Early events of WWII

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  • The Austrian Anschluss

    The Austrian Anschluss
    Hitler threatened to invade German-speaking Austria unless Austrian Nazis were given important government posts. Austria´s chancellor gave into this demand, but then tried to put the matter of unification with Germany to a democratic vote. Fearing the outcome, Hitler sent troops into Austria in March and announced the Anschluss, or unification, of Austria and Germany. "Germany neither intends nor wishes to interfere in the internal affair of Austria or to conclude an Anschluss." - Adolf Hitler

  • The Munich Conference

    The Munich Conference
    Britain and France agreed to Hitlers demands, a policy that came to be known as appeasement They made concessions in exchange for peace.

  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Pact
    Signed by Hitler and Stalin, said that the Germans and Soviets would not fight each other/invade each other for 10 years, allowed the Germans to invade Poland soon after pact was signed.

  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland
    On September 1, 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, only days after signing the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, under which the Soviet Union agreed not to defend Poland from the east if Germany attacked it from the west, thereby starting World War II. The Nazis quickly advance into Poland and establish their authority.

  • Hitler Demands Danzing

    Hitler Demands Danzing
    The conflict between Germany and Poland, which was supported by Britain and France, over the Danzig territory preceded the outbreak of World War II. Hitler demanded that the Danzig (of Gdansk) region of Poland be ceded to Germany.

  • The Fall of France

    The Fall of France
    The Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries in 1940 during the Second World War.

  • The Evacuation of Dunkirk

    The Evacuation of Dunkirk
    In World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the evacuation, which began on May 26.

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was the combat of the Second World War when the Royal Air Force defended the united Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks.