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"Germany delivered an ultimatum to Austria that stated the following:

the plebiscite must be cancelled

Schuschnigg must resign

failure to comply with these demands would result in German forces occupying Austria to assist resolution of the crisis."

Collier, M. and Pedley, P. (2004). Germany 1919-1945, p.236

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Source 9 - League of Nations - Colonialism - Japan - Britain - US

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Source 9 - League of Nations - Colonialism - Japan - Britain - US

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"Japan, heavily dependent on food imports to support its growing population, and with its industry on the brink of collapse, invaded Manchuria (then part of China) in 1931. The Chinese appealed to the League of Nations and Japan was ordered to withdraw its troops. Britain and France refused to risk war with Japan. Britain was concerned that its interests, namely Singapore and Hong Kong, would be at risk. Economic sanctions were an empty threat, as one of Japan’s major trading partners, the United States, was not part of the League. The League’s inability to prevent invasion by its own members only reinforced the notion that it was inadequate, weak and ineffective as an international organisation."

HTAV. (2016). Twentieth Century 1 - Between The Wars First Edition, p158

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"The destruction of Poland has priority... Even if war breaks out in the West, (brought France and Britain into conflict with Germany) the destruction of Poland remains the priority... Close your hearts to pity. Act brutally. Eighty million people must obtain what is their right."

Adolf Hitler speaking to his Military Commanders, 22/8/1939

From Noakes, J. and Pridham, G. (1983). Nazism 1919-1945: A Documentary Reader. p.743

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Source 7 - Germany - Poland - Soviet Union

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Source 7 - Germany - Poland - Soviet Union

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"Poland’s fate was sealed, and in a secret clause of the treaty they agreed to divide Poland up between them. The ‘non-aggression pact’ was in fact an aggression pact against Poland."

Mason, J. (2018). Republic to Reich: A History of Germany, p.257

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"Ever since I assumed my present office, my main purpose has been to work for the pacification of Europe, the removal of these suspicions and those animosities which for so long have poisoned the air."

Neville Chamberlain in a national broadcast, 27/9/1937
in Mason, J. (2018) Republic to Reich: A History of Germany, p. 254

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Source 5 - Czechoslovakia - Lebensraum - Germany

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Source 5 - Czechoslovakia - Lebensraum - Germany

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"Czechoslovakia was a creation of the hated Treaty of Versailles.

Germanic peoples isolated in a foreign state had to be reunited with their own race and culture.

Czechoslovakia was a good source of coal, and the home of several successful engineering companies, Skoda being an example.

Lebensraum dictated eastward expansion by Germany, and Czechoslovakia lay directly to the east."

Collier, M. and Pedley, P. (2004). Germany 1919-1945. p.237

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"In retrospect, many politicians and commentators have claimed that this was the decisive point at which Hitler should have been challenged, and that, when no action was taken in the spring and summer of 1936 to check his aggression, he could no longer be stopped from an expansionist course which would sooner or later inevitably plunge Europe into a war. However, the perception at the time, particularly in Britain, was rather different. Popular sentiment in both Britain and France was very strong that any action which might lead to hostilities and to war should be avoided. Lord Lothian’s comment that the Germans were, after all, ‘only going into their own back garden’ was widely supported. The Rhineland remilitarization coincided with the beginning of an election campaign in France, which led to a low-key approach to the crisis by politicians."

Ruth Henig ‘Invasion of the Rhineland’ from HTAV (2016). Twentieth Century 1 Between the Wars p.151

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A wax model of Hitler in Madame Tussaud’s museum in London was daubed in red paint with the words ‘Hitler the Murderer’; anti-Nazi parades were held in several major US cities; and a petition signed by 228 Jewish organizsations in the US called on President Roosevelt to institute a boycott on German goods."

McDonough, F. (1997). The Origins of the First and Second World Wars, p. 69

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"Reparations counted as a symbol. They created resentment, suspicion and international hostility. More than anything they cleared the way for World War II. Every touch of economic hardship stirred the Germans to shake off ‘the shackles of Versailles’."
A.J.P. Taylor on Reparations From HTAV (2016). Twentieth Century 1 Between the Wars p.132

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Source 1 - League of Nations - Great Depression

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Source 1 - League of Nations - Great Depression

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"The worldwide depression caused by the Wall Street Crash was also a significant contributing factor in the outbreak of war. The emergence during the inter-war period of fascist and militaristic regimes resulted in nations such as Japan and Italy seeking to solve their economic problems through aggressive territorial expansion. The newly formed League of Nations was unable to prevent this use of military force and failed in its objective of collective security. Countries such as Britain and France seemed reluctant to deal with these diplomatic crises as they themselves sought to overcome the problems created by the Great Depression. The policy of appeasement they pursued only seemed to encourage further aggression from Hitler and his ally Mussolini—and made war all the more likely."

HTAV. (2016). Twentieth Century 1 Between the Wars. p.126