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Austria & czechoslovakia fall
hitler met secretly with his top military.
declared German needed their neighbors land.
advisors protested that annexing those countries could provke war -
UNION WITH AUSTRIA
German targeted Austria 1st as their plan.
6mil of Austria pplwere German who favored unification
Anschluss (union) was complete. -
bargaining for the sudetenland
hitler turned to czechoslovakia.
the main defense against german attacks .
hitler wanted annex for more living space for german an to control its importants naturtal resources.
invited french premier edouard daladier & britain minister Neville Chamberlian to meet.
to avoid war they signed the Munich Agreement.
by sigining it they had adopted a shamful policy.
choose from war and dishonorn chose dishonor. -
Germans advance into Czechoslovakia
At dawn German troops moved into and invaded Czechoslovakia, wiping it out. -
Hitler charges Germans in Poland
Hitler once again charges that Germans in Poland were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection. -
Germany and Russia sign a "Nonaggression pact."
Stalin signs a nonagression pact with Hitler, declaring peace between Germany and Russia -
The Germans advance into Poland
The German airforce bombed bases, cities, railroads, and airports while tanks rolled in at the same time. This was the first using of the new military stratagy known as "blitzkrieg." -
Britian and France declare war on Germany
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the phony war
Hitler once again charges that Germans in Poland were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection.Hitler once again charges that Germans in Poland were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection. -
Fall Of France
William Shirer and the world watched, Hitler handed french officers his terms of surrender. -
The Battle Of Britain
The Germans began to assemble an invasion fleet along the French Coast. -
German Plains
Approximately 2,000 German planes ranged over Britain. -
RAF Attacks
The RAF shot down over 185 German Planes, at the same time they lost only 26 aircraft.