Munich Pact

The act of agreeing to demands in order to achieve peace.

• Truce

• Appeasement

• Compromise

The agreement made between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France in 1938 that sacrificed the Sudetenland to preserve peace

• The Tripartite Pact

• The Anschluss

• The Munich Pact

• The Truman Doctrine

True or False. Hitler broke the Munich Pact and occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939.

• True

• False

Why did Hitler want to take the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia?

• there were millions of Germans living there

• there were millions of Russians living there

• to surprise attack France

• to start World War 2

Giving in to an aggressor to preserve the peace is called...

• appeasement

• Sudetenland

• annex

• total war

What was the main purpose of the Munich Pact signed in 1938?

• To declare war on Germany

• To annex Austria

• To avoid war through appeasement

• To form a military alliance

Which countries were involved in the signing of the Munich Pact?

• Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France

• Germany, Austria, Poland, and Hungary

• Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France

• Germany, Soviet Union, USA, and Japan

What territory was ceded to Germany as a result of the Munich Pact?

• Alsace-Lorraine

• Sudetenland

• Rhineland

• Poland

Who was the British Prime Minister who signed the Munich Pact?

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

• Clement Attlee

• Stanley Baldwin

What was the reaction of Czechoslovakia to the Munich Pact?

• They were pleased with the agreement

• They were not consulted and felt betrayed

• They supported the decision

• They declared war on Germany