World War II was one of the deadliest wars in history. It began with Adolf Hitler’s invasion into Poland. Since Great Britain and France had a treaty with Poland they declared war on Germany. The declaration was made on September 3, 1939. Germany was able to annex Austria and Sudetenland because Schuschnigg resigned from his place in the Austrian Government. The Austrian Nazi’s were putting a lot of pressure on the government to join forces, but had been reluctant to do so. On March 11, 1939 Schuschnigg finally felt the pressure and gave up and this allowed for the annex to take place. Hitler then marched into Austria on March 12th, with an eager crowd and coerced the government to mend. An appeasement can be described as a policy to settle
