Political and Military Events of WWII Prior to US entry

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
03/12/1938	Germany's Anschluss with Austria	Anschluss means "union" The majority of Austria's 6 million people desired unitifaction with Germany
09/30/1938	Germany's Annexation of the Sudetenland	The Munich Agreement turned over Sudetenland The fuhrer declared the the annexation of Sudetenland would be Chamberlain's "last territorial demand"
09/30/1938	The Munich Pact	Annexed Sudentenland signed by Chamberlain and Daladier
03/15/1939	Hitler's Annexation of Czechoslovakia	Germany used the threat of violence in order to get the Czechs to sign the document. Hitler gloated that "Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist" by nightfall.
08/23/1939	The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact	Signed by Germany and Russia Pact said that Germany and Russia would never attack each other again.
09/01/1939	Germany's Invasion of Poland	Germans raided Poland from the air as well as the ground. Germans used a new strategy called blitzkrieg or lightening war which used the newest technology to take the enemy by surprise and then quickly crush all opposition with overwhelming force.
09/28/1939	The Phony War	Called the "Phony War" because nothing really seemed to happen. Ended on April 9, 1940 when Hitler launched a surprise invasion on Denmark and Norway in order to "protect [those countries'] freedom and independence."
05/26/1940	The Miracle at Dunkirk	When the Germans had badly defeated the British, they decided to evacuate by sea. The navy put out a call to the public for help. Over the course of 10 days all kinds of civilian boats and ships came to the rescue of the navy. The civilians helped rescue nearly 340,000 men. This was a "Miracle" that was truly astonishing.
06/22/1940	The Fall of France	Italy invaded France from the south and Germany invaded France from the north Hitler's terms of surrender included: Germans would occupy the northern part of France, and a Nazi-controlled puppet government, headed by Marshal Philippe Petain, would be set up at Vichy, in southern France.
09/15/1940	The Battle of Britain	Really lasted from the summer of 1940 to the fall of 1940 The RAF put up a fierce fight and Hitler eventually called off the invasion of Britain indefinitely.