[With the growing military power, Hitler's confidence doubled. ]
[He set his sights on the next area - the Rhineland. ]
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[What is the Rhineland? ]
[The Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaty stipulate that Germany shall not station troops or build fortifications on the west bank of the Rhine River and 50 kilometers on the east bank. ]
[This is the famous Rhineland demilitarized zone. ]
[The Rhineland is the border between France and Germany. ]
[In its northeast is the famous Ruhr industrial area in Germany, which has great geographical significance. ]
[The French insisted on demilitarizing this area so that if there is a war between France and Germany one day, the French army can easily invade Germany and directly attack Germany's industrial center, allowing the war to be carried out on German territory. ]
[And if Germany wanted to expand eastward and attack small countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia, France had signed mutual assistance treaties with all countries, which could give Germany a fatal blow from behind. ]
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[It can be said that as long as the Rhineland was undefended, the sword of Damocles hanging over Hitler's head would not disappear. ]
[Hitler clearly realized that if Germany wanted to go further on the road of military expansion and preparation for war, the Rhineland region must be re-militarized. ]
[Originally, under the restrictions of the two major contracts, Hitler had no chance to pry open this obstacle. ]
[However, by 1936, the situation had changed. ]
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[First, Italy's attitude towards Germany began to become ambiguous. ]
[Although the two countries still had contradictions on the Austrian issue, Italy even stood on the side of Britain and France, and worked with them to curb Hitler's ambitions. ]
[However, in 1935, after Mussolini invaded Abyssinia, England directly sanctioned Italy in the name of the League of Nations. ]
[The relationship between the two countries quickly dropped to a freezing point. ]
[At this time, although Germany maintained nominal neutrality, it provided a lot of assistance to Italy. ]
[On the one hand, there were sanctions from England, and on the other hand, there was assistance from Hitler. Italy reciprocated, and its relationship with Germany quickly warmed up. ]
[Even Italy had privately assured Hitler that if Germany took action, Italy would not fulfill its obligations under the Locarno Treaty. ]
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[Secondly, the initial signing of the Franco-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty also gave Hitler an excuse. ]
[Germany's military expansion and preparations made France feel a sense of crisis. They realized that once Germany rose, the first one they would not let go would be themselves. ]
[So, when the Soviet Union proposed to France that the two sides conclude a bilateral mutual assistance treaty, France responded positively. ]
[The two countries began to dissolve in Geneva and signed the Franco-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty. ]
[The treaty stipulates that if France or the Soviet Union becomes the target of unprovoked invasion by any European country, the two countries guarantee to immediately support and assist each other. ]
[The signing of the Franco-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty made Hitler ecstatic. ]
[He knew that the peace between France and the Soviet Union would be unacceptable to European countries, especially England, which regarded the Soviet Union as a scourge. ]
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[The signing of the Franco-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty caused a rift between Britain and France. ]
[It also gave Hitler an excuse. ]
[Since France does not abide by the Locarno Treaty, there is no need for Germany to abide by it, and the restrictions they are subject to in the Rhineland will no longer exist. ]
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[So on March 7, 1936, Hitler announced in Congress: From today, the German Empire will restore complete and unrestricted sovereignty in the Rhineland. ]
[Hitler wanted to replicate his achievements in restoring the conscription system, and took advantage of the turbulent international situation to remove the sword of Damocles hanging over Germany's head. ]
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This paragraph.
Fang Yuan did not write quickly.
Because.
This was Hitler's first military action in the true sense!
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Yes.
When future generations talk about Hitler.
The impression of his first military action will probably stay on the blitzkrieg on Poland.
But in fact.
The first time happened in the Rhineland.
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However, because it did not write about the military action.
At this time.
When seeing this paragraph.
The first thought that came to the minds of the audience was: Come again?
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Barrage:
——"Hitler is addicted to taking advantage of the changing situation to steal."
——"Will he succeed?"
——"It's hard to say. After all, this is different from restoring the conscription system. It is to restore the sovereignty of a region."
——"Yes, although restoring the conscription system seems difficult, as long as we win the support of England and find a reasonable excuse, and then announce the restoration of the conscription system, it will be fine.
However, it is not as simple as saying it verbally to take over the sovereignty of the Rhineland.
Countries will not agree."
——"I think France will not agree first. The Rhineland is too important to them. They will not give it up easily."
——"What's more, France is now together with the Soviet Union, so it will not indulge Hitler."
——"Is it going to fail this time?"
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Although in the content written by Fang Yuan.
The current situation is favorable to Hitler.
But not many viewers think he will succeed.
As some people said.
This is not restoring the conscription system.
It's not you making a statement.
Then it was so simple to execute.
The four words "restore sovereignty" looked light.
But in fact.
This was undoubtedly to bite off a piece of meat from France in front of it.
France, can he agree?
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"Teachers, do you think Hitler can succeed?"
Seeing that the four teachers were fascinated.
Maimaiti asked.
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It was still Jiang Wen who spoke first.
He pondered for two seconds.
He spoke.
"I think it is difficult, or he is bound to fail!"
"As the saying goes, you can't do it again."
"Hitler has taken advantage of the international situation to get an advantage once."
"At this point, all countries should be able to see his threat. It is absolutely impossible for him to take over the Rhineland."
"The demilitarization of this area is a huge containment of Germany."
"It is impossible to give up easily."
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Jiang Wen finished speaking.
Miyazaki Hayao, who had been silent all the time, also spoke.
"That's right."
"Especially under the control of France."
"Just now, contestant Fang Yuan also wrote that France has developed a sense of crisis about Germany, and has even signed an alliance with the Soviet Union at the cost of offending England."
"The significance of his alliance is to contain Germany."
"How can Germany take back the Rhineland at this time?"
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Several judges looked at each other.
Soon they reached a consensus.
That is, France would never sit back and watch Hitler's speculation succeed again.
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But.
Just when they were so sure of this point of view.
In the screen.
I saw Fang Yuan write another paragraph.
And when I saw this content.
On and off the stage.
Offline and online.
The judges and countless audiences... were all in an uproar!