The Sudeten Crisis Flashcards
What didn’t Hitler like about Czechoslovakia?
It was in the way of his plans to extend east, it was democratic, and it was a creation of the treaty of Versailles.
How did Hitler begin his attack on the Czechs?
With a propaganda campaign on behalf of Sudeten Germans. 5 million Germans under the leadership of Kondrad Heinlein were protesting against the torture to which they were subjected to by the Czechs.
What did Hitler urge local Nazis to do?
Orchestrate clashes between Czechs and Germans, alarming president Benes.
What did Chamberlain and Daladier decide to do?
Hold the Munich conference.
What was odd about the conference?
Czechs weren’t invited.
What were most of the delegates more concerned with?
Appeasement.
Why were the Czechs significantly weakened by what happened?
Hitler was given the Sudetenland, which meant they had lost 70% of their heavy industry including the Skoda arms factory.
What else did this crisis leave?
The country began to fragment, Slovakia demanded independence.
