HIST 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Munich Agreement, Spanish Civil War, Appeasement
19 Feb 2016
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Origins of conflict: 1935-9: germany"s expansionist policies by overturning the terms of the treaty of. Reclaiming german territory to unite all german speakers (but not ethnic speakers like jews and slavs); march 36 - german troops reoccupy. Hitler in violation of treaty of v, but there is no international response. Crucial because post-war status quo overturned and encourages. Mar 38: nazis occupy austria, joining them. Nazis already had a substantial following in austria. French pm that this is the end of the expansion. Mar 39: nazis occupy the rest of czechoslovakia; finally wakes up international community of the danger of hitler begin to take active steps to meet and discuss the probability of war against germany. Appeasement has failed: international failure to combat nazism: Weakness of the league of nations (set up after wwi made to combat international conflict): incapable to withstanding aggressive nations.
