<P> The Munich Agreement was a settlement 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 the early hours of 30 September 1938 ( but dated 29 September ) after being negotiated at a conference held in Munich , Germany , among the major powers of Europe , excluding the Soviet Union . Today , it is widely regarded as a failed act of appeasement toward Germany . The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland in the face of demands made by Adolf Hitler . The agreement was signed by Germany , France , the United Kingdom and Italy . 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 . </P>
<P> The Munich Agreement was a settlement 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 the early hours of 30 September 1938 ( but dated 29 September ) after being negotiated at a conference held in Munich , Germany , among the major powers of Europe , excluding the Soviet Union . Today , it is widely regarded as a failed act of appeasement toward Germany . The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland in the face of demands made by Adolf Hitler . The agreement was signed by Germany , France , the United Kingdom and Italy . 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 . </P>
when did british and french leaders agree to turn sudetenland over to germany
when did british and french leaders agree to turn sudetenland over to germany
the early hours of 30 September 1938
the early hours of 30 September 1938