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The War in Europe
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Lebensraum Third Reich’s future depended on Lebensraum
Set sights on Austria and Czechoslovakia
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Union with Austria Hitler meets with Austrian Chancellor-Kurt von Schushnigg Hitler is demanding and angry with him Demands Schushnigg appoint Nazis to Austrian govmt Schushnigg eventually agrees
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Union with Austria On return home-Schuschnigg changes his mind
Informed Hitler
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Union with Austria Schuschnigg forced to resign
Germany announced Anschluss or union with Austria was complete
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Bargaining for the Sudetenland
Hitler then turns to Czechoslovakia Sudetenland-northern Czech. Along German border
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Bargaining for the Sudetenland
Hitler said Czechs were abusing Sudeten Germans Began massing troops on Czech border
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Bargaining for the Sudetenland
Hitler invites French Prime Minister and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to Munich Germany Hitler promised Sudetenland would be his last territorial demand
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Bargaining for the Sudetenland
French and British PMs believe Hitler Sept. 30, 1938 sign Munich Pact
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Bargaining for the Sudetenland
“My friends…there has come back from Germany peace with honor. I believe it is peace in our time.” Neville Chamberlain
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Bargaining for the Sudetenland
Winston Churchill-
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Soviets Declare Neutrality
An attack on Poland would also provoke a declaration of war from France and Britain-both promised military aid to Poland
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Soviets Declare Neutrality
Stalin decides that he has more to lose than to gain in a war against Germany
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Soviets Declare Neutrality
Nonaggression Pact- Soviet Union and Germany would not fight each other
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Blitzkrieg in Poland September 1, 1939-Germany invades Poland
1st test of new Germany military strategy-Blitzkrieg
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Blitzkrieg in Poland Britain and France declare war on Germany on Sept. 3 Blitzkrieg worked
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Blitzkrieg in Poland During the last week of fighting-the Soviet Union attacks Poland from the east
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The Phony War Quiet for the next few months
French and British stayed behind Maginot Line
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The Phony War Germans stayed in Germany Quiet broken by Soviets
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The Phony War April 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Then Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg-overrun by May
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Fall of France Allied British and French forces outnumbered and outgunned
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Fall of France Italy enters war on side of Germans and invades southern France
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Fall of France Nazis occupy northern 2/3 of France
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Fall of France French general Charles de Gaulle flees to Britain
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Battle of Britain Nazis assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast in preparation for invasion of Britain
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Battle of Britain German Luftewaffe begins bombing British cities
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Battle of Britain British Royal Air Force(RAF) fight excellently
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