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Hitler comes up with the idea of annexing Austria and Czechoslovakia to grow Germany.
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German troops march into Austria and take it over with no fight. Most Austrians were German and wanted to unify.
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The Munich Agreement was signed and part of Czechoslovakia becomes German without a single gun shot.
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The rest of Czechoslovakia is taken over by Germany.
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Germany and Russia agree on the Nonaggression Act. This means they are never allowed to attack each other.
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Germany invades Poland from the west and Russia invades Poland from the east.
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Poland, Britain, and France declare war on Germany.
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Germany surprises everyone by invading Denmark and Norway.
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France surrenders to Germany.
