938
Saw Luftwaffe's devastating impact in Spanish Civil War