Munich Agreement
The Munich agreement.
The Munich Agreement.
The Munich Agreement
One of them was that Hitler got the Sudentenland (sic), which was part of Czechoslovakia. It was ultimately meant as a peace pact.
One of them was that Hitler got the Sudentenland (sic), which was part of Czechoslovakia. It was ultimately meant as a peace pact.
When Adolf Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, a man called Neville Chamberlain gave Adolf a part of Czechoslovakia and Neville said to Adolf to take this part of Czechoslovakia and don't ask for more. But of course after a while Adolf took the whole of Czechoslovakia. Then he went on to invade Poland.
The Munich Pact (September 1938) was signed by British prime minister Neville Chamberlain and French prime minister Edouard Daladier, along with Hitler and his Italian ally Benito Mussolini. The pact gave Germany control of Czechoslovakia and failed to deter Hitler from invading Poland in September 1939.
The Sudetenland were areas along borders of Czechoslovakia, mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans. The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe without the presence of Czechoslovakia. It was an act of appeasement. The agreement was signed in the early hours of 30 September 1938 (but dated 29 September). The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of Czechoslovakia in the face of territorial demands made by Adolf Hitler. The agreement was signed by Nazi Germany, France, Britain, and Italy. The Sudetenland was of immense strategic importance to Czechoslovakia, as most of its border defenses were situated there, and many of its banks were located there as well. Thus, when Britain and France gave the Sudetenland to Germany, it was implied that they allowed him to take over all of Czechoslovakia as well.
The Munich Pact gave Hitler the Sudetenland, part of Czechoslovakia. It also made him promise not to take anymore land in Europe. That was promise he broke.
The Munich Pact (September 1938) was signed by British prime minister Neville Chamberlain and French prime minister Edouard Daladier, along with Hitler and his Italian ally Benito Mussolini. The pact gave Germany control of Czechoslovakia and failed to deter Hitler from invading Poland in September 1939.
The Sudetenland
Although it was part of Czechoslovakia, the Sudetenland was populated by ethnic Germans.