This was because the other countries felt that Germany was the cause of world war (I) and suggested that Germany needed to pay for all the reparations. ... The overall reaction from Germany was an outrage. ... Britain and Germany signed an agreement in 1935 known as the Appeasement policy. ... Chamberlain believed that this policy would benefit Germany and encourage peace. ... While the invasion of Abyssinia was going on, Hitler used this as an opportunity to proceed with his plans as he rearmed the Rhineland. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Schacth the German in charge of finances and the Reichsbank considered himself to be innocent in the absolute. He stated that he did help rearm Germany but that was hardly a crime because the allied military inspectors watched as we broke the treaty of Versailles. ... The document outlined the Germany s plan to take over Eastern Europe. ... The next key witness in the case was General Lahousen who was head of German counter-intelligence. ... He said, He simply wanted to make Germany an economic force. ...

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His dream was to build a "new Germany" under his own leadership, to overturn the treaty of Versailles and to establish Germany as a major European power. ... This would allow Germany to rearm and regain lost territory. 2.To gain territory (living space) for Germany in eastern Europe. ... Germany was the only great power disarmed in the treaty. ... The Russians and Germans had sealed the Polish fate. On 1 September 1939 Germany attacked Poland. ...

• Word Count: 1572
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• Grade Level: High School