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The Austrian Anschluss
In February of 1938, Hitler threatened to invade the Austria. The only way out was unless the Austrian Nazis were to give Hitler important government posts. Trying to put the matter of unification with Germany to a democratic vote was Austria's chancellor. Shortly after, Hitler sent troops into Austria in March and announced the Anschluss. -
The Munich Conference
In 1938, at the Munich Conference representatives from France and Britain all agreed to one of Hitler's demand. This demand came to be known as appeasement. It meant to making concessions in exchange for peace. France and Britain felt if they gave him what he wanted Hitler would then avoid the war. In 1939, Germany sent troops into Czechoslovakia and dived the country. Also in conclusion the appeasement failed. -
Hitler Demands Danzing
Hitlers goal in 1939 was to control Danzing. Dancing is a place of Poland since world was l. Danzing has 90% of the population is Germans. Britian and France believed that the war was inevitable because of Hitler demanding so much. After hearing that, France and Britain helped Poland in war, while hitler ordered the German army to prepare to invade Poland. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
The Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed by the Germany and USSR in 1939. The USSR believed the best way to protect the USSR was to turn the capitalist nations against one another. If the treaty began to work, Germany would go to war against Britain and France. The treaty was also a secret deal to divide Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany -
The Invasion of Poland
In 1939, Poland was invaded by Germany. After two days, Britain and France declared war on Germany which started World War ll. Germans used tanks against the Polish who rode horses and carried lances. "Blitzkrieg" was a type of warfare that used large tanks to kill and destroy. By October of 1939, Germany fully defeated the Polish. -
The Fall Of France
After World War l, the French built the Maginot Line. The Maginot Line stood on the German Border. France did not want to risk their troops so they were told never to pass this border. Yet, without quick notice the germans went around the Maginot line and straight through the French lines. The French and Belgium troops did not have the time to turn back to help the rest of the France, which turned into a huge commotion. -
The Evacuation of Dunkirk
Moving towards the English channel was the Germans. TheBritish and French troops hoped to evacuate their serving troops by sending them off to sea. When this took place, the Germans captured one of their ports. Hitler randomly told his troops to stop attacking which gave the Evacuation a three day delay. The British took this time to straighten their lines and gain more power. The Evacuation quickly ended a few days after on June 4th, announcing that the British rescued 338,000 ships. -
The Battle of Britain
In 1940s, The Battle of Britain was started. It became a air battle ,which the germans started off by bombing the London on accident. British being spiteful, bombed Berlin the following night. British also had a grateful advantage in this war because they had a radar. Germany and British lost many fighters and planes. This fight had caused Hitler to cancel his invasion on Britain.
