Why didn't Germany stop expanding in 1939? (Short Animated Documentary)

Summary by Krater

This video explores how Nazi Germany managed to expand its territory and military power in the years leading up to World War II without facing military intervention from Britain and France.

From the video

Answers: Why didn't Britain and France stop Germany earlier?

• German territorial expansion
• Appeasement policy
• Treaty of Versailles
• Anschluss of Austria
• Sudetenland crisis
• Invasion of Czechoslovakia

What it concludes

• Britain and France's appeasement and lack of preparation prevented them from intervening against German territorial expansion.
• Germany's policy of quick, surprising territorial acquisitions made it difficult for allies to react effectively.
• The 1939 German-Soviet non-aggression pact convinced London and Paris that intervention was impossible, leading directly to the outbreak of war when Germany invaded Poland.