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Hitler's first target. March 12, 1938. Germany invaded Austria. March 13, 1938, Germany in union with Austria.
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France and Britain Signed Munich Agreement: Turned Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired. Britain and France adopted the policy of appeasement.
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Turned Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired. Avoid War with Germany.
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Provide more living space for Germany and to control its resources. France and Britain promised to protect Czechoslovakia.
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Russia and Hitler agreed to sign a nonaggression pact. Second secret pact agreeing to divide Poland between them.
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Germany invades Poland. New Military strategy called blitzkrieg( lightning war). Two days latter, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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Germany invaded Denmark and Norway. Then invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
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Germany trapped 400,000 British and French soldiers on Dunkirk.In a week, 800 ships brought British, french, and Belgian troops across the Channel to safety.
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France surrendered. Terms of Surrendering: Germans would occupy the northern part of France, Nazis controlled the government.
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Summer of 1940. September 15, 1940 RAF fought off the Germans.
