Timeline For World War 2 - The Beginning of War
Aside from the mistake of allowing the German annexation of Austria, when the French and British tried to take affirmative action to stop Hitler's quest for power and land they made another significant mistake. Grossly underestimating and misinterpreting their soon-to-be enemy, Hitler was given a large part of Czechoslovakia at the Munich Conference in September 1938, in an attempt to keep peace. Instead of appeasing him and ceasing his thirst for conquest, this gift only increased his
