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Three days after becoming leader of Germany, Hitler told his military chiefs to start building up the army, navy and air force in secret. This was known as REARMAMENT. By 1935 Hitler had aeroplanes, dozens more battleships than he was allowed, and thousands more soldiers!

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1936 - REMILITARISATION OF THE RHINELAND

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1936 - REMILITARISATION OF THE RHINELAND

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In 1936, Hitler broke the rules again by sending his soldiers into the Rhineland area of Germany. Remember - his soldiers were not allowed anywhere near France.

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In 1938 German troops marched into Austria, the country of Hitler's bith. Once again, Hitler had broken the rules laid down at the end of the Great War in the Treaty of Versailles.

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Sep 1938 - OCCUPATION OF THE SUDETENLAND

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Sep 1938 - OCCUPATION OF THE SUDETENLAND

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Hitler next turned his attention to the Sudetenland, a small area of Czechoslovakia that contained many people who spoke German as their first language. Hitler told the world that he wanted this region. In September 1938, Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, visited Hitler in Germany to discuss Hitler's demands. On September 30 the British and the French agreed to let Germany have the Sudetenland. Hitler said he was happy, and the world breathed a sigh of relief. In Britain, Chamberlain was a hero. He had even got Hitler to sign a piece of paper saying that he was satisfied with everything and didn't want anything else!

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March 1939 - INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

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March 1939 - INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

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But all Hitlers promises were exposedas lies in March 1939 when his soldiers took over the rest of Czechoslovakia. Everyone realized that Hitler could not be trusted, and they prepared for war. They had enough of appeasment, and agreed to help Poland if Hitler invaded.

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Hitler threatened to invade Poland in August 1939, but only after he made a clever alliance with the USSR. Hitler thought the Russians might feel threatened if he continued to push his soldiers in their direction, so he made a deal with Stalin, the Russian leader.

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On the 1st of September German troops invaded Poland, just as the British predicted.

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Chamberlain decided enough was enough. On the 3rd of September, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany. Later that day, Chamberlain went on the radio to tell the british public the news. France declared war, too.