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German troops marched unopposed into Austria(small nation of germanic people) which most inhabitants wanted a unification. No actions were taken
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Munich Agreement was signed between Britain France and Germany. Hitler claimed last territorial demand. France and England didn’t want war so they agreed. Germany obtained the mountainous region known as the Sudetenland.
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German troops occupied the rest of Czech. No retaliation by any other powers
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Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Stalin
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Germany used Blitzkreig to attack Poland quickly and the result was taking most of its population. Russia also jumped in and grabbed some of Poland.
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Britain and France declared war on Germany
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Germany launched an attack on Denmark and Norway. The goal of this was to make an attempt at beating Britain on the seas
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Hitler attacked the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg
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Germany defeated and was in control of France and set up a puppet government in the south and occupied the north
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Germany prepared an invasion against Britain. They did this through the air as fighting an island nation with naval warfare is usually ineffective. 2000 planes continued to ravage the British people and aircraft
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Britain destroyed 185 planes while Germany only destroyed 26. This was partly due to a new invention called radar which gave the british a huge advantage while fighting at night by being able to spot where the German planes were going.
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Germany pulls out of fighting in Britain
