1. WWII Begins

2. Germany begins expanding
In 1938, Hitler began conquering neighboring lands with German-speaking populations
German troops entered Austria unopposed
Germany threatened Czechoslovakia and gained part of it through negotiation
Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Britain, pushed the policy of appeasement (giving concessions in order to prevent war
Gave Germany the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia that bordered Germany and had a large population of German speakers

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6. WWII Begins
Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939

7. WWII Begins
Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939
Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other
They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them

8. WWII Begins Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939
Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939
Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other
They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them
Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939
Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly
Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland

9. WWII Begins
Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939
Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other
They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them
Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939
Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly
Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland
Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland

10. WWII Begins France was invaded in 1940 and surrendered in September
Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939
Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other
They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them
Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939
Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly
Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland
Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland
France was invaded in 1940 and surrendered in September

11. WWII Begins The battle of Britain began in the summer of 1940
Germany invades and annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939
Germany signs a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in August of 1939, in which both countries agree to never attack each other
They also, secretly, agree to divide Poland between them
Germany attacks Poland in September of 1939
Used blitzkrieg, or lightning war, taking the enemy by surprise with fast tanks and powerful aircraft to crush opposition quickly
Soon after, the USSR invades Eastern Poland
Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days after the invasion of Poland
France was invaded in 1940 and surrendered in September
The battle of Britain began in the summer of 1940
Germany launched airstrikes against Britain
Using radar, Britain was able to defend itself and force Hitler to cancel his planned invasion