The Road to War WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945.

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The Road to War WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945

The Road to War timeline Rearmament Rhineland….March 1936 Austria…..March 1938 Munich Agreement…Sept 1938 Sudetenland…Oct 1938 Czechoslovakia…March 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact…August 1939 Poland…Sept 1, 1939

Rearmament Hitler promised to make Germany a world power Restore previous military strength Began to rearm in the mid-30s (army/airforcearmy/airforce/tanks/tactics) Unemployment dropped from 6 million in 1931 to just over 1 million by 1937

March 1936…Rhineland Prior to WWI it belonged to Germany but following WW1 it became a demilitarized zone under League of Nation control (occupied by allied troops) Hitler was determined to get it back & in March 1936 he peacefully invaded. It was the first outright violation of the Versailles Treaty The first instance of the appeasement policy(…. more later).

March 1938…Austria Hitler wanted all Germans living within new German state…..the Reich. Hitler argued that many Germans lived in Austria so it should be part of Germany. March 1938 Nazi forces entered Austria. Britain & France did nothing…..didn’t want to risk another war.

Sept 1938…Munich Agreement Britain, France, Germany met in Munich & decided to give away the Sudetenland Hoped to save the world from war Czechs were not invited “Peace in our Time” Appeasement Hitler promised no more demands for territory.

Sept 1938…Munich Agreement You British fool

Sept 1938…Munich Agreement "Peace in our time"

Oct 1938…Sudetenland Northwestern Czechoslovakia (3 million German speaking people living there). Heavy industry & defenses Czechs wanted to fight but Britain & France would not support them Munich Agreement allowed Germany to have the Sudetenland

Oct 1938…Sudetenland

March 1939…Czechoslovakia Britain, France, stood by as Germany occupied all of Czechoslovakia Munich Agreement was broken by Hitler

August 1939…Nazi-Soviet Pact Promise by both not to attack each other in the event of war Secretly agreed to divide Poland Germany now could plan for war against Britain & France Eastern border secure from Soviet attack

Sept 1939…Invasion of Poland Hitler demanded Polish Corridor be handed back to Germany Poland refused Germany invaded using “Blitzkrieg” Britain & France came to Poland’s aid & declared war on Sept 3, 1939

August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

Germany above all things 1938 Political Cartoon Germany above all things

Why Appeasement? 1)Define the term “appeasement”. 2)Which of the reasons given for why the British practiced a policy of appeasement with regard to Hitler do you agree with? Disagree with? Respond in writing (point-form) and be prepared to discuss.