1. Mr. Vanderporten Contemporary American History
War in Europe
Mr. Vanderporten
Contemporary American History

2. Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall
Hitler wants to expand Germany’s land
Wants to absorb Austria/Czechoslovakia into the Third Reich
First takes Austria (Hitler’s Home Country)
Most of Austria’s population wants to unite with Germany
March 13th, 1938: The Anschluss or “union”

3. Map of Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia before the war

4. What’s Next? Czechoslovakia
Hitler sees that nobody stopped him from taking Austria
Wants the Sudetenland (large German speaking population)
Hitler places troops at the Czech. border
France and Britain promise to protect Czechoslovakia

5. Map of the Sudetenland

6. Munich Conference Is there going to be war? Well not yet.
Hitler invites British and French Prime Ministers to Munich to discuss the Sudetenland
Hitler says that the Sudetenland is his “last territorial demand”
September 30th, 1938: British and French give the Sudetenland to Hitler

7. Neville Chamberlain
“My friends, there has come back from Germany peace with honor. I believe it is peace in our time.”

8. Appeasement Appeasement= giving up principles to pacify an aggressor
Winston Churchill is very upset, believes appeasement will lead to war
He was right! Hitler takes the rest of Czechoslovakia in March 1939
Hitler now eyes Poland…..