Final Acts of Appeasement
Anchluss, 1938
- Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
- 1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
- 1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schushnigg to resign
- leader of austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
- March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
- "Plebiscite" is held- 99.75 % vote in favour of unification
The Appeasers' reaction
- British do nothing and warn Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
- The French won't do anything without the British
- Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval
- Hitler to Mussolini. "Never, never, forget this, no matter what happened."
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The Sudentenland
- Ethnic German area of Czechoslovakiia where 3.5 mil. Germans lived
- Br. P.M Neville Chamberlain wants Czech leader, Bened to give
Neville Chamberlain and the Munich Agreement
- Mussolini steps in with a four power to conference in Munich
- Benes Resigns in favour of Emil Hacha who agrees to annexation
- Neville proclaims "Peace in our Time"
- Hitler still recognized Slovak state- moved in German troops to "protect it"
- Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939 - Gives up Czech independence
Summary
Final acts such as the anchluss, the munich agreement, and the suddentland were examples of final acts of appeasement