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Hitler order German troops to march into the Rhineland
There was a good chance that France would send troops to resist the German forces and this would mean war. The German army wasnt ready for war.If the French had sent an army into the Rhineland they could easily have outnumbered the German forces. The first troops into the Rhineland were ordered to retreat if they met with French resistance.In this days immediately after the invasion the German generals called upon Hitler to retreat. He refused -
It was discovered by the Austrian authorities that there was a plot by the Austrian Nazis to create chaos in Austria by killing the German ambassador.
Austrian Nazis hoped that in the turmoil the German goverment would take over -
The Austrian leader, Schuschnigg, visited Hitler for crisis talks in Germany
Schushnigg was baddly trated at this meeting. Hitler demanded that Nazis be allowed to join the Austrian goverment and be given control of law and order. Schushingg fel that he had no option and agreed to hitler's terms -
Chaberlain say in private that Czechoslovakia could not be saved
The British armed services could not see any way that Britain could help, and the new Prime Misiter of France, Daladier, wasnt keen on the idea of going to war with Germany over Czechoslovakia. So Czechoslovakia didnt have the support from Britain and France. -
Schuschnigg made one last desperate attempt to keep Austria independent
He announdes that there would be a plebiscite, in Austria to decide whether Austrians wanted their country to remaind independent. He fixed the lowest age of voting at 24, so that the young nazis would not be able to vote. -
The German army invaded Austria
Arrests began immediately of enemies of the Nazis -
Hitler himself crossed into austria
He went to his own home town of Linz where he was greeted by cheering crowds -
Hitler met Henlein, THe local Nazi leader, To give him instructions.
Hitler told to Henlein to keep making demands that Czechoslovak goverment counld not possibly accept, By dragging out the negotiations, Hitler hoped to create a crisis over Czechoslovakia. -
There was a change of goverment in france
The new Prime Minister, Daladier,wasn't keen on the idea of going to war with germany over Czechoslovakia -
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Hitler Visited Rome and was told by Mussolini that Italy would support Germany
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Hitler let his general know that he had decided to "smash Czechoslovakia by military action in the near future"
Hitler was ready to attacked Czechoslovakia, He knew that neither Britain nor France would intervene if he attacked Czechoslovakia. And also knew that Italy would support Germany. -
The british goverment sent a politician called Lord Runciman to Czechoslovakia to try to work out a settlement between the 2 sides.
Runciman recommended to the British goverment that the Sudetenland should be separated fro Czechoslovakia -
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Hitler was ready to go to war against Czechoslovakia
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Henlein ordered local Nazis to attack Czech and Jewish targets
As a result of this violence, negotiations between the sudeten Germans and Pregue were broken off. -
Chamberlain met Hitler in Germany at Berchtesgaden
Hitler complained to Chamberlain about the treatment of the Sudeten Germans. Chamberlain agreed with hitler that the Sudetenland should be annexed by Germany, In return he asked hitler not to use force to take control. -
Henlein left Czechoslovakia
In Germany much publicity was given to his stories of the mmistreatment of Sudeten Germans -
Daladier and Bonnet went to London
The French leaders Daladier and Bonnet went to London and agreed to support the partition of Czechoslovakia in return for a British promise to defend what was left of the Czechoslovakia state -
The Czech President, Benes, was told that he must hand over the Sudetenland.
Benes was extremely unhappy about this, at first he refused to co-operate -
Benes agreed to take-over
Benes realised that he was powerless to resist without allied support so he reluctanly agreed to the take-over -
Chamberlain went to see Hitler at Bad Godesberg with news that Britain, France and Czecholovakia had agreed to his proposals.
Hitler refussed to acepted the deal he had suggested a week earlier, he made new demands. Chamberlain tried to get Hitler to compromise bue he refused. -
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Chamberlain sent Sir Horace Wilson to talk to Hitler
Hitler wasn't in a mood for negotiations. He told Wilson several times that he was going to "smash the Czechs" -
Chamberlain was passed an important note that told him that Hitler had agreed to a conference at Munich with representatives of Britain, France, and Italy.
This conference would try to explore a peaceful solution to the crisis over Czechoslovakia. -
The Munich Conference began
A conference at munich with representatives of Britain, France and Italy. The conference would try to explore a peaceful solution to the crisis over Czechoslovakia. -
The British and French Prime Ministers agreed with Hitler on the terms of the annexation of the Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia was not represented at the conference. The conference didn't involve any real negotitations. Britain and France simply agreed to give Hitler what he wanted -
German troops marched unopposed into the Sudetenland.
The Czech president, Benes, was forced to go into exile
