Final Acts
- Anchluss
- versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
- Nazis assassinate Austrian chancellor
- The appeasers reaction
- British do nothing and warn Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
- The French wont do anything without the British
- Italy was the only objection but Mussolini gave his approval
- Hitler to Mussolini, "Never, never, forget this, no matter what happened."
- The Sudentenland
- Ethnic German are of Czechoslovakia where 3.5mil germans lived
- Br. P.M. Neville Chamberlain wants Czech leader, Benes to give up Sudetenland
- Hopes to prevent war
- Hitler threatens to occupy
- Neville Chamberlain and the Munich agreement
- four power conference in Munich
- Neville chamberlain proclaims "peace in our time"
Quotes
"Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism." - Mussolini
Summary
Germany did not become unified with Austria because of the treaty of versailles, then the chancellor was assassinated. Britain didn't do anything and France wouldn't get involved unless Britain did, so the Italy was the only country against it but Mussolini gave his approval. Hitler then threatened to occupy the Sudetenland.
Subjunctive question
What id Germany and Austria were allowed to join in the first place?
"Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism." - Mussolini
Summary
Germany did not become unified with Austria because of the treaty of versailles, then the chancellor was assassinated. Britain didn't do anything and France wouldn't get involved unless Britain did, so the Italy was the only country against it but Mussolini gave his approval. Hitler then threatened to occupy the Sudetenland.
Subjunctive question
What id Germany and Austria were allowed to join in the first place?