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Britain and francechoose Appeasement
nazi soviet pact
- The Munich Conference September 29, 1938 Proposed by Mussolini Germany, France, Britain, Italy- Britain wanted to give in to Hitlers demand for peace- Britain/France agreed that Hitler- Britain/France agreed that Hitler could take Sudetenland Hitler promised to respect Czechoslovakias borders- Hitler broke promise Took Czechoslovakia- Appeasement convinced Hitler that Britain/France would not risk war
- Stalin bargained with Hitler- Germany and Russia pledged to never attack each other- Signed a nonaggression pact August 23, 1939
Hitlerseizes power
Expansion of thethird reich
- Hitler (aka Fhrer) Will not obey League of Nations- Invaded Rhineland Betrayed treaty with France- Axis Powers Germany, Italy, Japan- Hitlers plan- Hitlers plan Unite Aryan race Avenge Treaty of Versailles Genocide Third Reich (Third Rule)
- Absorb Austria and Czechoslovakia into Third Reich- Supported by Austrians Wanted unity with Germany (this was against the Treaty of Versailles)
- Militarists invaded Did not establish a new government- Kept Emperor due to nationalism
invasion ofmanchuria & china - Manchuria Rich in iron and coal Japanese engineers built mines and factories- Attack on Manchuria = challenge to League of Nations
- China- China Attack due to border incident- Chinese army was no match for the Japanese troops- Jiang Jieshi set up a new capital in Chongqing- Chinese guerrilla attacks to fight off Japanese
militarists takecontrol of japan