"We would fight not for the political future of a distant city, rather for principles whose destruction would ruin the possibility of peace and security for the peoples of the earth." Neville Chamberlain
- Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
- 1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
- 1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
- Leader of Austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
- March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
- "Plebiscite” is held ,99.75% vote in favour of unification
- Germans would get the west and Russia east
- September 3rd declared war on german war
- 1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
- 1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
- Leader of Austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
- March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
- "Plebiscite” is held ,99.75% vote in favour of unification
- Germans would get the west and Russia east
- September 3rd declared war on german war
- British do nothing and warn Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
- The French won’t do anything without the British
- Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval.
- Hitler to Mussolini, “Never, never, forget this, no matter what happened.”
- The French won’t do anything without the British
- Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval.
- Hitler to Mussolini, “Never, never, forget this, no matter what happened.”
View Sudetenland and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwiki.
- Ethnic German area of Czechoslovakia where 3.5 mil. Germans lived.
- Br. P.M. Neville Chamberlain wants Czech leader, Benes to give up the Sudentenland
- Hopes to prevent war
- Hitler threatens to occupy
- Br. P.M. Neville Chamberlain wants Czech leader, Benes to give up the Sudentenland
- Hopes to prevent war
- Hitler threatens to occupy
View Munich Agreement and over 3,000,000 other topics on Qwiki.
- Neville Chamberlain and the Munich Agreement
- Benes resigns in favour of Emil Hacha who agrees to the annexation
- Neville Chamberlain proclaims “Peace in our Time”
- Hitler still recognized Slovak state - moved in German troops to “protect” it
- Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939 –gives up Czech independence
Summary:
It is apparently when Hitler says he has no more territorial claims but he actually has not finished. When he gets Czech the world thinks he has stopped taking over land.