Both, Hitler calculated correctly that France & Britain would not interfere. France & Britain had lost their joint resolve to prevent this action. Eventually any German leader would have forced the French & British to back-down on the demilitarization of the Rhineland. However, Hitler did this unilaterally & in a surprise action without negotiating with the French or British. This is an early indicator of the methods that Hitler will use in the future.
Germany and the Soviet Union jointly invaded Poland on Sept 1, 1939. Britain and France had signed a treaty with Poland, prior to this, which obligated that both countries declare war on Germany. Actually, the Soviet Union invaded the eastern region of Poland about a week or so later, as stipulated in the Germa-Russian treaty in Aug 1939.
The German Invasion of Poland.
Appeasement
German troops invaded Poland on September 1st 1939. On September 3rd, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Germany then went on to attack many other European countries including Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Britain, Russia and many more Baltic and East European countries.
It caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
American sailors captured from the british would be hanged
France didn't do anything, rather it failed to take steps to prevent the war. Germany spent the decade of the 1930's building up its military in violation of the Versaille Treaty, announcing for all to hear that it was willing and able to use force to take whatever it wanted from its neighbors, and that it wanted everything, and finally threatening force to swallow Austria and Czechoslovakia. through all this France, and Britain, took no action whatsoever and signed whatever Hitler wanted them to to legitimise Germany's aggressions. only when Germany openly attacked Poland did France and Britain finally realize they would have to fight in order to stop Nazi aggression. The Germans caused the war by attacking their neighbors. France and Britain did nothing to anyone, but they failed to act against Germany soon enough to prevent a wider war.Michael Montagne
* They were ill-prepared. * They wanted to remain at peace. * No Casus Belli existed for such an action.
The German word for action figure is Aktionsfigur.
Britain and France gave in to Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland. Czechoslovakia was not present at this conference, and it should be noted that this land contained key heavy industries, as well as 3 million GermansIn September 1938 Germany, Britain, France, and Italy met in Munich to decide what action, if any, to take concerning German demands for territory in Czechoslovakia. This conference came to be known as the Munich Conference. While there, Britain and France decided to allow Germany to annex the areas near the German border (the Sudetenland). Hitler said that it was his "final demand" in Europe.The action of Britain and France is regarded as appeasement.
Because they weren't sure they could win a war against the Italians, who had established ties with Germany. The Italian leader Mussolini dreamed of building a colonial empire in Africa like those of Britain and France, and had a formidable navy.