world war ll

Secret Meeting

Nov 5, 1937

Hitler met secretly with his top military advisors to talk about his expansion plan. Hitler wanted to get Austris and Czechoslovakia into the Third Reich.

First Attack

Mar 12, 1938

German troops marched into Austria unopposed. The next day, Germany announced its union with Austria, and the world did nothing.

Munich Agreement

Sep 30, 1938

French premir Edouard Daladier and British prime minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement, which turned the Sudetenland over to Germany. They hoped it would end the wa, because Hitler said it would be his "last territorial demand."

Taking Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

German troops marched into the rest of Czechoslovakia and proclained it as part of Hiltler's Third Reich.

Russia & Germany

Aug 23, 1939

Stalin and Hitler signed a nonaggression pact. Facist Germany and communist Russia commited to never attack each other. The entire world was shocked by this event. Stalin and Hitler also signed a secret pact to divide Poland between them.

Taking Poland

Sep 1, 1939

German planes roared over Poland, German tanks raced across the Poland countryside, and German troops marched in. The Germans used a new fighting technique called blitzkrieg. This technique was based on speed and suprise which the Germans did very often in World War ll.

Britian & France

Sep 3, 1939

After seeing what Germany had done to Poland, Britian and France finally started to act. On this day, Britian and France declared war on Germany.

Taking Denmark & Norway

Apr 9, 1940

Hitler launched a suprise invasion on Denmark and Norway. Trying to seem reasonable, Hitler stated he did this in order "to protect [those countries'] freedom and independence." When in reality, Hitler planned to build bases along their coasts to strike at Great Britian.

Taking France

Jun 22, 1940

Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender. Italy enterd the war on Germany's side and helped invade France. Italy invated from the south while Germany invaded from the north.

Invading Britian

Aug 15, 1940

Approximately 2,000 German planes ranged over Britian for two solid months every night. First they targeted airfeilds and aircrft, then the Germans targeted cities.

Royal Air Force

Sep 15, 1940

Britians Royal Air Force (RAF) shot down over 185 German planes, losing only 26 aircrft at the time. German bombers continued to pound Britian's cities, while British pilots also bombed German cities.