events and immediate cause for WARRERR WARRRRR WARRRRRR Flashcards

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further expansion of Germany and Italy and how britain and france reacted

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MARCH 1939
GER OCCUPY WHOLE OF CZECH

APRIL 1939
ITALY OCCUPY ALBANIA

-> britain and france abandon appeasement policy
1) protect independence of poland + countries threatened by aggression
2) accelerated armaments programmes

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why did hitler want to invade poland

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since 1938:
hitler : give back our land from treaty of versailles
poland: no
hitler: fuck you
germany prepares to invade poland

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why did hitler invade poland in the end

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1) he thought britain and france would not go to war for poland
2) signing of the nazi soviet aggression lactic encouraged action (no fear of soviet intervention)

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WW2

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september 1 1939
germany attacked poland
britain and france: stop right there and withdraw

no response

war

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