The Road to World War II

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Course Outline

  1. Failure of appeasement and Versailles violations
  2. Munich Agreement and Sudetenland crisis
  3. Outbreak of war and Phoney War
  4. Blitzkrieg and German victories in Europe
  5. Battle of Britain and the Blitz
  6. Living under the Blitz and wartime home front
  7. Churchill, resistance, and Allied cooperation
  8. Atlantic Charter and Yalta Conference

1. Failure of appeasement and Versailles violations

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Appeasement : A policy used by Britain and France to avoid war by accepting some of Hitler’s demands.
  • Treaty of Versailles : A post–World War I treaty that limited Germany and was later violated by Hitler’s rearmament.
  • German rearmament : The rebuilding of Germany’s military power, including army and air force, carried out after Hitler’s rise.
  • Conscription : A system of compulsory military service that Hitler reintroduced in Germany, breaking Versailles limits.

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1. What was appeasement in the lead-up to World War II?

2. Which action clearly violated the Treaty of Versailles before the war began?

3. What was the main issue at the Munich Conference in September 1938?

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Appeasement — policy?

Avoid war by conceding to demands.

Treaty of Versailles — violation?

Germany rearmed and reintroduced conscription.

Munich Agreement — purpose?

Accept Hitler’s demand for Sudetenland to prevent war.

Sudetenland — region?

Czechoslovakia with many German speakers.

Outbreak of war — date?

1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland.

Phoney War — period?

Sept 1939–Spring 1940, little Western fighting.

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