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1938 german anschluss (union) with austria

• hitler pressures ______ government to join germany
• hitler’s army crosses border without opposition and declares a political union with ______

→ britain and ____ were ____ spectators as germany expands into austria
1939 germany invades czechoslovakia

• ____ pact - hitler acquires the czech region of the ____ and promises it would be his last territorial demand
• march, 1939, ______ breaks the pact and invaded the rest of czechoslovakia

→ ____ and france were angered over hitler’s breaking of the munich __ and declared any further attacks by germany on smaller states would trigger ____.
1939 germany attacks poland

• germany signs non - aggression pact with the ussr and invade ______ on sept. 1, 1939.
• germany uses blitzkrieg tactics to attack quickly
• ______ forces invade poland 17 days later from the east

→ france and britain follow through with original announcement and declare war on ____. however they were not able to stop the invasion and take over of ____
1940 germany invades low countries and france

• hitler moves troops to germany’s ____ border and attacks and captured ____ countries and invades france in the north
• german army traps french and british troops along the coast at ______
• italy declares war on britain and france

→ britain sends every boat possible to evacuate trapped british and french forces. ____ surrenders to germany. germany occupies france and sets up puppet government = ____ france in the southeast

Explanation:

To solve the fill - in - the - blanks, we use historical knowledge:

1938 German Anschluss (union) with Austria

• Hitler pressured the Austrian government to join Germany.
• Hitler’s army crossed the border without opposition and declared a political union with Austria (the country itself, so the blank is Austria).
• Britain and France were passive spectators as Germany expanded into Austria.

1939 Germany invades Czechoslovakia

• The Munich Pact - Hitler acquired the Czech region of the Sudetenland and promised it would be his last territorial demand.
• In March 1939, Hitler/Germany broke the Pact and invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia.
• Britain and France were angered over Hitler’s breaking of the Munich Pact and declared any further attacks by Germany on smaller states would trigger war.

1939 Germany attacks Poland

• Germany signed a non - aggression pact with the USSR and invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939.
• Soviet forces invaded Poland 17 days later from the east.
• France and Britain followed through with their original announcement and declared war on Germany. However, they were not able to stop the invasion and take over of Poland.

1940 Germany invades Low Countries and France

• Hitler moved troops to Germany’s western border and attacked and captured Low (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) countries and invaded France in the north.
• The German army trapped French and British troops along the coast at Dunkirk.
• France surrenders to Germany. Germany occupied France and set up a puppet government = Vichy France in the Southeast.

Answer:

1938 German Anschluss (union) with Austria

• Hitler pressures \(\boldsymbol{\text{Austrian}}\) government to join Germany
• Hitler’s army crosses border without opposition and declares a political union with \(\boldsymbol{\text{Austria}}\)
• Britain and \(\boldsymbol{\text{France}}\) were \(\boldsymbol{\text{passive}}\) spectators as Germany expands into Austria

1939 Germany invades Czechoslovakia

• \(\boldsymbol{\text{Munich}}\) Pact - Hitler acquires the Czech region of the \(\boldsymbol{\text{Sudetenland}}\) and promises it would be his last territorial demand
• March, 1939, \(\boldsymbol{\text{Hitler (Germany)}}\) breaks the Pact and invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia
• \(\boldsymbol{\text{Britain}}\) and France were angered over Hitler’s breaking of the Munich \(\boldsymbol{\text{Pact}}\) and declared any further attacks by Germany on smaller states would trigger \(\boldsymbol{\text{war}}\)

1939 Germany attacks Poland

• Germany signs non - aggression pact with the USSR and invade \(\boldsymbol{\text{Poland}}\) on Sept. 1, 1939.
• \(\boldsymbol{\text{Soviet}}\) forces invade Poland 17 days later from the east
• France and Britain follow through with original announcement and declare war on \(\boldsymbol{\text{Germany}}\). However they were not able to stop the invasion and take over of \(\boldsymbol{\text{Poland}}\)

1940 Germany invades Low Countries and France

• Hitler moves troops to Germany’s \(\boldsymbol{\text{western}}\) border and attacks and captured \(\boldsymbol{\text{Low (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg)}}\) countries and invades France in the north
• German army traps French and British troops along the coast at \(\boldsymbol{\text{Dunkirk}}\)
• \(\boldsymbol{\text{France}}\) surrenders to Germany. Germany occupies France and sets up puppet government=\(\boldsymbol{\text{Vichy}}\) France in the Southeast