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Hitler accompanied German troops into Austria, where crowds met them, he appointed a new Nazi government, and on March 13 the Anschluss was proclaimed.
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Chamberlain meets with Hitler in Godesberg,
Germany. Hitler claims Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia would be final German demand for territory. -
Germany breaks the Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands.
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France and great Britain agreed to support Poland against Nazi aggression.
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Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
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German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun.
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Honoring their support of Poland, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the
Munich Agreement.
