the road to ww2

hitler troops to the rhineland

Jan 1, 1936

hitler defeated the treaty of versailles. he ordered German troops to march into the rhineland

the Austrian authorities discovered that the austian nazis wanted to create chaos

Jan 1, 1938

it was discovered by the austrian authorities that there was a plot by austrian nazis to create chaos in Austria by killing the german ambassador

Austria in crisis

Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938

Austria was in a state of crisis. Locas nazis were making life dificult for the government of chancellor Kurt schuschnigg

Schuschnigg visited hitler

Feb 12, 1938

Tthe Astrian leader, schuschnigg, visited Hitler for crisis talks in Germany. Hitler demanded that Nazis de allowed to join the Austrian government and be given control of law and order . Schuschnig felt he had no option and agreed to Hitler terms

Chamberlain was saying in private that Czecholovakia could not be saved

Period: Mar 1, 1938 to Mar 31, 1938

schuschnig made one last attempt to keep Austria independent

Mar 9, 1938

schuschnig made one last desperate attempt to keep Austria independent. he announce that there would be a plebiscite, of referendum, in Austria to decide whether Austrians wanted their country to remain independent

German army inavade Autria

Mar 11, 1938

German army inveded Austria, arrests began inmediatly enemies of the nazis

Hitler met Henlenin to give him instructions

Mar 28, 1938

Hitler met Henlenin to give him instructions. He told the sudeten leader to keep making demands that the Czechoslovak government could not possibily accept. By dragging out the negotiations. Hiter hoped to create a crisis over Czechoslovak

change of government in france

Apr 1, 1938

there was a change of government in france. The new prime minisiter, daladier, was not keen on the idea of going to war with Germany over czechoslovakia

Hiltler let his generals know that he decided to smash czechoslovakia by military action near the future

May 30, 1938

Hitler was ready to go to war agains Czechoslovakia

Jul 1, 1938

Hitler was ready to go to war agains Czechoslovakia. many of his generals disagreed. They were afraid that Britain and France would fight and they did not feel that Gernmay was ready for a large-scale war. Hitler refused to listen to generals

Henlein left Czechoslovakia

Sep 15, 1938

Henlein ordered local naziz to attack Czech and Jewish targets. As a result of this violence, negociatios between the Sudten Germans and Prague were brpken off. Henlenin left Czechoslovakia on 15 september

Chamberlain met Hitler in germany

Sep 15, 1938

Chamberlain met Hitler in germany, Hitler complained to chamberlain about the treatment of the soudeten Germans

Daladier and Bonet come to London

Sep 18, 1938

Daladier and Bonet come to London abd agreed to support the partiation of the Czechoslovak state in return for a british promise to defend what was left of the czechslovak state

Benes was told that he must hand over the Sudetenland

Sep 19, 1938

the Czech president, Benes was told that he must hand over the Sudetenland. he was unhappy about this and he refused to cooperate at first

Chamberlain came to see Hitler

Sep 21, 1938

Chamberlain came to see Hitler, with bad news that Britain, France and Czechoslovakia had agreed to his proposals. Hitler refused to acept the deal he had suggested a week earlier

Hitler had agreed to a conference in munich

Sep 28, 1938

Hitler had agreed to a conference in munich with representatives of Britain, France and Italy, the conference would try to explore a peaceful solution to the crisis over Czechoslovakia

began munich conference

Sep 29, 1938

British and French prime ministers agreed with Hitler on the terms of the annexation of the sudetenland

Sep 30, 1938

German troops marched unopposed into the sudetenland

Oct 1, 1938

German troops marched unopposed into the sudetenland. The Czech president Benes, was forced to go into exile