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hitler met secretly with his top military.
declared German needed their neighbors land.
advisors protested that annexing those countries could provke war -
German targeted Austria 1st as their plan.
6mil of Austria pplwere German who favored unification
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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.
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At dawn German troops moved into and invaded Czechoslovakia, wiping it out.
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Hitler once again charges that Germans in Poland were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection.
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Stalin signs a nonagression pact with Hitler, declaring peace between Germany and Russia
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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."
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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.
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William Shirer and the world watched, Hitler handed french officers his terms of surrender.
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The Germans began to assemble an invasion fleet along the French Coast.
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Approximately 2,000 German planes ranged over Britain.
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The RAF shot down over 185 German Planes, at the same time they lost only 26 aircraft.