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The Start Of It All
Hitler met with troops and top leaders to begin to plan on expanding Germany by taking of the neighboring countries. No one had any idea that this plan was going to take place and Hitler will go through with his plan. -
The Takeover
On this day, Hitler ordered his troops over to Austria but weren't going to do damage. The next day, without speaking to any higher officials, Hitler announced the take over of Austria. Austria was in favor with linking up with Germany. -
Sudetenland
Hitler felt as if Czechoslovakia were trying to take over the Sudetenland of Germany. The Munich Agreement was later made and signed by France, Germany, and Great Britain to hand of the Sudetenland without war happening. -
Who Can Stop It?
On this day, Hitler and his troops marched into Austria with ease and claimed the land that was left. Other countries such as the U.S. did nothing about it and let Germany have the land. -
Non-Aggression
The non-agrression pact was made by Germany, but which included the Soviet Union and its leader Joseph Stalin, to be signed to promise to not go to war between each other. This major agreement left out France and its leader Edouard Daladier. -
The Blitzkrieg
The blitzkrieg is a term that came after the attack that Germany had on Poland. Germany had bombs dropped off on major cities and headquaters in Poland. -
Just Three Days
Three days later after Britain's leader Churchill signed the agreement on to not go to war with each other, he teamed up with France and Poland for a blitzkrieg attack on Germany. -
Munich Pact
This was an agreement that was signed by Germany's leader Neville Chamberlain and Britain's leader Winston Churchill. This agreement allowed Germany to expand their territory onto parts of Czechoslovakia. -
Phony War
French and British troops sat along the Maginot Line staring into Germany waiting for a war to start. Miles away sat Germany's troops on the Siegfried Line staring back at the French and British troops. Newspapers called this the Phony war. -
The Fall of France
Hitler handed France his terms of surrender as he realized he was trapped and was't going to win in the situation he was trapped in. Later on France falls and general Charles de Gaulle took to England and set up government while Germans would occupy the north of France.
