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Germany's Anschluss with Austria
Germany and Austria announced that they were now alliances. March 12, 1938 Austria was annexed into the 3rd German Reich -
The Munich Pact
The agreement signed was between Italy, France, Britain, and Germany. The other countries were doing as Hitler wanted -
Hitler's Annexation of Czechslovakia
Hitler demanded the land and Britain and France wanted to avoid war so they gave it to him. -
Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland
Hitler began persecuting jews who lived there. This led to many events and the mass killing of jews. -
The Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
This pact stated that the Nazi's and the Soviet Union wouldn't fight each other. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
This is condsidered the starting of WWII. Germany and Soviet Union had been planning the invasion for months. -
The Phony War
This was the phase in the war after France and Britain declared war with Germany. This war was seen as being different from most wars thats why its considered the Phony War. -
The Miracle at Dunkirk
All the Allied soldiers were evacuated. The way they forced out the British soldiers was seen as a miracle. -
The Fall of France
Germans invaded France and tapped 400,000 British and French troops on Dunkirk beach. Italy help support the German invaion in paris, by invading from the south while the Germans invaded from the north. -
The Battle of Britain
This was known as the warfare between Germany and the UK. It was the only battle that was only fought in the air and the British came out victorious.