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The Fall of Austria and Czechoslovakia
Hitler met secretly with his top military advisers. He blantly stated that for Germany to succed it needed to acheive the land of others. One of his advisors protested that agitating these countries could provoke war, Hitler replied,
“ The German Question’ can be solved only by means of force, and this is never without risk. -
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German Expansion
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Auaatria attack
German troops marched into Austria unopposed. -
Austria is now apart of Germany
Germany anounced it's Aschluss or "union" with Austria. The rest of the world sat and watched. -
Munich Agreement
Hitler lied by saying that Sudetenland was his last "territorial demand" and so French premier Edward Daladier and British prime minister Neville Chamberlin signed the Munich Agreement. Which basically gave Germany Sudetenland. -
Hitler Advances into Czechoslovakia
Hitler advances his troops through Czechoslovakia. While Winston Churchill has pubically stated that the Munich Agreement was "shameful" and oppeasement, which is giving up principles to pacify an aggressor. -
Propaganda Begins Again
Hitler starts useing propaganda again to conquor the Poles, like he did to Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler and Stalin turn best friends
Hitler and Stalin of the Soviet Union signed a nonagression pact, which stated niether would attack each other. And privatly they aggreed to split Poland. This pact prevented a two border war, like WWI. -
Blizkrieg Warefare
The Luftwaffe, or German air force, sprayed Poland with bombs while the German tanks raced spreading terror and confusion. This style is called blizrieg or lightning war. -
Britan and France declared war on Germany
Britan and France declared war on Germany. -
Poland's Death
Poland was defeated and WWII began. -
Hitler attacks Denmark
Hitler launches a surprise attack on Denmark in order to "protect his people's freedom and independence". Hitler then built bases to attack Great Britan. -
France is lost
Hitler ambuses French, British, and Belgian troops on a beach. About 800 vessels tried to save the troops. At Complene Hitler gave French officers his terms of surrender and so Germans occupied France ruled by Marshell Philippe Petain. Charles de Gaulle who escaped the beach stated that "France lost the battle but not the war." -
Great Britan bombed
Hitler ordered 2,000 planes to bomb Great Britan's airforce, Royal Air Force, (RAF) air strips and bases. Also they ombed cities for tow months. -
RAF fights back
The Royal Air Force fought back with such force that Hitler withdrew from the battle. 182 German planes to 26 British planes were destroyed -
WWII ends
Germany surrenders finally!
