Although the Austrian leader asked France and Great Britain for help, Hitler told the West that he did not desired further expansion and no further action was taken on the part of Britain and France. The vote was fixed (showing 99% of the people desiring Anschluss). In March of 1938, Hitler sent German forces into Austria and forced a vote to be held to see if the Austrian people desired union with Germany. German Land Grab From left to right (front): Chamberlain, Daladier, Hitler, Mussolini, and Ciano pictured before signing the Munich Agreement. Axis controlled territory is in blue, neutral countries are white, and Allied countries are colored red. World War 2 Map A map of German front of the Second World War circa 1941-1942 at the time of maximum Axis progress. After these alliances were created, Hitler began to retake land previously taken from Germany after World War 1. The Rome-Berlin Axis Pact created an alliance between Mussolini (Italy) and Germany and the Anti-Comitern Pact with Japan allied the Germans with Japan. Alliances of 1936ĭuring 1936, Hitler created two alliances. Further testing Western powers, Hitler sent German forces into the Rhineland in 1936 however, neither Great Britain or France was ready to start another war and did nothing to stop Hitler. Although France and Great Britain became aware of his actions, they believed that a stronger Germany might help stop the spread of Communism to Western Europe. Compulsory military service was also implemented. Hitler rose to the position of Chancellor of Germany in January 1933.In 1934, he started to secretly build warships, create an air force, and increase the size of the army. This set the stage for Adolf Hitler to rise to power in the country. The price of basic goods and food significantly rose, and dissatisfaction with the government grew. In the 1920s, the German people and economy were suffering and could not afford the reparation payments. The Rhineland are also had to be de-militarized.Īfter the treaty was signed, the Germany populace was not happy with the terms and believed them to be too rough. – Germany was not allowed to have an air force, submarines, or tanks and only six navy ships and a small army were permitted. – Land was taken away from Germany and given to others and union with Austria (Anschluss) was forbidden. – Germany was forced to accept the blame for starting World War 1. – Germany was forced to pay approximately £6,600 million in reparations for damage caused by the war. The German leadership expected a treaty based on President Wilson’s 14 points, and were ultimately not happy with the terms dictated in the Treaty of Versailles. The British people wanted a similar outcome as France, while their leader sought to find compromise between the American and French stance during the discussions. President Wilson of the United States desired a treaty based on his 14-point plan that he believed would result in peace in Europe while France wanted to punish Germany to ensure they could not start a war again. Each of the leaders had significantly different goals for the outcome of the treaty. In 1919 the leaders of England, France, Italy, and the United States met to determine how to force Germany to pay for the damages resulting from World War 1. Major World War 2 Battles What Were the Causes of World War 2?Īlthough fairly complex in nature, some of the commonly agreed-upon causes of World War 2 were the Treaty of Versailles (WW I), the failure of the West’s appeasement policy with Germany, Hitler’s increasing embolden actions, and the failure of the League of Nations to prevent the conflict. The first official declaration of war involving western countries was on September 3rd, 1939 when France and Great Britain declared war on Germany due to treaty obligations with Poland. Russia counts the start of World War 2 in June of 1941, while in the United States, active involvement in WW 2 begins with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 th, 1941. For the Chinese, the war began in 1931 with the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, although those in the west believed it to be a regional conflict at the time. For those who resided in Czechoslovakia, WW 2 began in March of that year (1939) when Germany attacked the country. For Poland, Great Britain, Canada, and France this was the start of the War. As published here, this photo is reversed – the sight corrector should be on the right hand side of the gun. Polish Bofors AA gun and a bombed column of Polish Army. If answering for a secondary education class, the “book answer” for when World War 2 started is when the Germans invaded Poland on Polish artillery in Battle of Bzura 1939 after an air attack. Winston Churchill and the Queen on VE Day.When Did World War 2 Start (Global Perspective).
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