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Military Advisers
Hitler met secretly with his top military advisers. -
The Third Reich
Planned to absorb Austria and Czechoslovakia into the third Reich. -
Union with Austria
The german soldiers marched into Austria opposed. -
France and Great Britain promised to protect Czechoslovakia.
Early in the crises, both France and Great Britain promised to protect Czechoslovakia. -
Barbaining for the Sudetenland
Hitler chargered that the czechs were abusing the Sudeten Germans, and he began massing troops on the Czech border. -
Daladier and Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement
Daladier and Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement, which turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired. -
The German Offensive Begins
German troops went into the remains of Czechoslovakia. -
Czechoslovakia ceased to exist
Hitler stated that Czechoslovakia had no longer existed. -
The soviet union declares neutrality
Hitler charged his troops into Poland just as he did with Czechoslovakia. -
nonaggression pact with hitler.
Stalin surprised everyone by signing a nonaggression pact with hitler. -
Blitzkrieg in Poland
The German Luftwaffe, or German air force, roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. -
France declared war on Germany.
The terror in Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Major fighting was over in three weeks
Major fighting was over in three weeks , long before France, Britain and their allies could mont a defense. -
The Soviet Union attacked Poland
In the last week of fighting , the Soviet Union attacked Poland from the east, grabbing some of its territory. -
Poland had ceased to exist
Poland had ceased to exist and WWll had began. -
Hitler turned against the Netherlands
Hitler turned against the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, which were overrun by the end of May. -
Hitler launched an invasion
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway in order "to protect those countries freedom and independence."
