On this day we continued to take notes over WWII. Here are the notes I have taken for the day:
Munich Conference: Czecheslovakia was wanted by Hitler. Hitler held a confrence in Munich to decide what was to be done. Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Edouard Daladier all attended.
Munich Pact-Appeasement: Germany was given land from Czecheslovakia. If they would have refused they would have had to deal with Germany by themselves. Lost 70-80% of iron, which was made into steel, 70% of electrical power, and 3.5 million people all to Germany.
Reactions: Chamberlain held a press conference saying, "I have made peace for out time". He prevented war, though it didn't help in the long-run. Winston Churchill didn't like the Munich Conference. Was thought to be a war-monger, but became the hero after war did break out.
Hitler Continues: Hitler went on to take over all of Czecheslovakia. No repurcussions from this, but Great Britain and France thought that this was not Hitler's way since Czecheslovakia did not have all German people.
Reactions to Czech Invasion: Chamberlain took everything much more seriously. Great Britain sided with Poland, vowing if they were invaded, Britain would declare war against Germany.
Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Pact: Germany and Russia decided to side together, but it did not become an alliance. People of France, Britian, and Poland realized what came next would start something huge. Russia gave Germany raw materials, and both agreed to neutrality. Also agreed to several land deals, but this part was a secret.
Invasion of Poland: End of 1939, Hitler invaded Poland. War breaks out between Germany and Great Britain.
Blitzkreig: The overall goal of this kind of war was to win as quickly as possible. Bombing was their first plan, starting with bombing the airfields and defenses. Communication and transportation were the next targets. The German air force was thought to be undefeatable, but it wasn't quite that strong due to the whole Blitzkreig thing did not work overall, but it did cause fear and panic, naturally. Germany was totally on the offensive side here.
Sitzkreig: Also known as the Phony War. A name for a war where nothing really happened. United States thought the war was over, but Germany began to get ready for the next move while the weather wasn't up to par.
Tripartite Pact: The Axis Powers are offically formed. Germany, Italy, Russia, and Japan all become Axis Powers. Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Thailand, and Hungary were smaller forces in the Axis Powers.
Allied Powers: Main players were Great Britain, United States, Canada, China, and France. Latin American countries helped as well. The Allied Powers really won WWII because they had a lot more people helping them out.
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