Munich Conference
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Fascism, Fascists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, German History, French History
- Geographical Location: Germany
- Date: September 29-30, 1938
Article abstract: The Munich Conference formalizes the capitulation of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his French ally to Hitler’s demands for the Sudetenland but fails to slake Hitler’s thirst for power.
Summary of Event
As soon as Germany had annexed Austria in March of 1938, Adolf Hitler, chancellor and führer of Germany, accelerated his political operations against the democracy of Czechoslovakia. Although Czechoslovakia was stronger and more populous than Austria, it was also more divided internally as a result of the decision of the...
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