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((Policy of Appeasement, Britain wanted to stop the spread of communism…
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Britain wanted to stop the spread of communism from Russia so France and Britain tried to appease Hitler.
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The Munich agreement was between Chamberlain and Hitler which allowed for Austria to be invaded but not Czechoslovakia)
Whilst Hitler promised not to take any more countries 6 months later his forces invaded Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia where many Germanys lived)
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Under Adolf Hitler’s leadership the party promised to invigorate the German economy in 1932 and proposed not paying the WWI reparations.
1934 Hitler began rebuilding the army, building warships and the air force.
1936 the German air force gained experience helping the Spanish Civil war. (New tactics – Blitzkreigh)
A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower
The treaty was designed to punish and limit Germany’s future expansion. The main tenets of the treaty were:
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Japan had very few natural resources so 1931 seized Manchuria (north China) which was rich in iron, coal and farming land.
Needing more resources in 1937 Japan attacked more of China, slowly working down it’s coast.
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Three axis Powers – Italy, Japan and Germany signed in 1937