Using the sudden mass attack called the blitzkrieg, Germany overran much of Europe and North Africa. Hitler's actions set off World War II. The results of the war still affect the politics and economics of today's world. (pg. 925, 32.1)
*World War II, Interactive*
Your Assignment:
1.) Summarize the events that led to war. Be very specific, explaining in detail the events.
Due: Sunday 5/2/10 by no later than 11:59p.m.
12 comments:
a) Germany invading Poland wiuth blitzkrieg.
b) Soviet Union attacking the eastern half of Poland then moving to invade Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
the treaty of versailles left germany and other countries mad and restless. adolf hitler came into controle by fear and decided that germany should get the polish corridor back. hitler then invaded poland and then another great war was staarted.
1)one event was that after WW1 the Allies had cut out the Polish Corridor from German territory to give Poland access to the sea. In 1939 Hitler demanded that the Polish Corridor be return to Germany. Hitler after signing his nonaggression pact he moved quickly ahead with plans to conquer Poland. Then France and Britan declared war on Germany Sept. 3. they used the lightning war techneique. after this war kept going.
germany attacked polands capital, warsaw. like german tanks and troops trucks rumbled across the polish border. and german aircraft and artillery began a merciless bombing of warsaw. german invasion poland wa the first test of germanys newest military strategy.
after signing this nonaggression, pact, Hitler quickly moved ahead with plans to conquer Poland. His suprise attack took place at dawn on September 1, 1939. German tanks and troop trucks rumbled across the polish border. At the same time, German aircraft and artillery began a merciless bombing of Poland's capital Warsaw. Frace and Great Britain declared war on Germany on September 3.
in the 1930's hitler played on the hopes and fears of the western democracies. He took new territory and he declared an end to his demands. Peace seemed guaranted until he moved forward again. After he moves into Rhineland, austria, and Czechoslovakia the he turned his eyes on poland. After WI the allies cut out the Polish corridor from germany territory to give poland acess to the sea. 1939 he demanded that the polish corridor be returned to germany
The events that caused World War II were nationalistic feelings. Another reason was that World War I had unsolves issues and there was resentment. The Great Depression in the 1930's also played a huge part.
soviet dictator joseph statlin signed a ten year nonaggression pact with hitler. after being excluded form the munich conference, stalin was not eager to join with the west. also, hitler had promised him territory. in a secert part of the pact, germany and the soviet union agreed to divide poland between them. they also agreed that the USSR could take over finland and the batic countries of lithunia, latvia, and estonia.
Hitler was slowly taking over countrys. And was planning on taking poland. They started to bomb Warsaw so Britian and France both declared war on Germany. Then Hitler launched a surprise attack on Denamrk and Norway. And finally he took over France, which made alot of countries afraid so they fought back causing world war II
Hitler signed the nonaggerssion pact, after that he moved quickly into Poland, he had a suprise attack that took place on September 1, 1939. At the same time German aircraft and artillery began to bomb Poland's capital, Warsaw. On september 3, france and Great Britain declared war on Germany
In the thirties Hitler played the hopes and fears of the Western democracies. Each time the Germans gained new territory, he declared an end to his demands. After invading Rhineland, Austria and Czechoslovakia, he decided to invade Poland in September 1939. After WWI, the allies cut out the Polish Corridor from German territoryto give the Polish access to the sea. When he decided to invade Poland he demanded that the Corridor be given back to Germany, making France and Great Britain so mad the declared war on Germany.
HITLER kept moving and taking over more land and demanded more. He kept saying there was going to be peice but he never kept his promiss. HITLER demanded that the Polish Corridor be returned to Gremany.
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