II. Germany And Italy
Take The Offensive Unimpeded
A. THE
RHINELAND was to be used as a...
1. Hitler began to...
2. Hitler made this bold move despite the real weakness of the...
3. France did nothing and Germany is successful...
B. AUSTRIA is
invaded and Germany quickly proclaimed "Anschluss"-...
1. Hitler's actions were blatant violations of the...
a. Many people believed that Germany...
b. British and French officials were more worried about...
c. British and French underestimated Hitler's abilities and misinterpreted
his
intentions. They...
C. Hitler then looks toward Czechoslovakia and demands the Sudetenland
be given to
Germany.
1. The Sudetenland was...
2. As the British and their French allies searched for a peaceful
solution,
Hitler raised his demands by stating...
3. Trying the strategy of appeasement, granting concessions
to maintain peace, Britain,
France and Italy at...
4. Neville Chamberlain, Great Britain's Prime Minister would go back
and announce
to his people that he had ensured "peace in our time." He was
wrong! HITLER
will...
D. Hitler will then sign a non-aggression pact with Russia.
1. Even though Germany and Russia were long term enemies, for their own
purposes
they both...
2. According to this pact, they would never attack each other and would
remain
neutral if the other became involved in war. They also decided...
3. Hitler believed that Great Britain and France...
4. Hitler was wrong. Two days after Hitler's invasion of Poland...
E. Hitler now looks toward the West
1. Hitler delivered an ultimatum to Denmark and Norway...
2. The Danes accepted but the Norwegians did not...
F. THE FALL OF FRANCE
1. The Germans invade through Belgium and the Ardennes forest. With...
2. What seemed like total destruction turned into one of the greatest
rescues in history.
A ragtag...
3. Unfortunately, this rescue did not save France as Germany continued
with their
panzer divisions into Paris. France will sign an armistice with
Germany.