POL 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Maginot Line, Axis Powers, Salami Tactics
19 Dec 2016
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Hitler used salami tactics to break the treaty of versailles. None of these actions invoked any sort of punishment because the french were unwilling to act without the help of the british. Remilitarizing the rhineland made it much harder for france or anyone else to invade. +the british didn"t this was a big deal and france was too scared to do anything about it, belgium declared neutrality because they didn"t think the french were trustworthy enough to fight. Hitler wanted to unite all the germanic speaking countries which meant annexing austria which was banned by the treaty of versailles. March 1938, germany moves into austria which really bolstered the strength of. The sudetenland was on the border of germany and czechoslovakia, and hitler wanted that area because there were many german speaking people there. Hitler claimed that if he was given the sudetenland it would be his last territorial acquisition.
