PLSC 27600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anschluss, Soviet Empire, Munich Agreement
31 Aug 2016
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Class 8a feb 23 caues of world war ii in europe. Bigger picture: wwi 14-18, inter-war 19-39, wwii 39-45, cold war 47-89. Key actors: creation of small states in eatern europe between germany and soviety union hugely important. Their development stemmed directly from the collapse of austria-hungary and the ottoman empire: soviet union replaces russia. Begins indistrializing with its first 5 year plan in 1928: weimar germany becomes nazi germany in 1933. Weaknesses after wwi: versailles forbade germany from having. Miltary in the rhineland: polish-soviet war (feb 1919-march 1921) Poland finally got its own independence for the first time since 1795. Had designs on land from the weak soviet empire. Poles did well initially and kind of won. German and russian militaries could conduct illegal exercises inside the. Soviet union (improve both their military capabilities against poland) Key events: between 1922-1937, there was very little evidence that hitler would be so aggressive on the internation sphere.
