German Expansion 1937-1940

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    German Expansion

  • Hitler's Secret Meetup

    Hitler's Secret Meetup
    Hitler secretly met with top military advisors to discuss Germany's future prosperity.
  • Austria is annexed by Germany.

    Austria is annexed by Germany.
  • Goodbye Jews

    Goodbye Jews
    Jews were eliminated from the German economy.
  • Munich Agreement.

    Munich Agreement.
    Sudetenland is signed over to Germany. This agreement was signed by the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. It was opposed by Winston Churchill who was Chamberlain's political rival at that time. Churchill believed that signing the greement adopted a policy of appeasement, which was giving up principals to pacify an agressor.
  • German troops raided Czechoslovakia.

    German troops raided Czechoslovakia.
  • Nonagression Pact

    Nonagression Pact
    Hitler signed the pact along with Stalin.This pact was for Russia and Germany to never attack each other again.. Meanwhile Germany also signed a secret pact with the Soviet Union on how to divide Poland.
  • Germany bombed and terrorized Poland.

    Germany bombed and terrorized Poland.
  • Germany Invades Polland

    Germany Invades Polland
    Germany advances in Militay technology with the new strragety of blitzkrieg.First used in the battle between Germany and Polland.
  • Britain and France declared war on Germany.

    Britain and France declared war on Germany.
  • Hitler decided to surprise invade Norway and Denmark.

    Hitler decided to surprise invade Norway and Denmark.
  • France surrenders to Hitler

    France surrenders to Hitler
  • Germany and Italy Enter

    Germany and Italy Enter
    German and Italy entered the war agaisnt France. Hitler's troops faught agaisnt Charles de Gaulle, a French general who after his defeat, fled to England and set up a government-in-exile.
  • Roughly 2,000 German planes ranged over Britian

    Roughly 2,000 German planes ranged over Britian
  • Britian Uses RAF

    Britian Uses RAF
    RAF (Britain's royal air force) was shot down using 185 German planes.