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The Austrian Anschluss
Hitler threatened to invade German- Speaking Austria unless Austrian unless Austrian Nazis were given important government posts. So Hitler sent troops into Austria in March and announced the Anschluss, or unification, of Austria and Germany. -
Munich Conference
Britain and France agreed to Hitler's demands, a policy that came to be known as appeasement. They mad concessions in exchange for peace. Britain's Neville Chamberlain said, " a peace with honor... peace in our time". -
Hitler Demands Danzig
Hitler demanded that the city of Danzig be returned to German control. It was part of Poland since WWI.
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The Nazi- Soviet Pact
German officials proposed a nonaggression treaty to the Soviets. If the USSR signed the treaty, Germany will go to war with Britain and France and Russia will be safe. The treaty also had a secret deal that would divide Poland to Germany and Russia. -
The Invasion of Poland
Some 1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. The Germans bombed Polish airfields and German U- boats attacked Polish naval forces.
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The Fall of France
France built a 280- mile fort on the border of France and Germany. Germany broke though the fort and pushed France.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wMjKlxtPRxoJ:www.historyinanhour.com/2012/06/22/the-fall-of-france-summary/+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us -
The Evacuation of Dunkirk
The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk on the Belgian coast ends as German forces capture the beach port. It saved 338,000 Allied troops from capture by the Nazis.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dunkirk-evacuation-ends -
The Battle of Britain
German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. This was a significant turning point in WWII.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-britain-begins
