Path to War

Question 1

Austrian Anschluss

Answer 1

anschluss - unification - Hitler sends troops to unify Austria and Germany - wanted to expand by force

Question 1

Hitler Defying Versailles

Answer 1

Hitler rebuilds - air force and military - found treaty humiliating - wanted to expand

Question 2

The Munich Crisis

Answer 2

Hitler threatens sudetenland - czechoslovakia - france, gb, and USSR will aid Czechs - munich conference - sep. 29, 1938 - France, GB, Italy and Germany deciding Czechs fate - F and GB agree w/ Hitler’s terms - appeasement - failed - Germany invades and takes over in March 1939

Question 3

Nazi - Soviet Pact

Answer 3

signed treaty to protect the USSR from Germany - free Hitler from having war in USSR countries and Poland - divided Poland between the two - France and GB didn’t know

Question 4

Fall of France

Answer 4

western europe is very quiet - maginot line - border around Germany - fails Germany goes through belgium and around - GB trapped in belgium - June, 22, 1940 - France surrenders and Germany takes over and installs gov in france

Question 5

Miracle at Dunkirk

Answer 5

GB and France could only escape by sea - germans capture port Dunkirk - Hitler orders to stop stopping GB - no ones knows why - GB got 3 days to strengthen and evacuate - 338,000 troops saved but lost a lot of equipment

Question 6

Battle of Britain

Answer 6

air battle - Germany tries to destroy GB air force - Germany accidentally bombs London Aug. 23 - GB responds by bombing Berlin - Hitler’s goal - terrorize GB into surrender but GB stays strong and people take refuge in subways - GB had radars to know when Germany was coming - GB beat Germany - oct. 12, 1940 Hitler stops battle

Question 7

Hitler Demands Danzig

Answer 7

he demands Danzig under German rule - showed France and GB that war is inevitable - France and GB and Poland will fight with Danzig