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Olympics in Berlin
Hitler gives the Nazi
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Hitler Holds Secret Meeting
Hitler holds a secret meeting with his top military advisors, ordering them to make plans for the conquest of Eastern Europe and Russia. -
Winston Churchill
Political rival of Chamberlain beleived that signing the Munich agreement,they had adopted a shameful policy of appeasment. -
Appeasment
Giving up principals to pacify an agressor -
Blitzkrieg
Lightning war -
German Invasion of Austria
German troops marched into Austria unopposed. A day later, Germany announced that its Anschluss, or
“union,”
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Hitler Pressures Austria
Hitler pressures Austria into unification with Germany (the Anschluss) and
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Hitler Signs the "Munich Agreement"
September 30 – Hitler signs the “Munich Agreement” with the leaders of England, France and Italy.
This act of so-called Allied “appeasement” paved the way for the German invasion of Czechoslovakia. -
Neville Chamberlain
British Prime minerster who met all Hitler, signed which agreement, which turned sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot fired. -
Charles De Gaville
french General who fled to england after the fall of France -
"Man Of the Year"
At the end of 1938 Hitler is named Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year”, a dubious honor given to someone who “for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events -
"Prophecy Speech"
Hitler makes his so-called “Prophecy Speech” where he calls for genocide against the Jews. -
Hitler's 50
Hitler’s 50th birthday featuring the largest military parade in Third Reich history (about 50,000 troops took part. Hitler is given an Alpine retreat, later dubbed the “Eagle’s Nest”, as a birthday present from his generals. -
Non Agression Pact
A national treaty between two ormore states/ countries agreeing to avoid war or armed conflict between them and `resolve their disportes through peaceful negotiations. -
Acceptance of Nazi Soviet Pact
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin accepts a Nazi Soviet pact of non-aggression called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2. -
Hitler's Forces Lash West
Hitler’s forces lash west, invading the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. -
Battle of Britain
- July – Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to bomb English air bases as a prelude to a planned invasion. The German air force, the Luftwaffe, fails to win control of the skies in an airborn conflict known as the "Battle of Britain". Hitler then orders the bombing of English cities.
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Tripartite Treaty
Hitler signs the Tripartite Treaty with the leaders of Japan and Italy, which become known as the Axis Powers.
