Hitler's foreign policy – GCSE history revision worksheet

This engaging GCSE revision worksheet covers the crucial events, decisions and consequences of Hitler's foreign policy between 1933 and 1939.

What's included

• Clear overview of Hitler's key aims and early actions as Chancellor
• Interactive timeline activity to sequence and evaluate major foreign policy events
• Visual learning tasks, including map work and dual coding exercises

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Understanding Hitler's foreign policy

From 1933, Hitler spent two years building support within Germany. Then, in 1935, he started a more aggressive foreign policy. Ironically, it started with the Saar plebiscite, which was neither aggressive nor illegal and was even promised in the Treaty of Versailles. However, the 90% result of Saarlanders voting to rejoin Germany gave Hitler the justification he needed to break the Treaty of Versailles.

The key events students need to know about in this period are:

• The Saar Plebiscite: 1935
• Conscription and Rearmament: 1935
• Remilitarisation of the Rhineland: 1936
• Anschluss with Austria: 1938 (you should also know about the Dolfuss Affair of 1934)
• The Munich and Sudeten crises 1938
• The Annexation of Bohemia and Moravia: 1939
• he Nazi−Soviet Pact and the Invasion of Poland: 1939

How to use this resource

This versatile worksheet works well for lesson activities, homework and independent revision.

• Use it in lessons to focus on chronology and significance of events
• Set the activities as homework to reinforce learning and develop revision skills
• Use it as a knowledge check at the start or end of the topic

Looking for more like this?

Explore our full range of Hitler's foreign policy resources:

• Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-39 Timeline
• Hitler's Writing and Communications Analysis
• Hitler's Foreign Policy Source Analysis
• Hitler's Foreign Policy Key Word Cipher
• Hitler's Steps to War Revision Dominoes

This worksheet is taken from our comprehensive Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 Revision Workbook, available for £15 or free with a Premium subscription.