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The Road to World War II
1939
Axis Powers
Germany – Adolf Hitler
Italy – Benito Mussolini
Japan - Emperor Hirohito
Allies
Great Britain
France
United States – After 1941
Austria
Hitler takes over Austria
No one stops him
England and France only complain
Sudetenland
Area Germany gave up after World War I
Lots of Germans live here
Hitler takes it over to “protect the Germans”
Appeasement
Munich Conference
England and France agree to let Hitler keep the Sudetenland
He promises not to take over any other countries
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Stated that Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack each other
Each would remain neutral
Hitler wanted to make sure the Soviet Union does not get involved in the war
Stalin wanted to make sure Hitler is focused on the Allies
He also wants time to get ready to attack Germany.
Poland
Hitler does not keep his promises and attacks Poland
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
World War II Begins!