Final acts of appeasement
•Versailles forbade a unification of Germany and Austria
•1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
•1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
•Leader of Austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
•March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
•British do nothing and warn Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
•The French won’t do anything without the British
•Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval.
•1934 Dolfuss affair (Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor)
•1938 Hitler called on new Chancellor Schuschnigg to resign
•Leader of Austria Nazi party Seyss-Inquart becomes new Chancellor
•March 1938 German troops roll into Austria
•British do nothing and warn Schuschnigg not to cause trouble
•The French won’t do anything without the British
•Italy was the only objection, but Mussolini gave his approval.
Austrian Chancellor Dead
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Summary
The final stage of appeasement was when Hitler started to break the treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations did nothing. Appeasement is where you give someone what they want hoping they will stop taking it. In the case of Hitler, it did not work.
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