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Final steps to warThe road to war

The German occupation of Czechoslovakia was the final concession of the policy of appeasement. Hitler's pacts with Italy and the Soviet Union gave him the confidence to invade Poland. This act led Britain to declare war.

Part of HistoryAppeasement and the Road to War

The road to war

  • 15 March 1939: the German army invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia
  • 31 March 1939: Britain promised to defend Poland
  • 22 May 1939: Italy and Germany signed the to help each other in the event of war
  • 23 August 1939: to the dismay of France and Britain, the was signed by Germany and Russia. The two nations promised not to fight each other
  • 1 September 1939: German forces invaded Poland
  • 3 September 1939 Britain declared war on Germany

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