The+Sudetenland

= The Sudetenland in 1938 = = = = =



==== 2) The leader of Czechoslovakia, Edward Beneš was threatened by increasing of German power . ==== ====  -> He knew Czechoslovakia was Hitler’s next target   ==== ====3) Edward Beneš wanted Britain and France's guarantee to honor their commitment and protect Czechoslovakia from Germany. ====


====5) Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister asked Hitler if he had a plan to invade Czechoslovakia ==== ==== -> Hitler replied : __NO __ ==== ====6) Since Chamberlain trusted what Hitler said, Czechoslovakia was assured. ==== ====  **//“I give you my word of honour that Czechoslovakia has nothing to fear from the Reich”//**. ~ Hitler speaking to Chamberlain. ==== ====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal;">7) However, Hitler wanted to <span style="color: #f81b1b; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: normal;">annex Czechoslovakia -> __this region included a large number of Germans__ ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal;">8) On 9 September, The Nazis’s leader in the Sudetenland, Henlein, and the Sudetenland German <span style="color: #2b1717; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: normal;">requested <span style="color: #f80d0d; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: normal;">the Sudetenland to be part of Germany ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal;">9) Hitler clarified that Germany would fight against C﻿zechoslovakia in order to <span style="color: #e90707; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: normal;">invade the Sudetenland. ====

//**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: normal;">-﻿> Chamberlain gave parts of the Sudetenland **//
====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">11) Hitler's demand grew, so he wanted to get all Sudetenland. ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal;">﻿12) Britain and France made a deal, called the <span style="color: #2f0bea; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: normal;">Munich Agreement, with Hitler. ====



<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**What is Munich Agreement?**
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal;">An agreement signed by Britain, France, Italy and Germany, in order to avoid a war by giving the whole of the Sudetenland to Germany.

**Reasons Hitler gave for his action**
 * The Sudetenland included a large number of Germans
 * Hitler claimed the Czechs mistreated the Germans