Anchluss
-Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
-1934 Dollfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
-1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
-Leader of Austria Nazi party Syess-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
-March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
-"plebiscite" is held- 99.75% vote in favour of unification
The Appeasers' reaction
-Britain do nothing and warn schuschnigg not to cause trouble
-The French won't do anything without Britain
-Italy was the only objection but Mussolini gave his approval
-Hilter to Mussolini, "Never, never, forget this, no matter what happened"
The Sudentenland
-Ethnic German area of Czechoslovakia where 3.5 mil. Germans lived
-Br. PM Neville Chamberlain want Czech leader, Benes to give up the Sudentenland
-Hopes 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 favour of Emil Hacha who agrees to the annexation
-Neville Chamberlain proclaims "Peace In Our Time"
-Hitler still recognized Slovak state - moved in German troops to "protect" it
-Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939 - gives up Czech independence
-Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
-1934 Dollfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
-1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
-Leader of Austria Nazi party Syess-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
-March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
-"plebiscite" is held- 99.75% vote in favour of unification
The Appeasers' reaction
-Britain do nothing and warn schuschnigg not to cause trouble
-The French won't do anything without Britain
-Italy was the only objection but Mussolini gave his approval
-Hilter to Mussolini, "Never, never, forget this, no matter what happened"
The Sudentenland
-Ethnic German area of Czechoslovakia where 3.5 mil. Germans lived
-Br. PM Neville Chamberlain want Czech leader, Benes to give up the Sudentenland
-Hopes 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 favour of Emil Hacha who agrees to the annexation
-Neville Chamberlain proclaims "Peace In Our Time"
-Hitler still recognized Slovak state - moved in German troops to "protect" it
-Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939 - gives up Czech independence
"This is the second time in our history that there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with honour. I believe it is peace in our time."
-Neville Chamberlain