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Hitler’s Invasion of Europe

Hitler’s Invasion of Europe. 1936: A vote is held in the Saar, 91% of the citizens vote to join Germany. Rhineland - Hitler gambles and with a small ill equipped force, successfully invades both former territories with little to no resistance from the French. 1938:

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Hitler’s Invasion of Europe

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  1. Hitler’s Invasion of Europe

  2. 1936: • A vote is held in the Saar, 91% of the citizens vote to join Germany. • Rhineland - Hitler gambles and with a small ill equipped force, successfully invades both former territories with little to no resistance from the French.

  3. 1938: • Hitler successfully enacted Anchluss, or union with Austria through a vote. This union was met with little Austrian resistance. • Neville Chamberlain (Prime Minister of Britain) attempts to appease Hitler in order to stop the Nazi’s from continuing their invasion of Europe.

  4. The Munich Pact: In order to appease Hitler Chamberlain met with Hitler and both agree that Hitler will gain control of the Sudetenland territory as long as he stops his expansion through Europe. • Hitler hoped to use the invasion of the Sudetenland as a chance to show off his army and was angry that Chamberlain allowed him to take it peacefully. • Non-aggression Pact:Hitler signs a pact with Stalin of the Soviet Union promising not to attack each other. Britain and France are horrified.

  5. 1939: • Hitler ignores the Munich Pact and invades the rest of Czechoslovakia. With no help from the western countries, Czechoslovakia is simply outnumbered. • France and Britain warns Hitler that if he continues to expand, they would declare war. • Hitler ignores this threat and begins his invasion of Poland.

  6. Sept 3, 1939 • Britain and France declare war. Sept 10, 1939 • Canada declares war.

  7. The Phony War • Between the end of September 1939 and May 1940 was a period known as a phony war where each side mobilized their troops but did not attack. • The Nazi’s invaded Norway and Denmark during this period of time to establish a naval port and blockade the Baltic Sea. • The Nazi’s also invaded the Netherlands in one week and Belgium in two days and began their invasion of France through Belgium avoiding Frances defenses known as the Maginot Line.

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