Appeasement Policy: The diplomatic strategy where Britain and France initially tried to avoid war by giving in to some of Hitler's demands in hopes of maintaining peace.
Munich Agreement: An agreement reached in 1938 between European leaders that allowed Nazi Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland region.
Non-Aggression Pact: A treaty signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in 1939, pledging not to attack each other while secretly dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.