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. 2 German Rearmament 1932 - Germany asks to rearm 1933 - Germany ends League of Nations membership No penalty Hitler grows bolder

3. 3 German Rearmament (cont’d) Testing the Waters Announces Air Force (Luftwaffe) Starts conscription (draft) o 550,000 troops Rhineland - March 7,1936 o French/German demilitarized zone o Germany moves in troops  Again, no penalty

4. 4 German Aggression German Aggression 1936-1939

5. 5 German Aggression (cont’d) Austrian Anschluss (Union) Threatened military invasion Pro-Nazis in Austria March 12, 1938 - German troops move unopposed into Austria Hitler returns to homeland Annexes Austria as part of Germany

6. 6 More German Aggression Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia) Hitler wanted Sudetenland - home to 3.5 million ethnic Germans o Threatened war Sept. 29, 1938 - Munich Agreement March 14-15, 1939 - Germany occupies rest of Czechoslovakia

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8. 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, 1939 - Germany invades Poland

9. 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! Ticket Out