APPEASEMENT

What is Appeasement?

•Appeasement is to pacify, soothe, or satisfy

Hitler and the “Greater Germany”

- In 1938, Germany and Austria joined together.

- Hitler claimed that he was uniting all of the German speaking people into one “Greater Germany”

- German speaking people in Czechoslovakia began to demand that they become a part of Germany, too.

- But, Hitler couldn’t just waltz in and take Czechoslovakia…

Hitler and Czechoslovakia

• Czechoslovakia was a POWERFUL new country that had the support of the Soviet Union.

• In September 1938, Hitler demanded German speakers in Czech. to be allowed to join his “greater Germany”.

• WAR between Germany and Czechoslovakia seemed likely.

Munich Conference• In order to decrease the tension between

Germany and Czechoslovakia, Chamberlain (Britain PM), Hitler, Daladier (French PM), and Mussolini met.

• It was decided that Germany would occupy Sudetenland and other parts of Czechoslovakia were given to Poland and Hungary.

• The Czechoslovakia government was told to agree or face Germany alone.

• This was an attempt to prevent war! • The leaders were congratulated for avoiding

war!

Promises, Promises. • Hitler agreed that he wouldn’t

take over any more land in exchange for the Czechoslovakian land.

• However, Hitler ordered his troops to “smash the remainder of the Czech state”. On March 15, 1939, Germany invaded the remaining part of Czechoslovakia.