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Sent troops into austria in march
The unification of austria and germany
Hitler threatened to invade austria unless the gave the austrian nazi’s important government
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Britain and France agreed to Hitler’s demands, a policy known as the appeasement
Made concessions in exchange for peace -
Western Europe had no action going on
France & Germany were waiting for the other person to attack first -
After the Munich Conference Hitler wanted the city of Danzig to be back under the control of Germany
May 1939
Hitler ordered the German army to prepare to invade Poland
Also ordered the foreign minister to begin negotiations with the USSR -
Germans propose a nonaggression treaty to the soviets
Stalin wanted to turn the capitalist nations against each other to protect the USSR
Non Aggression pact was signed by Germany and the USSR on August 23,1939
The pact also had a deal to divide Poland between Germany and the soviet union -
Germany invaded Poland
2 days later Britain & France declared war on Germany
Poland resisted Germany’s onslaught but the polish didn’t have modern weapons like Germany
Germany used a new weapon called ‘blitzkrieg’ which means ‘lightning war’
September 27 1939 The polish lost the attack & the polish capital ‘Warsaw’ fell to the Germans.
October 5,1939 the Germans had defeated the polish military