CZECHOSLOVAKIA

CRISIS
1938-1939

MARCH 28

Hitler spoke with Konrad Henlein, the

1938 leader of the Sudeten Germans at the

time, to make immediate requests for the
ability to home rule.

MAY

Hitler had not made any plans in the

1938 near future to invade Czechoslovakia.

However it was most certainly on his
radar.

SUMMER

Hitler persistantly made demands and

1938 encouraged the Sudeten Germans to
campaign for sovereignty.

SEPTEMBER 12
Hitler gave a speech that attacked the

1938 government of Czechoslovakia and said

that the Czechs treated the Sudeten
Germans unfairly and that they forced
600,000 Germans from their home.

SEPTEMBER 15
Neville Chamberlain flew to Berchtesgaden in

1938
order to meet with Hitler. Hitler talked
about his wish for friendship but he
threatened war if the Sudetenland wasn’t
returned to Germany.

SEPTEMBER 22
Chamberlain confirmed that Hitler could have

1938
the Sudetenland but Hitler made even more
demands and wanted to occupy the Sudetenland
immedietly. However this went sideways and the
British and French mobilized their troops.

SEPTEMBER 29
Hitler met with Daladier and Mussolini in Munich. They
formed the Munich agreement with 3 main points. They

1938 were the Sudetenland would be handed to Germany over

a 10 day period, plebiscites would be held in mixed places,
and the 4 leaders would guarantee the other countries
claims had been satisfied.

MARCH 15
German troops entered Prague. They seized

1939
the rest of Czechoslovakia and took teir
reserves of gold and hard currency. They
took lots of resources, 500 tanks, and
1600 aircrafts.

Summary
There were many Germans left behind in the Sudetenland located inside of Czechoslovakia. On
March 1938, Hitler told Konrad Henlein, leader of the Sudeten Germans, to campaign for for
sovereignty of the Sudetenland. By May 1938, Hitler had no plans to invade Czechoslovakia and
in the summer of 1938 he continued to pressure for home rule. By September Hitler had given
a speech critizing the Czechoslovakian government for discriminating Sudeten Germans and
forcing the from their home in Germany. This cause lots of uproar and Neville Chamberlain
flew to Berchtesgaden in Germany to meet with Hitler. Hitler spoke about how he wanted
friendship but threatened war if the Sudetenland wasn’t returned to Germany. Chamberlain
agreed however on September 22nd Hitler made more demands and said he wanted to occupy
immediately. British and French mobilized their troops. On September 29th Hitler met with
Daladier and Mussolini to form the Munich agreement. Finally on March 15, 1939 Hitler chose to
invade Prague and take lots of resources from Czechoslovakia.