Germany Rearms-Militarizes the Rhineland
- 1935 Hitler introduces conscription in Germany (join the army)
- France, Britain and Italy form the Stresa front to condemn Hitler's actions
- 1935 Mussolini signs naval agreement with Hitler (friendship forming between the two Fascist leaders)
- March 1936 Hitler remilitarizes the Rhineland (Breaking the Locarno Pact)
Anchluss, 1938
- Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
- 1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrain Chancellor)
- 1938 Hitler called on a new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
- Leader of Austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
- March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
- Plebiscite is held
The Appeasers' reaction
- British do nothing and warm Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
- The French won't do anything without the British
- Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval
"Never, never, forget this, no matter what happened." -Hitler to Mussolini
The Sudentenland
- Ethnic German area of Czechoslovakia where 3.5 mil. Germans lived
- Br. P.M Neville Chamberlain wants Czech leader, Benes to give up the Sudentenland
- Hope to prevent war
- Hitler threatens to occupy
Neville Chamberlain and the Munich Agreement
- Mussolini steps in with a four power conference in Munich
- Benes resigns in favor of Emil Hacha who agrees to the annexation
- Neville Chamberlain proclaims "Peace for out Time"
- Hitler still recognized Slovak state- moved in German troops o "protect" it
- Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939- gives up Czech independence
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"I have no more territorial claims to make in Europe" Adolf Hitler
SUMMARY
Neville Chamberlain --who was the British conservative politician-- came to the Munich agreement. Mussolini came in with a four power conference which had happened in Munich. Afterwards, Hitler had then signed the Czech independence in 1939 which made a huge difference.