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Germany's Anschluss with Austria
Annexed the smaller nation into a greater Germany. The Austrian president refused to appoint a pro-Nazi chancellor in Schuschnigg's stead -
Hitler's Annexation of Czechoslovakia
Hitler needed a success to boost nationalism. He marched there after the winter Olympic games -
Germany's Annexation of the Sudetenland
The name is derived from the Sudetes mountains. It caused immediate military occupation of the territories. -
The Munich Pact
An agreement permitting the Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.It is widely regarded as a failed act of appeasement toward Nazi Germany. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Ribbentrop and Molotov signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. The pact was supposed to last for ten years; it lasted for less than two. Formed allience between Hitler and Stalin. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War. Beginning of World War II -
The Phoney War
The result was the battle of France . Coined by U.S. Senator William Borah who said "There is something phoney about this war." -
The Miracle at Dunkirk
Commonly known as The Dunkirk evacuation. The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France. -
The Fall of France
On 5 June, the Germans swung southwards and French resistance finally collapsed. Four days later, the French capital fell. -
The Battle of Britain
"Air battle for Great Britain". Fought entirely by air forces.
