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There was a good chance that France would send troops to resist the German forces and this would mean war. The German army wasnt ready for war.If the French had sent an army into the Rhineland they could easily have outnumbered the German forces. The first troops into the Rhineland were ordered to retreat if they met with French resistance.In this days immediately after the invasion the German generals called upon Hitler to retreat. He refused
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Austrian Nazis hoped that in the turmoil the German goverment would take over
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Schushnigg was baddly trated at this meeting. Hitler demanded that Nazis be allowed to join the Austrian goverment and be given control of law and order. Schushingg fel that he had no option and agreed to hitler's terms
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The British armed services could not see any way that Britain could help, and the new Prime Misiter of France, Daladier, wasnt keen on the idea of going to war with Germany over Czechoslovakia. So Czechoslovakia didnt have the support from Britain and France.
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He announdes that there would be a plebiscite, in Austria to decide whether Austrians wanted their country to remaind independent. He fixed the lowest age of voting at 24, so that the young nazis would not be able to vote.
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Arrests began immediately of enemies of the Nazis
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He went to his own home town of Linz where he was greeted by cheering crowds
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Hitler told to Henlein to keep making demands that Czechoslovak goverment counld not possibly accept, By dragging out the negotiations, Hitler hoped to create a crisis over Czechoslovakia.
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The new Prime Minister, Daladier,wasn't keen on the idea of going to war with germany over Czechoslovakia
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Hitler was ready to attacked Czechoslovakia, He knew that neither Britain nor France would intervene if he attacked Czechoslovakia. And also knew that Italy would support Germany.
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Runciman recommended to the British goverment that the Sudetenland should be separated fro Czechoslovakia
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As a result of this violence, negotiations between the sudeten Germans and Pregue were broken off.
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Hitler complained to Chamberlain about the treatment of the Sudeten Germans. Chamberlain agreed with hitler that the Sudetenland should be annexed by Germany, In return he asked hitler not to use force to take control.
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In Germany much publicity was given to his stories of the mmistreatment of Sudeten Germans
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The French leaders Daladier and Bonnet went to London and agreed to support the partition of Czechoslovakia in return for a British promise to defend what was left of the Czechoslovakia state
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Benes was extremely unhappy about this, at first he refused to co-operate
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Benes realised that he was powerless to resist without allied support so he reluctanly agreed to the take-over
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Hitler refussed to acepted the deal he had suggested a week earlier, he made new demands. Chamberlain tried to get Hitler to compromise bue he refused.
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Hitler wasn't in a mood for negotiations. He told Wilson several times that he was going to "smash the Czechs"
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This conference would try to explore a peaceful solution to the crisis over Czechoslovakia.
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A conference at munich with representatives of Britain, France and Italy. The conference would try to explore a peaceful solution to the crisis over Czechoslovakia.
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Czechoslovakia was not represented at the conference. The conference didn't involve any real negotitations. Britain and France simply agreed to give Hitler what he wanted
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The Czech president, Benes, was forced to go into exile