us_ch8_webquest-Munich-Conference

=**Munich Conference**=

Adolph Hitler wanted the Sudetenland, which was part of Czechoslovakia with 2 million Germans. Britain, France, Italy, and Germany met to discuss the matter (Czechoslovakia wasn't part of the meeting). British Prime Minister suggested the **appeasement** policy of allowing Hitler to have the Sudetenland if he promised not to make any more demands. Afterwards, Chamberlain announced "we've achieved peace in our time." It appeared that all threats of war in Europe were solved. Hitler was occupying the Sudetenland September 29, 1938 and by March of 1939 he was occupying all of Czechoslovakia. He knew that in order to get any more land, he'd have to go to war. France and Britain weren't willing to go to war over Czechoslovakia, but they'd be willing to go to war over Poland.

Back to web quest