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- 1. Czechoslovakia By Santiago, Benjamín,Rosario, Sybilla and Juana
- 2. Topics ➢ Keys ➢ Czechfears ➢ Hitler’s Threats ➢ Preparations for war ➢ Crisis Talks ➢ The Munich Agreement ➢ Consequences of the Munich Agreement ➢ The end of Appeasement ➢ 5 Sources ➢ 1 video
- 3. Keys: ➔ Edvard Beneš:Czechoslovakia’s leader ➔ Chamberlain: Prime minister of Britain ➔ Henlein: Leader of the Nazis in the Sudetenland ➔ Mussolini: Leader of Italy ➔ Czechoslovakia: Mandate created by the League of Nations (in the Treaty of Versailles) between Germany, Austria, Hungary and Poland. ➔ Sudetenland: Area in Czechoslovakia that contained industries, forts, railways and Sudeten Germans because it had belonged to Germany before WW1. ➔ Munich Agreement: The final meeting in which they decided the fate of Czechoslovakia and signed an agreement. ➔ Anschluss: union of Germany and Austria as allies. ➔ Appeasement: British policy, mostly associated with Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of Great Britain.
- 4. Germany Czechoslovakia ➔ Czechoslovakia: Mandatecreated by the League of Nations (in the Treaty of Versailles) between Germany, Austria, Hungary and Poland. ➔ Sudetenland: Area in Czechoslovakia that contained industries, forts, railways and Sudeten Germans because it had belonged to Germany before WW1.
- 5. Czech fears ★ Benesfeared anschluss → realised → C next country to take over ★ B and F weren’t prepared to fight. ↓ they accepted helping Czechoslovakia ★ Chamberlain asked Hitler if he was going to attack ➔ Anschluss: political union between Germany and Austria ➔ Edvard Beneš: Czechoslovakia’s leader ➔ Chamberlain: Prime minister of Britain
- 6. “I give youmy word of honour that Czechoslovakia has nothing to fear from the Reich” - Hitler
- 7. Hitler’s Threats ★ Hitlerhad plans on attacking Czechoslovakia ★ German population demanded to be part of Germany ★ 1938 → “ready to fight for it” ★ German army wasn’t ready ★ Europe war alert ➔ Czechoslovakia: Mandate created by the League of Nations (in the Treaty of Versailles) between Germany, Austria, Hungary and Poland.
- 8. Preparations for war ★Czechoslovakia wouldn’t be easy to take because they had... ○ B, F and R’s support. ○ a modern army ○ Sudetenland ★ Without Sudetenland → defenseless ★ Tension in Europe grew. ➔ Sudetenland: Area in Czechoslovakia that contained industries, forts, railways and Sudeten Germans because it had belonged to Germany before WW1.
- 9. Crisis Talks ★ 15September → Chamberlain met Hitler. ★ Hitler interested in Sudetenland → plebiscite ★ Chamberlain accepted ★ Hitler would be satisfied ★ 22nd of September → Hitler regretted the previous terms → All the Sudetenland. ★ Germans mistreated ★ Chamberlain refused. ★ Tension ➔ Chamberlain: Prime minister of Britain ➔ Sudetenland: Area in Czechoslovakia that contained industries, forts, railways and Sudeten Germans because it had belonged to Germany before WW1.
- 10. The Munich Agreement ★29 of September ★ B, G, F and I gave Hitler Sudetenland ★ without consulting the Czechs, or the USSR. ★ “Peace for our time” ★ Consequences: ○ triumph ○ october 1st → Troops marched to the Sudetenland. ○ Hungary and Poland conquered Czech ○ Benes resigned ○ war was prevented ○ Appeasement would stop Hitler ○ “It simply delayed a war, rather than preventing it” ➔ Munich Agreement: The final meeting in which they decided the fate of Czechoslovakia. ➔ Edvard Beneš: Czechoslovakia’s leader
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- 13. The end ofAppeasement ● October 1938 → Hitler said he had no territorial ambitions in Europe ● March 1939 → Germany invaded Czechoslovakia ● No resistance ● Hitler could not be trusted ● Britain and France would declare war on Germany ● Policy of Appeasement was ended
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