AP European History AMSCO Guided Notes
8.7: Europe During the Interwar Period
AMSCO Guided Notes
AP European History Guided Notes
AMSCO 8.7 - Europe During the Interwar Period
Essential Questions
- How and why did political and ideological factors result in the catastrophe of World War II?
I. Appeasement and Expansion
1. What was appeasement and why did Britain and France adopt this policy toward Hitler in the 1930s?
2. How did the economic depression and isolationism of the 1930s affect the ability of democratic nations to oppose fascist expansion?
A. Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
1. Why did Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 threaten British interests, and how did the League of Nations respond?
B. Remilitarization of the Rhineland
1. What did Hitler accomplish by remilitarizing the Rhineland in 1936, and what did the lack of British and French response encourage?
C. Annexation of Austria
1. How did Hitler use Nazi propaganda and the plebiscite to justify the annexation of Austria in 1938?
D. The Munich Agreement
1. What territory did Germany gain through the Munich Agreement, and what promises did Hitler make in return?
2. How did the Munich Agreement demonstrate the failure of appeasement and what action did Poland take in response?
E. Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
1. What were the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact and how did it enable German aggression against Poland?
2. What territorial gains did the Soviet Union receive from the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?
Key Terms
appeasement
Rhineland
Munich Agreement
Ethiopia
annexation
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact