The Czechoslovakian Crisis of 1938 was caused by unrest among the Germans forced to live under rule of another country in the Sudetenland. These Germans were receiving support from Adolph Hitler while the Czech government was trying to quell their effort for independence.
The Sudetenland
In 1938, 28.8% of the Sudetenland population were Germans.
in 1938, Britain and France signed the Munich pact with Germany and Italy. The pact permitted German annexation of border areas of Czechoslovakia (sudetenland).
Hitler believed that there was a vast majority of Sudeten Germans in the Sudeten Land, and that by taking over it he was only complying with Wilson's idea of self-determination. He also thought that if in a later war he were to be attacked by the Russians that it would act as a first line of defence. Also by taking over Czechoslovakia he would be that one step closer to Poland and his policy of expanding East.
The Sudetenland
Gauliga Sudetenland was created in 1938.
The Czechoslovakian Crisis of 1938 was caused by unrest among the Germans forced to live under rule of another country in the Sudetenland. These Germans were receiving support from Adolph Hitler while the Czech government was trying to quell their effort for independence.
Hitler requested the return of the Sudetenland, which was heavily German speaking, at the Munich Conference. The Czechs were against it not because they feared the loss of the territory - it was German speaking and not loyal to Czechoslovakia hence was a liability, but because it was mountainous and their fortifications were there. Once Germany controlled the Sudetenland it was a clear shot to Prague.
The Sudetenland
middle eastern countries established an oil embargo.
In 1938, 28.8% of the Sudetenland population were Germans.
in 1938, Britain and France signed the Munich pact with Germany and Italy. The pact permitted German annexation of border areas of Czechoslovakia (sudetenland).
Hitler believed that there was a vast majority of Sudeten Germans in the Sudeten Land, and that by taking over it he was only complying with Wilson's idea of self-determination. He also thought that if in a later war he were to be attacked by the Russians that it would act as a first line of defence. Also by taking over Czechoslovakia he would be that one step closer to Poland and his policy of expanding East.
The Sudetenland was an area in western Czechoslovakia (as it was then) which was German speaking and had some sympathy with German nationalism
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The Sudetenland