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Germany's Anschluss with Austria
-Annexd the smaller nation to make Germany bigger -As the Nazi party rose it got involved with Austria in the mid-1930s and encouraged Hitler to do his thing -
Germany's Annexation of the Sudetenland
-The annexed territories were divided; the southern parts were incorporated with Reichsgaue Oberdonau and Niederdonau. -The western and northern parts were renamed to Reichsgau Sudetenland -
The Munich Pact
-Agreement letting the Nazi's annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. -It was a neutral agreement between the higher powers of Europe without of Czechoslovakia held in Munich, Germany -
Hitler's Annexation of Czechoslovakia
-Began in the northern and western border (Sudetenlands) -Germany surrendered after World War II -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
-The Soviet Union had trouble reaching an agreement of security with Britian and France -Early in 1939 the Soviet Union had problems with resisting the expansion of the German military -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
-Not popular among the Germans who supported Hitler -Hitler wanted to gather a French-Polish military alliance against Germany before they fought -
The Phony War
-Also known as the ‘Twilight War’ by Winston Churchill while the Germans called it ‘Sitzkrieg’ which means sitting war -Since little happened during this war, children were returning back home because they thought it was safe -
The Fall of France
-Only six weeks after Hitler's assault -Started with Germany flying over Belgium and Holland, then they dropped parachutes and attacked -
The Miracle at Dunkirk
-Evacuation of over 300,000 men -The troops that were rescued were deeply needed to fight against the Nazi's -
The Battle of Britain
-The attempt of the German air force to gain air power over the RAF -It failed since WWII had a lot of turning points
