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Chapter 24 A World In Flames

Chapter 24 A World In Flames. Section 2 World War II Begins. “Peace in Our Time”. Feb. 1938, Hitler threatened to invade Austria unless Austrian Nazis were given gov’t posts. March 1938 – Anschluss , or unification, of Austria and Germany and Hitler claimed Sudetenland. Anschluss.

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Chapter 24 A World In Flames

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  1. Chapter 24A World In Flames Section 2 World War II Begins

  2. “Peace in Our Time” • Feb. 1938, Hitler threatened to invade Austria unless Austrian Nazis were given gov’t posts. • March 1938 – Anschluss, or unification, of Austria and Germany and Hitler claimed Sudetenland.

  3. Anschluss

  4. Munich Crisis & Appeasement • France, the Soviet Union, and Britain threatened to fight Germany if it attacked Czechoslovakia. • Munich Conference – Sept. 29, 1938 – Britain & France agreed to appeasement in hopes of preventing war. • March 1939 – in violation of the agreement Germany took over Czechoslovakia.

  5. Danzig and the Polish Corridor • Hitler demanded the return of Danzig – Poland’s Baltic Sea port. • May 1939, Hitler ordered the invasion of Poland by the German army. • August 23, 1939, Germany and the USSR signed a nonaggression treaty, whit a secret agreement to divide Poland.

  6. The War Begins • Sept 1, 1939 – Germany and the USSR invaded Poland. • Sept 3 – Britain & France declare war on Germany – starting World War II.

  7. Blitzkrieg in Poland • The Germans used a blitzkrieg, or lightning war, to attack Poland. • The Polish army was defeated by October 5.

  8. German tanks in Warsaw

  9. Results

  10. Results

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