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Saturday Surprise #1 Reading 1
This is when Hitler made an airforce, declared that there would be a draft for the armed forces, and rebuild its defenses while the British leaders went back to their country. This was a big deal because Germany wasn't allowed to have armed forces, or atleast armed forces that are this big. Although he said that they were just for defensive purposes, he would attack people with his army. -
Saturday Surprise #2 Reading 1
German soldiers stormed into Rhineleand as their planes followed from above. Rhineland w as the space between Germany, France, and Belgium. They weren't allowed to do this because of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Conquoring Austria Rd. 2
Hitler invited the Austrian Prime Minister to a meeting of 11 hours of mocking and threats. The Prime Minister would not let Germany take it, so Hitler gave him 3 days to change his mind. He didn't so on March 11, they stormed Austria and took control o -
Giving Sudentenland Rd 4
Nemito Mussolini invited German, Franch, and British leaders to a meeting to "barter" with Hitler. Hitler demanded to get Sudentland but they did not want to give it up. After discussing, they would give it to him if it was his last demand. -
Czechoslovakia and the Reprucussions Rd 9
Hitler finally took over all of Czechoslovakia and all of the other world leaders were silent because they were scared and couldn't control him. Neville Chamberlin finally stood up when he threatened to take Poland. Even Roosevelt of the US was scare despite the ocean separating them and Europe. -
War with Poland Rd 15
The Nazis went to Glewitz, Poland dressed as Polish soldiers and killed some of their prisoners from a concentration camp. Then they went to Poland again dressed regularly as Nazis saying that Polish soldiers killed their prisoners. They declared war on them in retaliation when the Poles didn't even do anything. -
After Conquoring Poland Rd. 16
After they defeated Poland, they called parts of central and southern Poland part of Germany and called it Warthegau. The rest of Poland was callled the General Government of Poland. They wanted to Aranize it so they deported all Poles, Jews, and Gypses. -
Western Europe Rd 19
The Nazis started to conquor places in the west such as Denmark and Norway. Soon they had control over Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. In late June, France fell and HItler had contol of all of western Europe except Britain. -
The Invasion of Russia Rd 20
Hitler invaded Russia to destroy the Jewish-Bolshevik menace. 4 SS Units spread out and had a territory to cover. They had to murder anybody that could be considered an enemy of they state. Killings because more organized during this event. -
The US Rd. 21
The US declared war on Japan the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor which is a naval station in Hawaii. Japan got help from Germany. Hitler wasn't obligated to join because Japan started it, but he wasn't looking to shy away from a fight. Soviet Union helped too so they became a powerhouse with 3 big nations working together.
