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The Conference
Adolf Hitler held a secret conference in the Reich Chancellery during which he revealed his plans for more land for the Germans. -
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German Expansion
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German march
German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
Munich Agreement
Settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia. -
German invasion
Germany invades Czechoslavakia in an attempt to expand. There were a fair number of ethnic Germans in Czechoslovakia, so it was considered a natural place to claim for an expansion of territory. -
Nonaggression Pact
Stalin signed nonaggression pact to declare communist Russia and Germany. A non-aggression pact is a national treaty between two or more states/countries agreeing to avoid war or armed conflict between them and resolve their disputes -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland with two Army Groups. Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action. In response to the invasion France and Britain had declared war on Germany. -
Battle of France
Also known as the "Fall of France" , was a succuessful invasion pulled by Germany on France and the Low Countries. Germany had invaded the Netherlands and Belgium.The German invasion plan for France called for an attack through Belgium, instead of through the heavily defended Franco-German border. -
The armistice
On 22 June, an armistice was signed between France and Germany, which resulted in a division of France -
Battle of Britain
(10 July – 31October) An attempt by Germany to gain air superiority, in order to invade Britain. By preventing Germany from gaining air superiority, the British forced Hitler to eventually cancel Operation Sea Lion, an airborne invasion on Britain. This event was considered the Germany's first major defeat. -
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact, also known as the Axis pact, was signed in Berlin Germany. Germany, Japan, and Italy had signed this agreement to mutually support each other for the next upcoming ten years.
