Their sense of German nationalism began to grow. Thus, Hitler withdrew Germany from the League of Nations in October 1933.
             Hitler's first step to dominate this area failed in 1934. The first Anschluss, which is the unification of Germany and Austria, was stopped by Italy's Mussolini. At this time, Mussolini feared Hitler and Germany but through the Spanish Civil War, they became allies and signed the Anti-Cominterm Pact along with Japan. This pact was to resist the expansion of communism. With Mussolini now on his side, Anschuluss was a success in March of 1939. This move strengthened Germany's economy and put them in a better position strategically, with Italy.
             Czechoslovakia's Sudatan lands were Hitler's next step. To gain this territory Hitler demanded self-determination for the Germans in this region. Therefore the Munich Conference took place in September 1938 and the results of this were the Sudatan Germans were seceded to Germany. Present at this conference were representatives from Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy. Czechoslovakia was not represented. Poland then laid claims on Teschen and Hungary on Carpatho-Ruthenia.
             Hitler gained these areas by giving the west the impression that the only reason he wanted them was to unify the Germans and Germany. The west, Great Britain and France, allowed this because of a policy they had toward Hitler and Germany called appeasement. The two main reasons they followed this policy was the fear of Bolshevism and an attempt to prevent another war.
             The next step for Hitler was the complete occupation of Czech. This was accomplished on March 1939, just six months after the Munich conference. Slovakia was left alone by Hitler's men but was an independent state. Its Independence was just a front for Hitler to create a puppet state. Hitler's victory in Czechoslovakia greatly enhanced their military position, but above all helped arm his men with the aid of the Skoda Works, wh...