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THE ROAD TO WAR
Have you ever wondered how Hitler was able to re-arm even though the Treaty stated he could not? Have you wondered why normal German citizens of the time supported him? Watch this vid, it will help you understsand!
The steps Hitler took on the road to World War Two during the 1930's
Hitler began to want extra land in Europe in the 1930’s. He was prepared to break the Treaty of Versailles to get the land he wanted. He did not think Britain, France, Russia and the other European countries would want to fight another war so soon after World War One.
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The first thing he did was invade the Rhineland, an area next to France, in 1936. Nobody stopped him. Then he annexed Austria in March, 1938. Still nobody stopped him.
England had had enough and Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime minister , met with Hitler at a place called Munich. They agreed that Germany could keep all the places they had already invaded but could not invade anyone else. This treaty was known as the Munich Agreement. Chamberlain was trying to keep Hitler happy. This policy of keeping someone happy is called appeasement.
Hitler had tricked Neville Chamberlain. On September the 1st 1939 he invaded Poland. England could not take any more of Hitler’s invasions and declared war on September 3rd 1939.
Anschluss with Austria
Finally he wanted to gain more ‘living space’ for his people so he invaded the Sudetendland in Czechoslovakia, Then he invaded the whole country in September 1938.
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This map shows the
countries and areas
Hitler is going to invade. Read the boxes below, can you find
them?
This picture shows the German's being welcomed into Austria by Nazi supporters
The area in yellow is the Rhineland, the area Hitler occupied.
This picture shows German speaking citizens of the Sudetenland welcoming the Nazi's
as they roll in.
Here Neville Chamberlain holds the
piece of paper from Hitler he claims means
'Peace in our time'.
Nazi planes on a bombing run as Hitler invades Poland causing
WW2 to begin.