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1935 Hitler
1935 was the year that Hitler, the German leader, began to defy the guidelines, rules and policies set by the Treaty of Versailles which is what ended the First World War. He started by building the Nations army which was a violation of the Treaty. Rather than punishment, the other European nations tried to negotiate these terms in order to avoid war. This was the start of the rise of German power which lead to the second world war. -
Anschluss
Anschluss, meaning unification, was the term given to when Hitler marched an army into Austria and announced the anschluss of Germany and Austia. This was one of the many places that germany invaded in order to expand on the empire of Germany. Hitler was trying to unite all german speaking nations. -
Czechoslovakia
Next, Germany wanted to take Sudetenland which was a largly german speaking and german cultural part of Czechoslovakia. This was a historic event because the alley system began to reapear. France and Britain pledged thretened to help Czechoslovakia if Germany tries to take it. The Czechoslovakian government resisted annexation and the soviet union also promised aid. -
Munich Conference
Held in Munich, Germany, the munich conference was a conference that included leaders from Italy, Germany, France and Great Britan. There they reached an agreement to let Germany take over Sudetenland if he promised not to take over anywhere else. This was significan because Hitler didnt stop with Sudetenland and that upset the other countries. -
Danzig
At the end of WWI, Danzig was taken from German control and made a free city. Then, when Germany was invading Poland, they took Danzig back as well. This was important because Germany was starting to regain what was taken from them after WWI -
Phony War or Bore War
The phoney war is the term assigned to the period in time from October of 1939 to April of 1940. There was to after Eupean contrys had declared war but no fighting was actually going on. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
The Nazi-Soviet Pact Was an agreement made between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union right before World War II.This pact shocked the world because until that time Germany and the Soviet Union had acted like mortal enemies. -
Poland, Britain, France
On September 1st 1939, Germany Invaded Poland. France and Great Britan had previously announced that the invasion of Poland would result in aid from both France and Great Britan. Only two days later, France and Great Britan declared war on Germany. This may be one of the most important events because it marks the begining of WWII -
Blitzkrieg
The term itself means "lightning war". It refers to the stratagy that Hitler used to avoid long wars. The tactic was based on speed and suprise. Germany used large machinary such as tanks to win battles quickly. This stratigy helped Germany win many battles and gain a lot of territory -
Poland fell
Poland officially falls and at the modlen fortress. Germany and the Soviet Union armies defeat them. Germany and The Soviet Union are left to split up Poland. -
Invasion of France
France was invaded by Germany by both land and air using blitzkrieg tactics. France unlike the other smaller countries, held up until june 22. The Maginot Line was a vast fortification that spread along the French an German border but proved unsuccessful when the Germans attacked France. Germans pushed back the maginot line and defeated the french. -
Evacuation at Dunkirk
After the defeat of France, British began to withdraw their soldires from France. Germany had the upper hand and could have easily finished off the English troops but Hitler called off the attack and the English were successful. -
French surrender
The French Army (and their allies) were being defeated, and in many ways were being outclassed by German tactics and performance, and in some cases, superior weaponry.The Germans had bypassed their main defensive works- the Maginot Line. Their allies, the British, were defeated and retreating to Britain. On June 22, 1940, France signed an armistice with Germany. -
Battle of Britain
After the fall of France, Great Britan was the only country still fighting in the war. Great Britan's air force may have been outnumbered 3 to 1 but the British had superior radar, intelligence, tactics, planes and pilots.This was the battle that may have cost Germany the war.
