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sinkingfeeling

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5. Europe did that via the Munich Agreement in 1938.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 04:57 PM

Aug 2025

The agreement provided for the German annexation of part of Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland, where three million people, mainly ethnic Germans, lived.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement

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Imagine inviting Hitler to the U.S .in WW2 to negotiate giving away parts of Europe to Nazi Germany [View all] bigtree Aug 2025 OP

FDR was much too smart to do that. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2025 #1

It wasn't done on US soil TexLaProgressive Aug 2025 #2

so you think Yalta favored the Soviet Union bigtree Aug 2025 #6

Another more significant factor TnDem Aug 2025 #8

Nicely written summary. erronis Aug 2025 #11

Imagine giving the nuclear codes to a psychotic pathological liar Submariner Aug 2025 #3

It's disgusting mcar Aug 2025 #4

Europe did that via the Munich Agreement in 1938. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #5

yep. It was appeasment bigtree Aug 2025 #7

Sick. Sick, sick, sick Hekate Aug 2025 #9

Which one is Hitler? malaise Aug 2025 #10

Bingo 3825-87867 Aug 2025 #12

You kind of have a point. Almost like the Hitler/Stalin pact about Poland... Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #13

Yes! 3825-87867 Aug 2025 #14

THIS malaise Aug 2025 #17

Why am I thinking about . . . AverageOldGuy Aug 2025 #15

appeasement bigtree Aug 2025 #18

And now it's being announced to the world on social media IcyPeas Aug 2025 #16

Putin already 'owns' Mar-a-Lago bigtree Aug 2025 #19