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Rise of Totalitarian Leaders
Totalitarian leaders.... -
Union With Austria
Hitler broke the peace by grabbing land from his neighbors.... -
Bargaining for the Sudetenland
Hitler wanted to take over Czechoslovakia to provide more living space for Germans and take over the natural resources. Czechoslovakia had Great Britain and France protecting them in the beginning. Right as Hitler was planning on attacking, he had a meeting with the French prime minister & has declared that Sudetenland will be his last "territorial demand". The Sudetenland did not want a war with Hitler so, Sept 30, 1938 they signed a Munich Agreement which gave Hitler the land. -
The Soviet Union Declares Neutrality
Tensions between Germany and Poland grew during the spring on 1939 and Stalin signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler. They also signed a second, secret, agreement saying to divide Poland between them. Now since there isn't a two-front war for Germany, Poland was destined to end up half Germany and half Soviet Union. -
Blitzkrieg In Poland
Blitzkrieg was Germany's newest military strategy. Blitzkrieg worked perfectly as planned. To use advanced tech. to take the enemy by surprise then quickly crush all opposition with overwhelming force. They used this tactic on Poland early in the morning by raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and more. They used the air force or "Luftwaffe". At the same time, tanks ran through the country side spreading terror. Two days later, France and GB declared war on Germany.
