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The Munich Agreement

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Why didn't Czechoslovakia resist the Munich Agreement? (Short Animated Documentary)

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Neville Chamberlain returns from Germany with the Munich Agreement

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'About Us, Without Us': The Day The Munich Agreement Was Signed

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Munich Pact - 1938 | Today In History | 30 Sept 17

The Munich Agreement was an agreement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia, along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, for which a new territorial designation, the "Sudetenland", was coined. The agreement was signed in Munich, Germany on the early hours of 30 September 1938 after being negotiated upon by the major powers of Europe, excluding the Soviet Union. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future ownership of the Sudetenland in the face of demands made by Adolf Hitler. The agreement was signed by the government leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy, but not Czechoslovakia, who were not invited to the conference, even though the Sudetenland was of immense strategic importance to Czechoslovakia as most of its border defenses and banks were situated there, as well as heavy industrial districts. The Agreement was soon followed by dismemberment of the Czech state.
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