1. Appeasement
[To give in to the demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in an effort to make peace, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.]

2. German Rearmament 1932 - Germany asks to rearm
Germany ends League of Nations membership
No penalty
Hitler grows bolder
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3. German Rearmament (cont’d)
Testing the Waters
Announces Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Starts conscription (draft)
550,000 troops
Rhineland - March 7,1936
French/German demilitarized zone
Germany moves in troops
Again, no penalty
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4. German Aggression German Aggression 1936-1939
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German Aggression

5. German Aggression (cont’d)
Austrian Anschluss (Union)
Threatened military invasion
Pro-Nazis in Austria
March 12, German troops move unopposed into Austria
Hitler returns to homeland
Annexes Austria as part of Germany
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6. More German Aggression
Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia)
Hitler wanted Sudetenland - home to 3.5 million ethnic Germans
Threatened war
Sept. 29, Munich Agreement
March 14-15, Germany occupies rest of Czechoslovakia
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8. Further German Aggression
Poland
Germany demands return of Danzig
European powers FINALLY act
Britain threatens war if Poland attacked
Hitler - non-aggression treaty with Stalin
Sept 1, Germany invades Poland
START OF WWII !!!!!
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9. Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938?
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Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938?
On a separate sheet of paper
Write one paragraph (at least 5 sentences) to answer the question.
Provide evidence for your opinion!