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The Anschlus
After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of the First World War, the majority of the German speaking people in Austria wanted to unite with the new German Republic. Hitler demanded concessions for the Austrian Nazi Party.Austrian chancellor quickly did so, in fear of Hitler. This shows that Hitler desires to unite all German speaking peole. -
The Munich Conference
Britain and France allowed Germany/Hitler to annex the Sudetenland, which was a strip of land in Czechoslovakia bordering Germany where there was a large number of ethnic Germans back into Germany. In return Hitler promised that this would be the limit of his territorial ambitions. Hitler invaded and broke up Czechoslovakia soon after.
This shows hitler desire to control every aspect of the german life. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
A treaty in which Adolf Hitler's Germany and Josef Stalin's Soviet Union pledged friendship and cooperation as well as to refrain from aggression against each other. It effectively neutralized the Soviet Union long enough for Germany to attack and defeat Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway, France, and the Low Countries.
This shows Hitler's desire to expand Germany and have control of more nations. -
Danzig and the Polish Corridor
Hitler wanted to take back danzig. He wanted to build a highway and railroad across Poland to connect Germany, Danzig and East Prussia. Britain and France ebcouraged poland to refuse Hitler's demand.
Hitlers desires to expand Germany and have control of more nations to make himself seem powerful. -
The war begins
Germany decided to invade Poland but two days later Britain and France decided to declare war on Germany.Germany 'Lighting war' to take Poland.
This shows Hitler desire to seem powerful without being able to refuse war and may cause Germany to be in poverty.
