World+War+II

= //__**World War II**__// = Chapter 14.1 Terms.

World War II Interactive Site Journal (Right Column is written on the printed copy seen by Mr. Miller)



Use the map in page 439 and the information on page 438 to chronicle the German aggression.

= __"TimeLine"__ =

1) Knowing that the European countries were not willing to go to war once again, Hitler started making bold moves to get "living space" for the Germans and so, he began to secretly grow Germany's military power, and began to develop weapons of war. 2) In 1936, Hitler had sent his military into the Rhineland and had taken it over. The Rhineland was in French territory and Germany was clearly breaking the Treaty of Versailles, but neither the French, nor the British, took any actions upon it. 3) In early 1938, Hitler demanded Austrian officials to accept Germany's annexation of Austria as one of their own. Hitler knew that his opponents in Europe did not want war, so he took bolder moves. The Austrians eventually accepted the annexation because they knew it they were not to do it peacefully, Hitler was going to take it by force. 4) Later in 1938, Hitler demanded Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, and since most of the population of it were German speaking people, they did not mind the annexation by Germany. The Czech government did not accept Hitler's demands, and they prepared to war, hoping they would have France's support if war broke out, and if France went to war, so would Britain and Poland. But the British Prime Minister, and the French leader told the Czech government that if they were to stand in Hitler's way, and to go to war, they would do so, alone. = = =__**"Geography Skills"**__=
 * 1) 2) the Axis powers, by 1941, was in control of most of the European territory, and most of Northern Africa. They were in control of most European countries, except neutral countries and countries that were in the Allied Powers.