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The Road to War

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.

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The Road to War

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  1. The Road to War WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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).

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Sept 1938…Munich Agreement You British fool

  8. Sept 1938…Munich Agreement "Peace in our time"

  9. 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

  10. Oct 1938…Sudetenland

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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

  15. August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

  16. August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

  17. August ’39…Nazi-Soviet Pact

  18. 1938 Political Cartoon Germany above all things

  19. 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.

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