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The Austrian Anschluss
Hitler threatned to invade german speaking Austria unless austrian natzis were givien important government post. Austrias councler gave into this idea but then tried to unify austria with germany. Hitler then sent troops into Austria and announced the anschluss of the two countries. -
The Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland on Septeber 1, 1939. About 2 days later Britian and France declared war on Germany. The Polosh armys technology was outdated. The Germans had new technology called ¨Blizkrieg¨or ¨Lightning war¨. They issed aircrafts to bomb the Polish and dropped paratroopers to cut their supply lines.The Polish army was defeated by the natzis by October 5,1939. -
The Munich Conference
Hitler tries to claim the german speaking part of Czechoslovakia. France then jumped in to help out C and the Soviet union promised aid.Britian, France, Itatly, and German representatives agreed to hold a confrenss to determind Czechoslovakias outcome. Britian demand a policy, that they would make concessions in exchange for peace. Hitler went around this policy and sent troops to Czechoslovakia and divided the country. Half the country was known as Slovakia, while the other half that was under -
Hitler Demands Danzig
Hitler demanded Danzing one month after the Munich Conference. France and Britian were convinced that was was certain to happen with Hitler. Britian announced that if Poland went into war with Germany, Britian and France would be its aid to come and help. Hitler took this plan as Poland refusing to completeing Hitlers demands. Hitler then order his army to prepare to invade Poland and he ordered his prime minister to begin negotiations with the USSR. Hitler did not want to fight the Soviets if B -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Geramn officals proposed a nonagreession treaty to Stalin and he agreed. This shoked the world because communism and natism were completely different. Hitler made a deal to free himself from war against Britian, France and Poland. In the treaty lyed a secretdeal to divid Poland amungst Germany and the Soviet Union. -
The Fall of France
While the war in Poland was going on western Europe remained quiet. Many of the countries had nicknames for this war. British and French had been waiting for the Germans to attack. The frech had the Maginot Line from WWI waiting for the Germans to arrive.This plan seemed to back fire, Hitler and his army went around the line, and went towards Belguim. The french messed up their game plan and headed towards belgium, the germans crashed through the french lines.The french were trapped in Belgium. -
The Evacuation of Dunkirk
This was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France. Also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk -
The Battle of Britain
Second World War defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force which began at the end of June 1940. Britain wins