HIS242H5 Chapter 28: Chapter28.docx
Document Summary
Hitler grew impatient and went on to annex austria through rigged votes; czechoslovakia and. Poland were next; resistance against german forces was spreading in europe; allied victory through soviet"s patriotism and us" aid; racism and anti-semitism persisted (nazi racial policies) Hitler wanted to expand eastward towards russia; the french, british, and americans underestimated the nazi party and what they were capable of. The axis powers: germany, italy, and japan vs. the grand alliance: britain, soviet union, us. Japan"s economy depended on manchuria and china; both wanted to cut off ties with japan; Japan retaliated and attacked to conquer; the grand alliance was interested in china too and wanted to protect it for idealogical, economic and security purposes; asia vs. europe. September 29, 1938: meeting at munich to avert war between france, britain, germany, italy, and czech; yielding to hitler"s demands destabilized europe in the long run and put germany at the top.
