Name: ______April 22, 2014Period: ______

Newspaper Headlines from Around the World

1919 - Germans Told: Sign or Else
Germany was told to sign the Treaty of Versailles or the Allies would march into Germany. Germans were shocked by the conditions of the treaty.
1919 - United States Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles
United States rejects the Treaty of Versailles and the Covenant of the League of Nations. The League is missing two great world powers, as the Soviet Russians aren’t even asked to join.
1921 - New Party in Munich
The Nazi Party emerges in Munich. The leader is Adolf Hitler, who vows to destroy the Weimer Republic and the “unfair” Treaty of Versailles.

1. What were some problems with the Treaty of Versailles highlighted by these headlines?

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2. What did Hitler and the Nazis think about the Treaty of Versailles?

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1933 - Hitler Exits the League of Nations
Adolf Hitler announces to the world that the League of Nations has “no policy of interest” to Nazi Germany. He instructs the Germans to walk out.
1935 - Hitler Rearms Germany
In a planned move to scrap the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler announces that Germany will rearm. The Nazi leader is determined to make Germany a world power, in direct opposition to the Leagues’ efforts to limit arms and ensure world peace.
1936 - Adolf Hitler Sends Troops into the Rhineland
In direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler sends German troops into the Rhineland, the border region between France and Germany. England and France do nothing to stop German troops from re-occupying this area.

3. How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles in these headlines?

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1938 - German Troops Invade Austria
German soldiers march into Austria and accomplish Hitler’s Anschluss, the joining of Austria to Germany. Cheering crowds numbered close to a million, welcoming Hitler to Austria.
1938 - Munich Agreement Sells Out Czechoslovakia
In a dramatic move, British Prime Minister Chamberlain flies to Munich, Germany, and caves in to Hitler’s demands for the Sudetenland. This border region of Czechoslovakia, which includes three million German citizens, is now joined to Germany.
1938 - League Steps Aside for Hitler
England and France give in to Adolf Hitler’s territorial demands in the Sudetenland at the Munich Conference. The League of Nations chose not to take an active role at the talks.

4. What are some examples of the policy of appeasement found in these headlines?

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1939 - Czechoslovakia Ceases to Exist
In a bold move, Hitler breaks his word and seizes Bohemia and Moravia and the remains of Czechoslovakia, annexing these territories into Germany. Surprisingly, England and France take no action against the Germans.
1939 - Hitler Wants Danzig
Hitler has now turned his attention to Poland. He demands the return of Danzig and the Polish Corridor to Germany. England and France threaten war if he moves against Poland.
1939 - Hitler Invades Poland
German troops, in the early morning hours on the first day of September 1939, move into Poland. England and France declare war when Germany refuses to withdraw.

5. According to these headlines, what made England and France change their policies toward Germany?

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