Teresa

In late 1938 a crisis developed in Europe. Adolf Hitler, the fascist dictator of Germany, had already annexed Austria the year before. He claimed that the German speaking inhabitants of this land were being mistreated by the Czech government. On 29 September 1938 the **Munich Conference** was called. Here Hitler met with representatives of the heads of state from France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. An agreement was reached that Hitler could annex the Sudetenland provided he promised not to invade anywhere else. All four countries signed the agreement: Adolf Hitler facist leader of Germany, Edouard Daladier facist leader of France, and Benito Mussolini facist leader of Italy.