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