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What significant event in German history happened the same year Werner von Blomberg resigned?

  • End of World War II

  • Start of the Cold War

  • The Night of Long Knives

  • Anschluss, the annexation of Austria

Answer

Anschluss, the annexation of Austria, happened in 1938. Werner von Blomberg was a German general and politician who was Minister of Defense from 1933 to 1938. He was forced to resign in 1938 after it was revealed that he had an affair with a woman who was not his wife. Anschluss was a significant event in German history because it marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's expansionist policies.
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