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Beginging of WWII
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1935 Hitler
Hitler test strength of Treaty of Versailles. -
Anschluss
annextion of Austria and Germany by Hitler. -
Czechoslovakia
Hilter took a part of Czechoslovakia, became known as Sudetenland. -
Munich Conference
Was a settlement that allowed Nazi Germany to annexetaion of portions of Czechoslovakia. The desion was made in Munich, thats why it got the name Munich Conference. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
A agreement that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack eachother. Germany signing this ment that they didnt have to fight a two-front war. The pact was broken once Nazi Germany attacked them 2 years later on June 22,1941. -
Poland, Britain, France Sept 1, 1939
Germany invaded poland with nearly 1.5 million troops. Two days later Poland decalared war, start of WWII. -
Poland fell
German army launched assault across the polish border. -
Phony and Boer war
What happened in Western Europe to assume that nothing was going on in Europe would be wrong as Poland . -
Blitzkrieg
Called the "lighting war". required movable weapons to better there war efforts, such as tanks and planes. Start of wwII in Europe and Germany wanted series of short wars. -
Danzig
Gerany annexed Danzig after the defeat of Poland. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
It gave theBritish and their Allies to regroup, retrain, re-arm and go back to win the war. -
Battle of Britain
Prevented the Germans from invading.The strength of the Royal Navy was another factor -
French Surrender
the armistice is signed and 2/3 of france is occupied by the germans