Final Acts Of Appeasement
- Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
- 1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
- 1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
- March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
- "Plebiscite" is held - 99.75% vote in favour of unification
- British do nothing and warn Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
- Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval
- Brit PM Neville Chamberlain wants Czech leader, Benes to give up Sudentenland
- Hitler threatens to occupy
- Mussolini steps in with a four power conference in Munich
- Neville Chamberlain proclaims Peace in our Time
- Hacha visits Hitler in March 1939 - gives up Czech independence
Summary
As Hitler began to take further advantage of the League that was falling apart , he was able to expand his empire largely without firing a single shot.