Question

Europe and Asia in the 1930s.

In this section, you will see how the expansionist policies
of Hitler led to World War II in Europe.
AS YOU READ
Fill in the time line below with the major events in Hitler's
and Stalin's attempts to expand their territory.
March 1938
Germany conquers
Austria
March 1939
germany invada
Poland
Sept. 1938
Sept. 1939
Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall
April 1940
blitzkrieg Lightning war strateg
used by Germany against Polan
Charles de Gaulle Head of the
French government in exile in
England
May 1940
June 1940
Aug
the Sudetenland. He massed troops.

Answer 1

Timeline of Major Events in Hitler's and Stalin's Attempts to Expand Territory in the 1930s.

March 1938: Germany conquers Austria.

September 1938: Germany, under Hitler, annexes the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.

March 1939: Germany invades and occupies the rest of Czechoslovakia.

March 1939: Germany invades Poland.

September 1939: Poland falls, and World War II officially begins.

April 1940: Germany employs blitzkrieg (lightning war) tactics against Poland.

May 1940: Germany continues its blitzkrieg, invading Western Europe.

June 1940: Charles de Gaulle becomes the head of the French government in exile in England.

August 1940: The Battle of Britain begins, with Germany attempting to gain air superiority over the United Kingdom.