HISTORY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Armoured Warfare, Munich Agreement, Nella Last
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In the 1920s, british foreign policy other than maintaining the empire was dominated by the question of diffusing ongoing tensions in europe especially between france and germany. Borders and agreements made after the war questioned and changed. League of nations, repeatedly shown up as not being able to enforce its decisions or its judgments. 1931 japan invaded manchuria (china), league of nations would condemn, but the big powers refused to act on the league of nations condemnation, exposes the league as someone who couldn"t enforce these consequences. Italian invasion of abyssinian, still didn"t act even though league condemned. Hitler, violates the terms of the peace settlement at the end of wwi, moved troops in 1935 to the border of france. 1936, right wing fascist uprising against an elected government. Republicans (loyalists) supported by volunteers and some support from the soviet union. War of aerial bombardment, dropping of bombs on civilians, especially on spanish city, guernica.
