Appeasement & Appeasement & AggressionAggression

The War in The War in EuropeEurope

1933: Hitler 1933: Hitler removes removes Germany from Germany from the the League League of Nations of Nations

Hitler Makes a MoveHitler Makes a Move

Hitler Makes a MoveHitler Makes a Move 1935: Hitler 1935: Hitler

violates the violates the Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles–Massive arms Massive arms buildup buildup

–Occupation of the RhinelandOccupation of the Rhineland

League of League of Nations Nations does does NOTHING!NOTHING!

Hitler Makes a MoveHitler Makes a Move

1937: Hitler 1937: Hitler met with met with top top military military advisors advisors

Hitler Makes a Hitler Makes a MoveMove

Wanted the Wanted the land of land of neighboring neighboring nations nations

Austria & Czechoslovakia Austria & Czechoslovakia Risky move…why?Risky move…why?

Hitler Makes a MoveHitler Makes a Move

Hitler Makes a Hitler Makes a MoveMove

Austria:Austria:–Initially formed after World Initially formed after World War IWar I

–Population: Population: 6 million 6 million –Majority of population Majority of population was was GermanGerman

Hitler Makes a Hitler Makes a MoveMove

Czechoslovakia:Czechoslovakia:–Sudetenland; Sudetenland; western western border region of border region of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

–3 million German-speaking 3 million German-speaking people in regionpeople in region

Hitler Makes a Hitler Makes a MoveMove

11stst target: Austria target: Austria Most Most Austrians supported Austrians supported

unification with Germanyunification with Germany 1938: Germany entered 1938: Germany entered

Austria; Austria; faced NO oppositionfaced NO opposition Official unionOfficial union

Hitler Makes Hitler Makes a Move a Move Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

& Sudetenland: & Sudetenland: Hitler’s goal Hitler’s goal

annexation; annexation; more more land land & & natural natural resources resources

Claimed that Claimed that Sudeten Sudeten Germans Germans were being were being abused by abused by the Czechs the Czechs Hitler’s justification Hitler’s justification for the annexationfor the annexation

Hitler Makes a MoveHitler Makes a Move

The Munich The Munich Agreement:Agreement:–France & Great France & Great Britain Britain

–Allowed Hitler to have Allowed Hitler to have Czechoslovakia as it was Czechoslovakia as it was his “last territorial his “last territorial demand”demand”

Hitler Makes a Hitler Makes a MoveMove

Hitler Makes a Hitler Makes a MoveMove

Chamberlin (Great Britain’s Chamberlin (Great Britain’s Prime Minister) Prime Minister) believes believes peace has been madepeace has been made

Not peace, but Not peace, but APPEASEMENT; APPEASEMENT; giving in to giving in to avoid waravoid war

Hitler has Lied?!?!Hitler has Lied?!?! Hitler goes back on his Hitler goes back on his

word… word… WANTS MORE LAND!WANTS MORE LAND! Next…on to Poland…Next…on to Poland… Large German-speaking Large German-speaking

populationpopulation Hitler Hitler accuses the Polish of accuses the Polish of

abusing Germansabusing Germans

Hitler Keeps on Hitler Keeps on MovingMoving What could happen if Hitler What could happen if Hitler

attacked attacked Poland? Poland?

Hitler’s Hitler’s Predicament?Predicament?

Hitler Keeps on Hitler Keeps on MovingMoving Attack on Poland had the Attack on Poland had the

potential to:potential to:–Spur conflict between Spur conflict between Germany & Soviet UnionGermany & Soviet Union

–Provoke war with France & Provoke war with France & Great BritainGreat Britain who had who had promised to protect Polandpromised to protect Poland

Hitler Keeps on Hitler Keeps on MovingMoving

Was Hitler bluffingWas Hitler bluffing???? Big Problem??Big Problem?? Two-Front War..?Two-Front War..?

Germany & Germany & Soviet Union: Soviet Union:

Nonaggression Pact (1939)Nonaggression Pact (1939)–Signed by Signed by Hitler & StalinHitler & Stalin–SurprisingSurprising move on Stalin’s move on Stalin’s part – WHY?part – WHY?

Hitler Keeps on MovingHitler Keeps on Moving

Hitler Keeps Hitler Keeps on Moving on Moving

Hitler & Stalin Hitler & Stalin also also signed a signed a secret pact secret pact promising to promising to divide divide Poland Poland evenlyevenly

Hitler invades Hitler invades Poland & Poland & utilized utilized BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg, , oror “lightning war” “lightning war”

Sudden & massive attack that Sudden & massive attack that combines air and ground forcescombines air and ground forces

Hitler Keeps on Hitler Keeps on MovingMoving

World War II World War II BeginsBegins France & Great Britain France & Great Britain

declare war on Germanydeclare war on Germany Hitler takes Hitler takes most of Western most of Western

PolandPoland; Stalin invades from ; Stalin invades from the east & takes overthe east & takes over

World War II has begun…World War II has begun…

Neutrality…Neutrality… Pressing for Pressing for

peacepeace

Planning for Planning for war war

U.S. ResponseU.S. Response