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Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall
On this day, Hitler met secretly with his top advisers. He met with them because he wanted to absorb Austria and Czechoslovakia in the third Reich. He was in desperate need of land and prosperity. So, with that being said, he took action even though one of his advisers thought it was a bad idea. Without hesitating he takes the risk to go into war. -
Union with Austria
On March 12, 1938 German troops marched into Austria unopposed. What led up to this action was that many of Austria's population were German who favored unification with Germany. In result, nobody did anything, and the union with Austria was complete. -
Hitler Trying To Gain Land
After moving on to Czechoslovakia, Hitler's main goal was to gain more space for Germany while also controlling the natural resources. He charged that the Czechs were abusing the Germans, and soon the word got around in the press. Before the crisis really started France and Great Britain promised to protect Czech. But now Hitler twisted everything up and invited Neville Chamberlain who is a french premier who met with Hitler in Munich. He also invited the french premier. -
The Munich Agreement
On this day, the two premiers along with Hitler signed the Munich Agreement. With that being said, it was safe to say that Germany created peace, according to Chamberlain. Even though Neville liked the agreement, Winston Churchill didn't on the other hand. He thought that signing the agreement was an appeasement which is giving up principles to pacify an aggressor. After all of the bickering back and forth, Chamberlain got his way while Churchill warned him. -
Bargaining For The Sudetenland
On this day, the two premiers along with Hitler signed the Munich Agreement. With that being said, it was safe to say that Germany created peace, according to Chamberlain. Even though Neville liked the agreement, Winston Churchill didn't on the other hand. He thought that signing the agreement was an appeasement which is giving up principles to pacify an aggressor. After all of the bickering back and forth, Chamberlain got his way while Churchill warned him. -
German Offensive Begins
As the sun started to go down, German troops poured into what remained of Czech. Hitler moving fast, he continued his land expanding journey, and moved onto Poland. When he arrives around the springtime, he provokes them which could lead to two wars. Hitler wouldn't want that to happen... or at least you would hope. -
The Soviet Union Declares Neutrality
A nonaggression pact that was signed by Hitler was put into play after Russia and Germany decided not to attack each other. A secret pact was then added which was an agreement to divide Poland between them. -
Blitzkrieg In Poland
The German force roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases. This outrageous invasion was testing one of the military strategies called the Blitzkrieg also know as the lightning war. It was used for military advances such as fast tanks and powerful aircraft. -
Blitzkrieg Coming Into Play
Britain and France declared war on Germany. This is when Blitzkrieg was useful being using the tactic was a success although later on it led to World War Two. -
The Phony War
Months later on April 9th, Hitler did a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway in order, " to protect {those countries} freedom and independence." This wasn't really a surprise to some people because some were sitting and waiting for something to happen. That's where the name "the phony war" came from. After Hitler turned on the Netherlands, "the phony war" ended. -
The Fall Of France
William Shirer and the rest of the world watched, as Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender. After the fall of France occurred, Charles De Gaulle who is a french general set up a government-in-exile, proclaimed, "France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war." Later on in the summer, the Germans began to invade the French Coast and also an air war at the same time. It seems to me as if Hitler was just trying to kill everybody. -
The Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Force shot down over 185 German planes; at the same time, they only lost 26 aircraft. At the very end, Germans continued to bomb Britain and vice versa. Both countries carried on unrelenting.
