-
The Austrian Anschluss
Anschluss was the Nazi propaganda term for the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Hitler wanted all German- speaking regions to be united. Hitler threatened Austria to invade them unless they gave him important government post information. -
The Munich Conference
The Munich Conference was a settlement with Germany, Britain and France. They both agreed to Hitlers demands, a policy that came to be known as Appeasement.The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe, excluding the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Demands Danzig
Hitler Demands Danziig be returned to German control. Even though Danzig was 90 % German, It was a part of Poland since World War 1. Hitler thought the Polish corridor should be cut in half by linking East Prussia and the rest of Germany with a band of territory. Hitler is bound by an agreement he signed with Poland in January 1934, guaranteeing not to change Danzig's position or threaten Poland for ten years. Britain and France have pledged their support to Poland. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
On August 23, 1939 before WW2 broke out in Europe the "enemies" Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin viewed the pact as a way to keep his Country in peace with Germany. -
The Invasion of Poland
On This day Germany invaded Poland, two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany. World War 2 has begun. The war can aslo be known as September Campaign, or the 1939 Defensive War in Poland. The campaign ended on 6 October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland under the terms of the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty -
The Fall of France
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was when the Germans invaded France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. In six weeks from 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, bringing land operations on the Western Front to an end until 6 June 1944. -
The Evacuation of Dunkirk
was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and of Dunkirk, France, during World War II. The operation was decided upon when large numbers of Belgian, British, and French troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the events "a colossal military disaster", saying "the whole root and core and brain of the British Army" had been stranded at Dunkirk soon to be captured -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was one of the major World War II battles. the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force. It is described as the first major campaign fought entirely by air forces.
