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3. How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?

In this section you will look at the impact of Hitler's foreign policy on the international situation after 1933 and the extent to which his actions led to the collapse of peace by 1939. The pages below cover the key questions that you need to examine:

 

1. What was the impact of Hitler's foreign policy 1933 to 1937?

 

2. What was the signficance of Hitler's actions 1938 to 1939?

 

4. How important was the Nazi–Soviet Pact?

 

5. Was the policy of appeasement justified?

 

6. Why had international peace collapsed by 1939? Conclusions

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This is the topic for the November 2025 examination and a practice paper can be found here:

 

Option B: Hitler's Foreign Policy - Nazi-Soviet Pact

Option B: How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?

Key vocabulary for this unit

These are words or terms that you will come across in this unit:

  • Appeasement
  • Lebensraum
  • Remilitarisation
  • Plebiscite
  • Annexation
  • Anschluss
  • Mein Kampf
  • Sudentenland
  • The Munich Agreement
  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact
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