appeasement

annex

Mar 13, 1938

Germany annexes Austria.

territory

Sep 23, 1938

Chamberlain meets with Hitler in Godesberg,
Germany. Hitler claims Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia would be final German demand for territory.

agreement

Sep 29, 1938

Germany, italy, Great Britain, and France sign the
Munich Agreement.

broken trust

Mar 14, 1939

Germany breaks the Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands.

support

Mar 31, 1939

France and great Britain agree to support Poland against Nazi aggression.

spheres

Aug 23, 1939

Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.

invasion

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

war!

Sep 3, 1939

Honoring their support of Poland, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.