German Expansion Timeline

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  • Hitler meets with his advisors

    Hitler meets with his advisors
    Adolf Hitler had the idea that in order to prosper and grow, Germany needs the land of its neighbors. He had a plan of annexing Austria and Czechoslovakia into the Third Reich.
    Third Reich- "third empire" in the Nazi designation of Germany
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    German Expansion Timeline

  • German troops marched into Austria

    German troops marched into Austria
    A day later the "union" with Austria was complete. The United states or any of the rest of the world did nothing to interfere.Hitler wanted to annex Czechoslovakia next, in order to provide more living space for Germany as well as to control its important natural resources.

  • "Last territorial demand"

    "Last territorial demand"
    France and Great Britain promised to protect Czechoslovakia. Hitler decided to invite French Premier, Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain to meet in Munich. With eagerness to war, Hitler convinced both men to hand over Czechoslovakia to Germany. They signed the Munich Agreement, which turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without war or shots being fired.

  • German troops ran-down what was left of Czechoslovakia and later, Hitler turned his craze toward Poland.

    German troops ran-down what was left of Czechoslovakia and later, Hitler turned his craze toward Poland.