1. Ch. 14: World War II, 1930-1945

2.  1933: Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany  1933-39: begins rearmament & military build-up in Germany  1936: Reoccupies the Rhineland  Spring,1938: Annexes Austria (Anschluss)  Sept. 1938: Munich Conference (gets Sudetenland); Takes all of Czechoslovakia  1939: Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact  Sept. 1, 1939: German invasion of Poland

3. Hitler came to power in 1933  Attacked Treaty of Versailles  Lebensraum = living space  Begins rebuilding military (pretext- resist spread of communism)

4. GERMANY REARMS 1933-1939 GERMAN REOCCUPATION OF THE RHINELAND, 1936

5.  Germany, Japan, and Italy join alliance known as the Axis Powers  The Spanish Civil War, 1936  Spanish nationalists (fascists) under Gen. Francisco Franco tries to overthrow the existing Republican govt. in Spain  Hitler & Mussolini supported Franco while the Republicans backed by USSR & U.S. independents  Franco’s Nationalists win, adding another fascist govt. to Europe

7. GERMANY ANNEXES AUSTRIA ANSCHLUSS, 1938  Hitler claims that Austrian government is “mistreating” German residents.  He is simply enforcing their protection from discrimination  Forces Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to turn over govt.

8. The Sudetenland

9.  Hitler and Mussolini invite reps from Britain (N. Chamberlain) & France (E. Daladier) to discuss Germany’s situation in Sudetenland  Chamberlain follows policy of appeasement (gives in to Hitler in exchange for promise of no more land grabs); “Peace in Our Time”  Hitler moved into remainder of Czechoslovakia by end of 1938 Hitler and Chamberlain shaking hands at Munich Conference, 1938

11.  Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact  Hitler signs agreement with Stalin (USSR): states that neither would attack each other and they would split Poland  Invasion of Poland- September 1, 1939  Germany invades Poland -Sept.,1939; Stalin attacks from East  Sept. 3 – Britain & France declare war  Blitzkrieg warfare  Speed and close air-to land coordination  By mid-June 1940, Hitler in control of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France!

13.  Britain stood alone against Nazi onslaught  Germans try to bomb England into submission  British helped by dev. of radar  German Luftwaffe killed thousands in London Blitz, but British refuse to surrender  RAF victories and stubborn leader, Winston Churchill who vows never to surrender, convinces Hitler not to invade Britain

15.  June, 1941: Hitler breaks his pact with Stalin and invades USSR (Operation Barbarossa)  German blitzkrieg once again effective as German units race across Soviet Union  Winter to the rescue  Harsh winter sat in and slowed German advance  The Red Army of USSR did not collapse and began to turn the tide