Final Acts of Appeasement
German Rearms- Militarizes the Rhineland
•1935 Hitler introduces conscription in Germany
-Getting rid of the Treaty of Versailles
-Germans were excited to join as they were looking to rebuild their country
•France, Britain and Italy form the Stresa front to condemn Hitler’s actions (you are not allowed to do that)
-Italy was not part of the Treaty yet trying to stop Hitler, because they were a neighbour
•1935 Mussolini signs naval agreement with Hitler
-Hitler was not allowed a Navy
•March 1936 Hitler remilitarizes the Rhineland (Breaking the Locarno Pact)
- Nobody trying to stop him
-Getting rid of the Treaty of Versailles
-Germans were excited to join as they were looking to rebuild their country
•France, Britain and Italy form the Stresa front to condemn Hitler’s actions (you are not allowed to do that)
-Italy was not part of the Treaty yet trying to stop Hitler, because they were a neighbour
•1935 Mussolini signs naval agreement with Hitler
-Hitler was not allowed a Navy
•March 1936 Hitler remilitarizes the Rhineland (Breaking the Locarno Pact)
- Nobody trying to stop him
Anchluss, 1938
•Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
•1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
•1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
•Leader of Austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
•March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
-Austrians were allowed to vote if they wanted to join
•“Plebiscite” is held -99.75% vote in favour of unification
•1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
•1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
•Leader of Austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
•March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
-Austrians were allowed to vote if they wanted to join
•“Plebiscite” is held -99.75% vote in favour of unification
The Appeasers' Reaction
•British do nothing and warn Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
•The French won’t do anything without the British
•Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval.
•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 happens"
-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
•Hopes to prevent war
•Hitler threatens to occupy
•Br. P.M. Neville Chamberlain wants 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
-Trying to prevent World War II
•Benes resigns in favour of Emil Hacha who agrees to the annexation
•Neville Chamberlain proclaims “Peace for our Time”
•Hitler still recognized Slovak state - moved in German troops to “protect” it
•Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939 –gives up Czech independence
-Trying to prevent World War II
•Benes resigns in favour of Emil Hacha who agrees to the annexation
•Neville Chamberlain proclaims “Peace for our Time”
•Hitler still recognized Slovak state - moved in German troops to “protect” it
•Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939 –gives up Czech independence
"I have no more territorial claims to make in Europe"
-Hitler
"Peace for our time" -Neville Chamberlain
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